SENTINEL: A POWED HISTORY
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SENTINEL WAS THE TRADEMARK of Glasgow-based shipbuilder and engineer Messrs Alley & MacLellan.
Sentinel wagons were first made in 1905. Following the success of its first design, the Standard model, production was moved to Shrewsbury where it reached 45 vehicles a week. The Standard was followed by the Super, which was introduced in 1923; the DG (for double gear) which was put on the road in 1927—with a top speed of 35mph; and the S type (for shaft drive) which was introduced in 1934 with a top speed of 55mph.
A variety of bodies were available; most popular were flatbeds, dropsides and a number of three way tippers, but drays and van bodies were also available.
The last Sentinels rolled off the production line in 1951 as
part of a 100-vehicle order destined for coal transport in Argentina,