Frank Ayton
Frank Ayton (10 January 1873, Hexham – 24 January 1956) was an English electrical engineer. He was a pioneer of electric vehicles. He was a founder of the Electrical Vehicle Committee of Great Britain, later the Electric Vehicle Association of Great Britain. He edited the journal Electric Vehicle.[1]
Frank was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and attended the Imperial Service College in Windsor.[1] He then studied at Finsbury Technical College before working for Siemens Brothers in Woolwich.[2] He worked on the Waterloo and City Line[2] before being taken on by Alexander Kennedy to work on various power station and electric traction projects.[1]
Ayton was a member of the Institute of Transport.[3]
Ayton was a managing director of Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies.[3]
Works
[edit]- "Electric Vehicles for Brewery Service", Journal of the Institute of Brewing, Vol. 26 No. 3 March 1920 pp 113–133
- "Applications of Engineering to Agriculture", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Volume: 111 issue: 1, June 1926, page(s): 683-720
- "The Electric Trolley Bus", The Commercial Motor, 30 October 1928 pp.45-6
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Frank Ayton - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Graces Guide. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b Wilson Clegg, Alfred (1956). "Obituary:Frank Ayton". Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 2 (21, September 1956). doi:10.1049/jiee-3.1956.0248. Retrieved 26 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ a b "The Sphere of the Electric Vehicle". The Commercial Motor (12 May 1925): 9–10. 1925.