1888 Syndicate formed for testing Radcliffe Ward's system of electric street-traction (the driver steered the vehicle which was powered from accumulators), particularly an electric bus and a van for the Postal Service in London; it was named Ward Electric Car Co[1].
1894 Walter C. Bersey developed the second electric bus and was responsible for the mail van, which covered about 1000 miles in a 6 months trial.
1895 Started to promote the use of electric buses in London
1896 After successful trials, it had been decided to form a Company, the London Electric Omnibus Co, to introduce the system in London and other cities; it was expected to be considerably cheaper than the established system of horse-drawn vehicles based on the accounts of LGOC; public issue of shares.[2].
1896 Dec 20th. First running of omnibuses of the London Electric Omnibus Co.[3]
1897 December. Report of a meeting of shareholders. 125 omnibuses had been promised but not one was running. Mentions William Marshall - late deputy chairman, Edmund Kimber, Flaxman Haydon, J. E. Condict, Colonel Turnbull and a dissented Mr. Ware.[4]
1898 January. Appointment of a Committee of Consultation. Chairman is S. Flood Page.[5]
1899 Designs by Thomas Hugh Parker
1901 January. 4th AGM reported. T. T. Turnbull is MD. Propose reconstruction of the company.[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Electric Vehicle: Technology and Expectations in the Automobile Age, By Gijs Mom
- ↑ The Times, May 19, 1896
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1897/01/18
- ↑ The Autocar 1897/12/04
- ↑ The Autocar 1898/01/08
- ↑ The Autocar 1901/01/05