Martin & King
 V/Line N class locomotive at Southern Cross station in August 2006 | |
| Industry | Railway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer |
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| Parent | Clyde Engineering |
Martin & King was a manufacturing company based in Melbourne, Australia. The company specialised in motor vehicle bodies[1] and railway locomotives and rolling stock.[2]
History[]
The company was initially based in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale from at least 1948,[3] later opening a plant for railway stock at Clayton in the 1950s. In 1959 a new plant was opened at Somerton, which was provided with its own railway siding. Clyde Engineering acquired a controlling interest in the company in 1954.[4] The Somerton plant is today occupied by Downer Rail.
Products[]
- Bodywork for Buick cars (late 1930s)[1]
- Body for the Reo Speed Tanker trucks (1937)
- Assembly of Jowett Javelins (1952) [5]
- Assembly of Volkswagen Beetles (1954)[6]
- Ford 103E utility (1955)[7]
- Melbourne's Harris suburban trains ('T' car bodies) (1950s)[8]
- Victorian Railways 102hp Walker railmotors (1948)[9]
- Victorian Railways 153hp Walker railmotors (1948)[10]
- Victorian Railways 280hp Walker railmotors (1950)[11]
- Melbourne's Hitachi suburban trains (fitting out of 'M' and 'D' cars) (1970s)[12]
- V/Line N class diesel locomotives (1985)[13]
- V/Line P class diesel locomotive rebuilds (from flat top T classes) (1980s)[14]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Buick Car Club of Australia Inc in NSW - Buick - Australian History the chassis of which was imported from Canada by Preston Motors of Melbourne and had a body constructed by Martin & King. It is known that Martin & King built bodies on Buick chassis for the Victorian Electricity Commission in this era.
- ^ VictorianRailways.net: 280 Walker railmotors
- ^ State Library of Victoria: Car bodies and premises of Martin & King, auto body finishers
- ^ "Notes and News" Diesel Railway Traction July 1954 page 171
- ^ [Jowett Car Club of Australia
- ^ Classic and Vintage Volkswagen Club of Australia
- ^ Ford 103E Ute :: Vintage Car Parts
- ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson: (1979) The Electric Railways of Victoria'
- ^ Peter J. Vincent: Walkers 102hp Railcar
- ^ Peter J. Vincent: Walkers 153hp Railcar
- ^ Peter J. Vincent: Walkers 280hp Railcar
- ^ 30 Years of Hitachi Trains Vicsig
- ^ N class Vicsig
- ^ P class Vicsig
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Categories:
- Defunct railway companies of Australia
- Engineering companies of Australia
- Locomotive manufacturers of Australia
- Rolling stock manufacturers of Australia