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In April 1915, the new facilities were completely destroyed by fire. Brown, Hughes & Strachan was then forced to cease operations and was liquidated in 1916. A fresh partnership was set up by
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English coach building partnership and then a limited liability company from 1894 to 1974. The firm was originally founded in 1894 by Walter Ernest Brown as a sole trader. In 1896 S A Hughes joined and it became a partnership known as
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Superior bus bodies in Europe. Strachans were also given exclusive global rights to modify the bus bodies from eight foot wide to seven foot six inches. This resulted in them receiving an order of 100
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buses. Their work included the first fully enclosed double-decker bus in the United
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Ballater. In 1928 the partnership was dissolved on 17 October 1928 with Strachan passing away the following year on 10 June 1929.
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