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Gleniffer Engines

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1929.
1929.
December 1929.
1933. 36 B.H.P. Three Cylinder Marine Oil Engine.
1933. Arrangement of Circulating Water and Lubricating Oil Pump Drives.
1934. 12 Cylinder Diesel Engine.
1939.
1943.

Temple Works, Anniesland, Glasgow

1911 Their paraffin engine was used by John Scott Engines for their lighting sets [1]

1912 The business was incorporated as Gleniffer Motors Limited, with capital of £500, to carry on the business of manufacturers of motor omnibuses, automobiles, cars etc.[2]

1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Marine Motors see the 1917 Red Book

1925 See Aberconway for information on shipbuilding h.p produced in 1904 and 1925

1944 Producing six and eight cylinder straight and twelve and sixteen cylinder diesel engines for the railways and marine use

1944 Advert for high-speed diesel engines for land and sea.

1955 According to an advert, Gleniffer marine engines were designed and built solely for the propulsion of small ships and were installed in cargo carrying craft, ferries and tugs.[3]

1963 The company was taken over by Bergius-Kelvin.[4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. A-Z of British Stationary Engines by Patrick Knight. Published 1996. ISBN 1 873098 37 5
  2. The Scotsman 11 May 1912
  3. Directory of Shipowners, Shipbuilders and Marine Engineers 1955
  4. Birmingham Daily Post 20 August 1963
  • The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944