page_title: Baguley Cars Ltd
section_title: Baguley Cars Ltd.
hierarchical_section_title: Baguley Cars Ltd / Baguley Cars Ltd.
caption_attribution_description: English: 2ft (60 cm) gauge petrol locomotive by Baguley, works no. 774 of 1919, previously at slate quarry near Machynlleth, at Statfold Barn Railway, England
context_page_description: Baguley Cars Ltd was a British engineering company, specializing in railway locomotives. They were founded in 1911 by Ernest E. Baguley and were acquired by Baguley-Drewry in 1962.
context_section_description: In 1911, engineer Ernest E. Baguley set up Baguley Cars Ltd, taking over the assets of the (then defunct) Ryknield Motor Company at Shobnall Road Works, Burton-on-Trent.  The company produced a range of motor vehicles. In 1912, Baguely entered into an agreement with the Drewry Car Co. to manufacture railcars for Drewry from 1912.  In 1915 Baguley Cars Ltd acquired the firm of McEwan, Pratt & Co Ltd (which was in liquidation) and thereby acquired some important orders for 10hp petrol/paraffin locomotives for the War Department Light Railways.
  The company did not follow the 'normal' practice of building steam first and then diesel or petrol, but started in the opposite fashion, not building their first steam rail engine until 1919. But even this was almost an 'accident', as the locomotive was intended to be a petrol hydraulic machine but the transmission components were held up because of the 1914 - 18 war, so it was converted to a steam engine. Altogether the company built some 31 steam locos.
caption: Baguley works number 774, the first of their 20hp petrol locomotives, now preserved at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
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