Bennie, George
Other Business Names:
- Bennie, George, Airspeed Ltd
- Bennie, George, Railplane Trust Ltd
- Inter Counties Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - mechanical
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
George Bennie, 1891-1957, was a Scottish engineer who developed at Milngavie a prototype monorail system which he marketed unsuccessfully to rail transport companies. Developed from early 1920s and finally given up in mid 1950s. Various businesses established in association with the project included George Bennie Railplane Trust Ltd, 1927-33, George Bennie Airspeed Ltd, established by Bennie in 1946 and dissolved in 1956, and Inter Counties Ltd, established in 1934 and which acquired assets from Bennie in later 1930s
Publications:
- George Bennie Railplane and Hugh Fraser Airrail System of Transport by Thwaite, Malcolm
- The Bennie Railplane by Black, William B
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bennie, George, Airspeed Ltd
- Bennie, George, Railplane Trust Ltd
- Inter Counties Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - mechanical
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
George Bennie, 1891-1957, was a Scottish engineer who developed at Milngavie a prototype monorail system which he marketed unsuccessfully to rail transport companies. Developed from early 1920s and finally given up in mid 1950s. Various businesses established in association with the project included George Bennie Railplane Trust Ltd, 1927-33, George Bennie Airspeed Ltd, established by Bennie in 1946 and dissolved in 1956, and Inter Counties Ltd, established in 1934 and which acquired assets from Bennie in later 1930sPublications:
- George Bennie Railplane and Hugh Fraser Airrail System of Transport by Thwaite, Malcolm
- The Bennie Railplane by Black, William B