Martin & King
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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]
IndustryMotor body manufacturer
Railway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer
Railway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer
Headquarters
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
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
- 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]