Walter Alexander Coachbuilders

Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a coachbuilding company from Falkirk in Scotland. Established in 1922, the company exists today as part of the Omnibus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd.. (ADL ) continued.

History

The company's founder, Walter Alexander, operating a bus company in Scotland by the name of Alexander 's Motor Service. In 1922 he decided to manufacture the bodies for buses and its bus itself founded with the participation of his son W. Alexander & Sons Limited.

In 1928, the great British railway companies bought into the Scottish Motor Traction (SMT ) operatively an extensive bus network in Scotland, and converted the SMT into a holding company. Alexander participated in the SMT and opened the company in order to access new markets and access to services and products of SMT. The following year he sold his body companies to the SMT.

In 1948 the company name in Walter Alexander & Co ( Coachbuilders ) Limited was changed. The Northern Ireland coachbuilder Potters took over in 1969, the Walter Alexander & Co ( Coachbuilders ) Limited. Following the acquisition a subsidiary in Belfast was established, which built almost all bodies of Northern Ireland's bus operators Citybus and Ulsterbus for a long period.

Since the early 1990s, the ownership of the company has changed several times. 1995 Alexander was adopted by the Mayflower Corporation and since 2001 has been part of Alexander Dennis Ltd. ..

Models

Alexander was between the 1970s and 1990s as a leader in the manufacture of bodies for double-decker buses. In addition, the company was able to establish itself in the 1960s on the market of Eindeckerbusse. A particularly strong position, the company had in Northern Ireland, where in fact in the 1970s and 1980s, all newly purchased buses got a build-up of Alexander. In addition, Alexander also built bodies for railcars of British Rail.

Railcar

  • British Rail Class 143
  • British Rail Class 144

Class 144 Northern Rail

Double -decker buses

  • A type / J type - structure for Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline (up to 1972)
  • Type D / K type / AD type - lightweight construction, mostly on Fleetline chassis
  • L type / AL type - structure for Leyland Atlantean, Daimler Fleetline and Bristol VR (from 1972); (A = alloy of aluminum alloy, features especially light version )
  • AV type - structure for Volvo Ailsa B55
  • R type - including RH, RL, RV, RLC, RVC, and RHS Royale - constructions after 1981
  • ALX series - ALX 400 - two-axle low-floor bus / ALX 500 - three-axle low-floor
  • CB type - engine for China Bus
  • KB type - Kowloon Motor Bus for
  • LB type - for New Lantao Bus
  • MB type - Manila bus
  • SB type - for Singapore Bus Service

Alexander AV type on Volvo B55

Alexander R type to Leyland Olympian

Alexander ALX 400 on DAF

Coaches and buses ( story )

  • Y type - including AY and AYS (A for alloy - aluminum alloy, features especially light version )
  • W type
  • M type - highway USEFULLY coach for the rapid transit England - Scotland the Scottish Bus Group
  • T type - including AT, TS, TC, TE (A for alloy, S for stage ( stage), C for coach ( coach), E for express )
  • P type
  • PS type - further development of the P type
  • X type - made ​​with Alexander (Belfast )
  • N type - made ​​with Alexander (Belfast )
  • Q type - made ​​with Alexander (Belfast )
  • AF type ( Strider ) - for chassis with rear engine
  • AM type Sprint - minibus construction
  • Dash - Midibus application (for Dennis Dart and Volvo B6)
  • ALX 100 - minibus
  • ALX 200 - small low-
  • ALX 300 - normal-sized low-

Alexander TE type to Leyland Tiger

Alexander PS Volvo B10M type on

Alexander X type to Bristol RE

Alexander Q type on Volvo B10M

Alexander AF type ( Strider ) on Volvo B10B

Alexander sprint to Mercedes -Benz 709D

Alexander Dash Dennis Dart

Alexander on Volvo B10L Ultra

Alexander ALX100 on Mercedes -Benz Vario

Alexander ALX200 (left) and Alexander ALX400 (right)

Alexander ALX300 DAF SB200

Rear-engine design
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