 V/Line N class locomotive at Southern Cross station, August 2006 | |
| Industry | Motor body manufacturer Railway locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Somerton |
| Parent | Clyde Engineering |
Martin & King was a manufacturing company based in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. The company originally specialised in making motor vehicle bodies and railway locomotives and rolling stock.
History
The company was initially based in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale from at least 1948, 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. The Somerton plant is today occupied by Downer Rail.
Products
- Bodywork for Buick cars (late 1930s)
- Body for the Reo Speed Tanker trucks (1937)
- Assembly of Jowett Javelins (1952)
- Assembly of Volkswagen Beetles (1954)
- Ford 103E utility (1955)
- Melbourne's Harris suburban trains ('T' car bodies) (1950s)
- Victorian Railways 102hp Walker railmotors (1948)
- Victorian Railways 153hp Walker railmotors (1948)
- Victorian Railways 280hp Walker railmotors (1950)
- Melbourne's Hitachi suburban trains (fitting out of 'M' and 'D' cars) (1970s)
- V/Line N class diesel locomotives (1985)
- V/Line P class diesel locomotive rebuilds (from flat top T classes) (1980s)
References
- ^ 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