Clayton Wagons
From Graces Guide
Clayton Wagons of Abbey Works, Lincoln
1917 This firm was established as a subsidiary of Clayton and Shuttleworth.
1917 Factory built for railway works.
1920 October. Exhibited at the Commercial Motor Exhibition at Olympia with two steam topping wagons of five and six tons. [1]
1925 The company had taken up the manufacture of 2 specialised components for the automotive trade: The Rubery, Alford and Alder front wheel brake and the Dewandre vacuum servo-brake[2]
1928 Clayton Dewandre Co was formed as a public company
1930 The works were taken over by Smith-Clayton Forge and the drawings for the locomotives went to Richard Duckering of Lincoln.
- Note (2016): One of Clayton's Pullman cars is now on the Bluebell Railway.
List of Models
| Built | Reg No. | Works No. | Name |
| 1929. | T1136 | T1136 | |
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 22nd October 1920 p400
- ↑ The Times Oct. 23, 1925
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816