Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Alley & MacLellan
- Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd
- Simpson & Bibby
- Metal Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
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Transport equipment production
Steam road vehicle production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to Simpson & Bibby, steam road vehicle builders of Horsehay, Shropshire. Acquired in 1903 by Alley & MacLellan of Glasgow, makers of steam engines and associated components, which used the Sentinel brand. 1915 the Shropshire business was reorganised as Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd, when Shrewsbury based, and again in 1920 as Sentinel Waggon Works (1921) Ltd. Made steam road vehicles, the output of which declined greatly in the 1930s, and railway locomotives. 1941 acquired by Metal Industries Ltd and in 1947 known as Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd when made diesel lorries and buses / coaches until 1956. This business was in decline in the 1950s and was acquired by Roll-Royce Ltd in 1956 to make diesel engines [2024]
Publications:
- Abner Doble and his Work at the Sentinel, 1895-1961 by Thomas, Anthony R
- Album of Sentinel Works Photographs. No 1. Standards and Supers by Thomas, Anthony R, & Joseph L Thomas
- Album of Sentinel Works Photographs. No 2. DG, 'S', diesel and rail by Thomas, Anthony R
- Sentinel Cammell Patent Light Railway Vehicles by Unknown
- Sentinel Patent Locomotives. A reprint of Sentinel Patent Locomotives and Concrete Cases by Unknown
- 'The Sentinel'. A history of Alley & MacLellan and the Sentinel Waggon Works. Volume 1. 1875-1930 by Hughes, William J, & Joseph L Thomas
- 'The Sentinel'. A history of Alley & MacLellan and the Sentinel Waggon Works. Volume 2. 1930-1980 by Thomas, Anthony R, & Joseph L Thomas
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Alley & MacLellan
- Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd
- Simpson & Bibby
- Metal Industries Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
- Transport equipment production Steam road vehicle production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to Simpson & Bibby, steam road vehicle builders of Horsehay, Shropshire. Acquired in 1903 by Alley & MacLellan of Glasgow, makers of steam engines and associated components, which used the Sentinel brand. 1915 the Shropshire business was reorganised as Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd, when Shrewsbury based, and again in 1920 as Sentinel Waggon Works (1921) Ltd. Made steam road vehicles, the output of which declined greatly in the 1930s, and railway locomotives. 1941 acquired by Metal Industries Ltd and in 1947 known as Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd when made diesel lorries and buses / coaches until 1956. This business was in decline in the 1950s and was acquired by Roll-Royce Ltd in 1956 to make diesel engines [2024]Publications:
- Abner Doble and his Work at the Sentinel, 1895-1961 by Thomas, Anthony R
- Album of Sentinel Works Photographs. No 1. Standards and Supers by Thomas, Anthony R, & Joseph L Thomas
- Album of Sentinel Works Photographs. No 2. DG, 'S', diesel and rail by Thomas, Anthony R
- Sentinel Cammell Patent Light Railway Vehicles by Unknown
- Sentinel Patent Locomotives. A reprint of Sentinel Patent Locomotives and Concrete Cases by Unknown
- 'The Sentinel'. A history of Alley & MacLellan and the Sentinel Waggon Works. Volume 1. 1875-1930 by Hughes, William J, & Joseph L Thomas
- 'The Sentinel'. A history of Alley & MacLellan and the Sentinel Waggon Works. Volume 2. 1930-1980 by Thomas, Anthony R, & Joseph L Thomas