Many vehicles produced by Tomlinson were classified by their payload, which was measured in hundredweights, and this usage has been retained in the article.
They made a battery-electric railway locomotive in 1958, and hoped to diversify into this market, but were the subject of a hostile takeover by an asset stripping company in 1961, after which vehicle production ceased.
A company called Tomlinson built the bodywork for two streamlined vans supplied to the West Ham Electricity Department in 1934.
The chassis were made from square section tube, with all joints welded, and were fitted with a 1.5 horsepower (1.1 kW) motor, driving the rear wheels.
Tomlinson used the 1949 Dairy Show to unveil their next new vehicle, a four-wheeled ride-on model called the Goliath.
The front wheels were fitted to a short axle, with a track of just 1 foot 4 inches (0.41 m), giving it a turning circle of 25 feet (7.6 m).
To prevent unauthorised driving of the vehicle, there was an interlock switch operated by pressure on the driver's seat.
[13] In 1958 they ventured into the locomotive market, supplying a diminutive 2 ft (610 mm) gauge machine to operate in a tunnel on Gibraltar.
The company announced at the time that they were thinking of marketing similar vehicles for use in mining, quarrying and general industry.