Frank Ayton Explained

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

• "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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frank Ayton - Graces Guide . www.gracesguide.co.uk . Graces Guide . 23 January 2020.
2. Wilson Clegg . Alfred . Obituary:Frank Ayton . Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers . 1956 . 2 . 21, September 1956 . 10.1049/jiee-3.1956.0248 . 26 January 2020.
3. The Sphere of the Electric Vehicle. The Commercial Motor. 1925 . 12 May 1925 . 9–10 .