Walter Alexander Coachbuilders
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish bus coachbuilder based in Falkirk.
History
In 1922, the founder of the company, Walter Alexander, decided that it would be beneficial to make buses for his own bus company (Alexander's Motor Service), so he, with the help of his son, launched the W. Alexander & Sons Limited
In 1928, several of the major British railway companies bought into the Scottish Motor Traction Company Limited (SMT). Walter Alexander decided to sell his bodybuilding business to the SMT group in 1929, and through this action, received access to a vast supply of resources and services.
One of their early bodies, the "Alexander Bluebird", was launched in 1934. It set new standards for buses style and comfort.
In 1948, W. Alexander & Sons Limited was renamed Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Limited.
In 1969, the company bought out Potters, a bodybuilder in Northern Ireland, and set up a subsidiary Walter Alexander & Co (Belfast) Limited.
The ownership of the company had been changed several times during 1990s, finally the company was bought by Mayflower Corporation PLC in 1995.
In 2001, it was incorporated into Transbus International. It is now part of Alexander Dennis.
Products
- British Rail Class 143 Underframes by Andrew Barclay
- British Rail Class 144 Underframes by BREL
- AF type (Strider)
- AM type - Minibus body
- Dash - Midibus body (for Dennis Dart/Volvo B6)
- CB type - for China Motor Bus
- KB type - for Kowloon Motor Bus
- LB type - for New Lantao Bus
- MB type - for Manila Bus
- SB type - for Singapore Bus Service
- M type - Motorway Coach for Scottish Bus Group Anglo-Scottish services
- N type Alexander(Belfast)
- P type
- PS type
- Q type Alexander(Belfast)
- R type - including RH, RL, RV, RLC, RVC & RHS
- T type - including AT, TS, TC, TE (A for alloy, S for stage, C for coach, E for express)
- W type
- Y type
- ALX series - including ALX100, ALX200, ALX300, ALX400 & ALX500