Martin & King was a manufacturing company based in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. The company originally specialised in making motor vehicle bodies[1] and railway locomotives and rolling stock.[2]
 V/Line N class locomotive at Southern Cross station, August 2006 | |
| Industry | Motor body manufacturer Railway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Clyde Engineering |
History
editThe company was initially based in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale from at least 1948,[3] later opening a plant to manufacture railway rolling 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
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- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Bau, Mark. "280 Walker railmotors". victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ Dornan, S.E.; Henderson, R.G. (1979). The Electric Railways of Voctoria. Australian Electric Traction Association. ISBN 0909459061.
- ^ 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