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The company Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd was formed when steam wagon production was switched to a new factory, opened at Shrewsbury in 1915. There were several other slight changes to the name over the company's lifetime when further infusions of working capital were required to obviate financial problems.
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The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) Sentinel locomotives were two small vertical-boilered, chain-driven steam locomotives for shunting. They were built by Sentinel Waggon Works , who also produced similar designs for industrial customers.
In 1883, the company designed a new type of high speed steam engine which was used to generate electricity on board ships. [6] [7] The company was incorporated in 1903 as Alley & MacLellan Ltd. with Stephen Alley becoming a partner after his father's death. [2] Their factory in Polmadie was called Sentinel Works. [8]
Škoda-Sentinel "Super Sentinel" steam wagonThe Sentinel boiler was a design of vertical boiler, fitted to the numerous steam wagons built by the Sentinel Waggon Works.. The boiler was carefully designed for use in a steam wagon: it was compact, easy to handle whilst driving, and its maintenance features recognised the problems of poor feedwater quality and the need for it to be maintained by ...
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A steam wagon (or steam lorry, steam waggon or steamtruck) is a steam-powered truck for carrying freight. It was the earliest form of lorry (truck) and came in two basic forms: overtype and undertype , the distinction being the position of the engine relative to the boiler .
They were built by Sentinel Waggon Works of Shrewsbury in 1930, makers Nos 8209–8212. 47180 was withdrawn in 1953, 47183 in 1955 and 47181 and 47182 in 1956. All were scrapped. All were scrapped. References