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Albion Motor Co

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The Albion Motor Company was a manufacturer of Lorries and omnibuses from 1901 to 1951

  • 1901 The company was formed by T. Blackwood-Murray and N. O. Fulton (late of Arrol-Johnston) at Bathgate.
  • 1904 The company moved to a large factory at Scotstoun
  • 1905 Produced the A3 model powered by a two-cylinder 16hp engine for the omnibus market.
  • 1910 Produced the successful A10 model and made nearly 6,000 for the services.
  • 1911 produced a four-cylinder model for the omnibus market with Forder 24-seat bodies
  • 1935 Aquired the factory used to produce Halley vehicles
  • WW2 Produced 4x4 trucks and 10-ton tank transporters
  • 1947 Recommenced the production of civilian vehicles with the CX range
  • 1951 Aquired by Leyland
  • 1955 Produced the Claymore
  • 1972 The Albion name disappered


Sources of Information

  • British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
  • Buses and Trolleybuses before 1919 by David Kaye. Published 1972
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