Clayton railcars & locomotives
Clayton Wagons Ltd.:
Eleven rai!cars were built for the LNER in 1927, but were riot successful.
Other units were constructed for service in Ireland. further pertinent references
are included with the retrospective material on the
Sentinel products.
CLAYTON steam autocar trials on the L. & N .E.R.. Loco. Rly Carr.
Wagon Rev., 1927, 33, 240.
Description of the cars, and of trials on the steeply graded lines
which centred on Whitby.
The DEVELOPMENT of the steam rail motor car: new cars, designed and built
by Clayton Wagons Limited, of Lincoln, for service on the London & North
Eastern and Egyptian State Railways. Rly Engr, 1927, 48, 378-85.
4 illus., 12 diagrs. (incl. s. els.), 5 plans.
Includes results of test runs made between Lincoln and Woodhall
Junction.
Devlin, S.R. The Clayton steam
rail car. J. Instn Loco. Engrs, 1929, 19, 456-75. Disc.: 475-91.
(Paper No.245).
A NEW light steam locomotive. Engineer, 1927, 143, 381-2.2
illus., 4 diagrs., plan.
This was not built for a British railway, but it adds further information
on this type.
RAIL coaches on the L.N.E.R.. Rly Mag., 1928, 62, 403.
illus.
Notes on liveries, names and interior trim.
[SIX Clayton steam railcars for the Great Southern Railways (Ireland)]. Rly
Mag., 1928, 63, 499.
STEAM coach. Engineer, 1928, 145, 722. illus.
STEAM railcar trailers—L. & N.E. Rly.. Loco. Rly Carr. Wagon
Rev., 1929, 35, 260-1.
Four-wheel trailers for use with Clayton or Sentinel cars. They were
constructed by the former, however.
More recent references
A day out by LNER.
Backtrack, 2004, 18, 444-5.
One of six highly interesting publicity handbills from the David Beeken
Collection, tastefully reproduced in colour with excellent captions: extra
services by rail coach (Clayton railcar painted red) from Bishop Aukland
to Wolsingham in 1928
Railway Correspondence &
Travel Society. Locomotives of the LNER. Part 10B. Railcars
and electric stock. 1990. 150pp.
Includes both Sentinel and Clayton steam railcars which were numbered
with the carriage stock.