Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co
From Graces Guide
Shipbuilders
- Thames Ironworks was an established shipbuilder in the southeast of London.
- The company later expanded into road vehicles.
Buses
- 1905 the first bus chassis was built.
- 1906 they launched the first PSV with a six-cylinder engine.
- 1913 a semi-forward-control double-decker was constructed, that resembled a stagecoach without the horse.
- One of these is exhibited in the National Motor Museum.
Sources of Information
Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris