A. Pengelley & Co
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Headquarters | Adelaide , Australia |
| Products | Furniture, horse-drawn carriages, motor vehicle bodies, tram and railway rolling stock |
A. Pengelley & Co was engaged in the production of furniture, horse-drawn carriages, motor vehicle bodies, as well as tram and railway rolling stock in Adelaide, South Australia. Their manufacturing facility was situated on South Road, Edwardstown.
On 25 December 1913, a significant fire devastated much of the factory; however, the sections dedicated to railway carriage and tram construction remained intact.
In 1954, the site was purchased by the Hills Hoists company, which utilized it for the manufacture of rotary clotheslines.
Production
During the era dominated by horse-drawn transport, the company manufactured an extensive variety of furniture and coaches. It won major contracts to construct wooden bodies for trams and passenger railway cars, including:
| Year | Buyer | Quantity | Product Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1912 | Municipal Tramways Trust | 70 | Wooden bodies for 50 Type D and 20 Type E electric trams. Because of public resistance to overseas production, Type E bodies were initially built by the JG Brill Company in Philadelphia, then dismantled and reassembled locally by Pengelley. |
| 1912–1913 | South Australian Railways | 11 | Bodies for passenger cars on the Holdfast Bay railway line |
| 1912–1914 | South Australian Railways | 25 | Bodies designed for end-and-centre-loading passenger carriages |
| 1913 | Victorian Railways | 8 | Tram bodies constructed for the St Kilda to Brighton Beach tramway route |
| 1916 | Commonwealth Railways | 4 | Dining car bodies for D class cars operating on the Trans-Australian Railway |
| 1921–1929 | Municipal Tramways Trust | 81 | Bodies for 50 Type F trams along with 31 steel-framed F1 model variants |
| 1923–1924 | South Australian Railways | 10 | Passenger car bodies with end-and-centre-loading configurations |
| 1924–1925 | State Electricity Commission of Victoria | 8 | Bodies for trams used within the Geelong system |
| 1929 | Municipal Tramways Trust | 30 | Bodies for Type H interurban-style trams servicing the Glenelg tram line |