Martin & King

Martin & King was a manufacturing company based in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. The company specialised in motor vehicle bodies[1] and railway locomotives and rolling stock.[2]

Martin & King
IndustryRailway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer
Headquarters
ParentClyde Engineering

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

Hitachi suburban train in Middle Footscray in September 2006

References

  1. 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. VictorianRailways.net: 280 Walker railmotors
  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. SE Dornan & RG Henderson: (1979) The Electric Railways of Victoria'
  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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