Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Cannon

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  • Cannon were based in Sion Mills near the Northern border of Ireland.
  • They refurbished trucks but went into production of PSV's in 1998.


Buses

  • Cannon introduced two models, the Softline purpose built front engined, bonneted midi chassis and powered by 133bhp Cummins four-cylinder B series engine.
  • The second model was the Hiline which had a six-cylinder Cummins B-series mounted vertically under the floor.
  • 1999 the Low Line was introduced a 9.5m low floor chassis powered by a rear mounted four-cylinder engine.
  • By the end of 1999 over 26 Low Line chassis had been ordered and built.


Sources of Information

Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris