Baguley Cars Ltd

it was founded in 1911 by Ernest E. Baguley and subsequently acquired by Drewry Car Co to form Baguley-Drewry in 1964.

The same year, Baguley acquired the stock, order books, designs and patents of McEwan Pratt, which was in liquidation.

[3] 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.

[5] During the 1920s there was some friction because Drewry complained that Baguley was failing to produce more modern designs of engine and chassis.

[5][6] The new company was called E. E. Baguley Ltd. and was located at Clarence Street, Burton-on-Trent; it was registered on 30 April 1932.