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Albion Archive, Biggar
Street address: 9 Edinburgh Road, Biggar, South Lanarkshire ML12 6AX, Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 1899 221497
Fax: 44 (0) 1899 221497
Proprietor: Biggar Albion Foundation
Contact: Brian Lambie Keeper of Albion Archive
Opening hours: 10am-5pm Sat-Sun, closed Mon-Fri
Accessibility: Wheelchair access to some public areas, Braille information and/or interpretation
AlbionAlbion Archive houses vehicles and archives of Albion Motors, a Glasgow-based commercial vehicle manufacturing firm.
Albion was established in 1899 in Glasgow, the second city of the Empire, already renowned worldwide for its engineering excellence. Albion's motto 'Sure As The Sunrise' was adapted into the logo which featured on the radiator and badges of its models for many years and helped to establish their identity wherever they operated throughout the world. The company grew to be the largest truck manufacturer in the British Empire and is now part of the Leyland DAF organisation.
The Biggar Albion Foundation (Scottish Charity No SC031203) was formed in 2001 from beginnings in the Biggar Museums Trust. It looks after the Albion Club and the Albion Archive and is based in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland where Thomas Blackwood Murray (co-founder of Albion) originally lived and where he built and tested the first Albion car. Membership is open to all interested in Albions, whether owners or not.
 
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Date updated: 21 April 2007
 
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