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Keith Turton's Private Owner wagon's in Warwickshire
Photograph Reference: Misc_kt349
WJ BUSBY & SON
William Joseph Busby was born in 1854 and in 1881 lived ni
Mosley Road, Bordesley. His son Wilfred Edgar was three years old at the time.
By 1900 he would have been trading in coal, for in that year two new wagons
were purchased fromt he Long Eaton wagon builder S. J. Claye . These were
typical 5-plank 8-ton with side doors. In 1910 they were sent to the Gloucester
RC&EWCo to be rebuilt by the addition of two further planks, with a folding
plank above each side door, the alterations clearly visible in the accompanying
illustration. Note that, typical of all Gloucester-built wagons with the
folding side door, that the top plank is a narrow one. Two further wagons were
supplied by the Gloucester company in the same year, followed by further four
reconditioned wagons in the following year. That illustrated appears to be
painted dark grey with white shaded letters. Upon William's death the company
continued under Wilfred Busby's direction until at least 1923, when he
relinquished the coal trade to become a cabinet maker. Four years later he was
declared bankrupt and the company dissolved.
Photograph: Gloucester RC&WCoCaption: Keith
Turton
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