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Clough Smith & Co. Ltd. is a British engineering company founded in 1910 by Norman Clough and Sidney G. Smith, experienced electrical engineers who moved into the manufacture of overhead power supplies for electrical tramways and trolleybuses.[1] They designed and manufactured both overhead and rail supplies for many systems in Britain prior to the First World War.[1] Post-war, the company used the profits from completion of work on the Teesside trolley system to purchase trolleybuses which had in storage during the War. These were immediately sold at a profit and provided a basis for the trolleybus side of the business.[1]
| Industrie | Automotive industry Electrical engineering |
|---|---|
| Gegründet | 1910 |
Key people | Norman Clough, Sidney G. Smith |
| Produkte | Trolleybuses Electrical equipment |
| Brands | Straker-Clough Karrier-Clough |
History
The general manager of the Teesside system developed a new and improved trolleybus design[1] and Clough, Smith arranged for it to be manufactured. It was marketed as the Straker-Clough trolley omnibus. The chassis was manufactured by Straker-Squire, the electrical equipment by BTH of Bath, Somerset and Clough arranged production of the bodies. The whole would be sold to system operators as part of a package deal which included the design, supply and installation of the overhead electrical equipment.[1] Between October 1921 and September 1926, Clough, Smith sold 63 solid-tyred trolley omnibuses.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f Lumb, Geoff (1995). British Trolleybuses: 1911–1972. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 0711023476.