Martin & King
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | before 1948 |
| Headquarters | Clayton, Victoria , Australia |
| Products | Motor vehicle bodies, railway locomotives, rolling stock |
Martin & King operated as a manufacturing firm situated in Clayton, Victoria, Australia, with expertise in producing motor vehicle bodies as well as railway locomotives and rolling stock.
History
The company was originally located in Melbourne's Armadale area from at least 1948. During the 1950s, it broadened its operations by establishing a railway rolling stock manufacturing facility in Clayton. In 1959, they inaugurated another plant at Somerton, which featured its own dedicated railway siding. Control of the company shifted when Clyde Engineering acquired a majority stake in 1954. Today, the Somerton site is managed by Downer Rail.
Products
- Car body manufacturing for Buick vehicles (late 1930s)
- Construction of bodies for Reo Speed Tanker trucks (1937)
- Assembly work on Jowett Javelin automobiles (1952)
- Production and assembly of Volkswagen Beetle cars (1954)
- Manufacturing of the Ford 103E utility model (1955)
- Fabrication of 'T' car bodies for Melbourne's Harris suburban trains during the 1950s
- Production of Victorian Railways' 102hp Walker railmotor units (1948)
- Construction of Victorian Railways' 153hp Walker railmotor vehicles (1948)
- Manufacturing of Victorian Railways' 280hp Walker railmotor models (1950)
- Outfitting 'M' and 'D' cars for Melbourne's Hitachi suburban trains in the 1970s
- Building of V/Line N class diesel locomotives (1985)
- Rebuilding V/Line P class diesel locomotives from flat top T classes during the 1980s