Straker Steam Vehicle Co
Builders of Traction Engines and other steam vehicles, of Bush Lane, London; works at Bristol
1901 Company formed by Sidney Straker and Lionel Robert Littler Squire[1] and built steam vehicles. Two of the first were for the British Electric Traction Co.
1901 Exhibited one vehicle at the War Department trials[2]
1901 June. Details and image of a 26-person steam omnibus designed by Sydney Straker.[3]
1901 December. Details of the Straker steam lorry and trailer for military purposes.[4]
1902 Steam wagon built.
1903 Showed 3 steam vehicles at the Crystal Palace Automobile Show[5]
1903 Built a 7-ton steam wagon for use in Capetown
1903 The company started selling German-built Bussings in the UK. The demand was so great that the company had to change premises in Bristol.
1903 A single-decker was built for a service to Stratford-upon-Avon operated by Braile's Shipston on Stour and Stratford on Avon Steam Omnibus Co
1905 January. Details of their petrol omnibuses and commercial vehicles.[6][7]
1905 March. Details of their steam lorry.[8]
1905 A 24hp Straker-Squire double-deck omnibus took part in Automobile Club trials[9]
1905 Vehicles by "Straker and Squire" and Straker Steam Vehicle Co were shown at the Olympia Exhibition[10]
1906 The Straker Steam Vehicle Co's name was changed to Sidney Straker and Squire Ltd[11] [12]
None of these engines have been preserved.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Feb 24, 1915
- ↑ The Times, Dec 05, 1901
- ↑ The Autocar 1901/06/08
- ↑ The Autocar 1901/12/07
- ↑ The Times, Jan 31, 1903
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/01/14
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905/01/21
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1906/03/18
- ↑ The Times, Jan 09, 1905
- ↑ The Times, Feb 13, 1905
- ↑ The Times, Feb 24, 1915
- ↑ The Times, Apr 11, 1906
- Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005