Seddon
From Graces Guide
Foster and Seddon Ltd of Salford were a Lorries from 1938 to 1974
- 1937 Foster and Seddon Ltd started vehicle manufacture after 18 years of servicing and distribution of vehicles. The first vehicle was a 6-ton with a Perkins P6 diesel engine
- 1944 Advert for diesel lorry. (Foster and Seddon)
- 1947 Became Seddon Lorries
- 1950 Produce 3-ton with a Perkins engine launched and remained in production until 1963
- 1951 Became a public company
- 1956 Styling changes with wrap-round windscreens
- 1961 Employ 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles
- 1970 Acquired Atkinson
- 1972 Launch new heavy range
- 1974 The business was acquired by International Harvester of the USA
Buses
- 1946 Seddon built a passenger chassis it was fitted with a Perkins engine and a five-speed gearbox.
- 1950 a larger version called Mark 6 was developed.
- 1959 the Mark 19 was introduced with underfloor engined chassis.
- 1967 the Pennine 4 was made it was a coach chassis, available in lengths of 30 and 60ft.
- SELNEC PT used the Pennine 4 model for it's standard coach chassis.
- Pennine IV was the first midibus chassis.
- 1969 the Pennine RU became available in 33 and 36ft.
- 1972 a shorter version of the IV was designed.
- Pennine VII was built with a mid-mounted Gardner 6HLXB engine.
- 1974 a battery-electric midibus was developed.
- 1982 production of Pennine's ceased.
- After 1982 Seddon and Atkinson had merged.
Sources of Information
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
- The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944
- 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers