Forward Gas Engine Company
Forward Gas Engine Company was an engineering firm based in Nechells, Birmingham, England, that specialised in the manufacture of stationary internal combustion gas engines.[1]
One of the most notable engineer to work at the company was Frederick William Lanchester.[2][3] Around 1889–1895, Lanchester served as assistant works manager at the plant, where he made several innovations to gas engine technology. His notable contributions included the invention of a pendulum governor in 1889 and a self-starting device for gas engines in 1890, which was later sold to the Crossley Gas Engine Company.[4]
During his tenure at the Forward Gas Engine Company, Lanchester also began work on what would become the first British petrol-driven motor car. His prototypes, developed between 1895 and 1896, laid the foundation for the formation of the Lanchester Motor Company (originally The Lanchester Engine Company) in December 1899.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Forward Gas Engine Company – Wikipedia
- ↑ Hyden, Stephen (6 December 2016). "History Hits: Lanchester Brothers and Their Motor Company—Lanchester Who?". thespeedtrap.net. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ "The innovative work of automotive pioneer Frederick Lanchester". imeche.org. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ Frederick W. Lanchester – Wikipedia
- ↑ Lanchester Motor Company – Wikipedia
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