British Wagon Co
of 22 Moorgate Street and Greasbrough Road, Rotherham
1869 The company was established.
1891 The company absorbed the Railway Rolling Stock Co.[1]
1898 On 10 February, the company was re-registered in connection with an increase of capital under the same title as before. [2]
1901 Railway Wagon Builders. [3]
1911 Smithfield Club Show. Exhibited vans and carts and their 'Victoria' petrol engines. (British Wagon and Carriage Co). [4]
1918 Wagon Repairs founded to acquire the wagon-repairing business of wagon-building firms including the British Wagon Co.
1935 Had an interest in British Railway Traffic and Electric Co[5]
1953 Agricultural and Industrial Hire Purchase. C. F. Lawrence King, M.I.Mech.E. was General Manager.
1968 Acquired Powell Duffryn Wagon Co because of the similarity of business interests[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Bradford Observer - Wednesday 16 February 1938
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham, 1901 p980
- ↑ The Engineer of 8th December 1911 p595
- ↑ The Times Feb. 18, 1935
- ↑ The Times Sept. 5, 1968
- ↑ The Times May 14, 1971