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Martin & King
	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^[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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b 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

[BuickClub-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] 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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