Martin & King
IndustryMotor body manufacturer
Railway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer
Headquarters
ParentClyde Engineering

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]

History

The 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

Hitachi suburban train in Middle Footscray, September 2006

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Bau, Mark. "280 Walker railmotors". victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. State Library of Victoria: Car bodies and premises of Martin & King, auto body finishers
  4. "Notes and News" Diesel Railway Traction July 1954 page 171
  5. Jowett Car Club of Australia
  6. Classic and Vintage Volkswagen Club of Australia
  7. Ford 103E Ute  :: Vintage Car Parts
  8. Dornan, S.E.; Henderson, R.G. (1979). The Electric Railways of Voctoria. Australian Electric Traction Association. ISBN 0909459061.
  9. Peter J. Vincent: Walkers 102hp Railcar
  10. Peter J. Vincent: Walkers 153hp Railcar
  11. Peter J. Vincent: Walkers 280hp Railcar
  12. 30 Years of Hitachi Trains Vicsig
  13. N class Vicsig
  14. P class Vicsig
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