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SENTINEL HISTORY Alley & MacLellan of Glasgow started to build

22nd December 2005
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the famous Sentinel steam wagon in 1905, although the trade name Sentinel had been in existence since 1875. The company moved to Shrewsbury in 1915 and continued to refine steam vehicle development through the Super Sentinel in 1923. A double-geared version, the DG4, was launched in 1925 with a rigid-six version launched in 1928 and the DG8, eight-wheeler soon after.

In 1932 chain drive was replaced by shaft drive when the S4 model was launched. This steamer benefited from a rotating f ireg rate, automatic stoking and the fact the boiler was now behind the driver. But the trend was already shifting to diesel and the last Sentinel steam wagon was built at Shrewsbury in 1952.

In 1937 Sentinel bought HSG Gifford, a producer of gas-power trucks, and the company experimented with a horizontal gaspowered engine, which was succeeded by the development of a horizontal petrol-powered machine. After the war Sentinel launched a diesel-powered truck with a horizontal, underfloor engine. Production ceased in 1956 after more than 1,200 lorries had been built. By now Sentinel was making more from producing machine tools than trucks.

In 1956 the company was bought by Rolls Royce for E1 .25m and the Sentinel Works focused predominantly on diesel engine production and development, producing the Eagle range of six-cylinder in-line motors. In 1985 Rolls sold the Diesel Engine Division and the Shrewsbury factory to Perkins. In turn Varity Perkins, as it was renamed in 1996, sold out to Caterpillar. Today, Sentinel Works in Shrewsbury is occupied by aero parts makers Doncasters.

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Organisations: Diesel Engine Division
Locations: Glasgow

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