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Brothers started building petrol trucks using the Pagefield name in 1907. At the Manchester Commercial Vehicle show of 1908 their 30-40cwt truck was the only petrol-drven commercial vehicle. In 1911 they announced 3 new models, 40 cwt, 50 cwt and 3 ton. All the trucks had four cylinder petrol
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Walkers produced refuse wagons from the mid-1920s, and this became an important part of their product line. Launched in 1932, the
Pagefield Prodigy was a refuse truck with forward control and a cab that could accommodate the crew. It was available either with a Gardner diesel engine, or a Meadows
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Pagefield, with forward control, and a wheelbase of only 8 ft 2in. They were also developing their refuse collection wagons around 1923/1924, whereby horse drawn wagons collected from house and delivered to the
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4JO engine, and replaced the chain final drive with a live axle and propshaft. This model was certified under the scheme and when the war came, this meant
Pagefield was one of the makers able to provide the War Office with approved vehicles which they provided throughout the war.
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Passengers on Freight Under-Carriages" - as it was not uncommon at the time to sell commercial chassis for either freight or passenger use.
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P6 diesel engine designed for export was announced. Walker Bros dropped the use of the
Pagefield trademark about this time, and a crane truck it built in the early 1950s was simply referred to as the Walker 6-ton crane.
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petrol engine. The body design has features owned by
Country Commercials Cars Ltd, and in 1947 it formalised their long-standing business arrangement by forming Walkers and County Cars Ltd.
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