Boltons was an Australian bus bodybuilder in
West Perth.
History
In 1888, Isaac Bolton founded a coach building business as Bolton & Sons in
Fremantle. Isaac retired in 1912, with sons Alfred and Leonard taking over the business.
["A Centenary of Boltons Coach and Body Building from 1888 to 1989" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 29/6 May 2014 pages 5-7]
In 1926, the business of Daniel White & Co was purchased. In June 1936, a new factory on land purchased from
Holden in
West Perth was opened by the Minister for Industry,
Albert Hawke. In 1948, the company passed to Leonard's two sons.
In the early 1950s, Boltons bodied 40
Sunbeam trolleybuses. During this period, Boltons established a relationship with
Commonwealth Engineering
Commonwealth Engineering (often shortened to Com-Eng, later Comeng was an Australian engineering company that designed and built railway locomotives, rolling stock and trams.
History
Smith and Waddington, the predecessor to Commonwealth Engi ...
.
Boltons bodied over 400 buses and coaches for the
Metropolitan Transport Trust on
AEC,
Albion,
Daimler,
Guy and
Leyland chassis. It also bodied coaches for the
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the operator of railway services in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a number of times to reflect extra responsi ...
Western Australian Government Railways / Westrail / Transwa
Perth Bus Info and private operators.
References
External links
Bus Australia gallery
{{Australian bus manufacturers, state=collapsed
Bus manufacturers of Australia
1888 establishments in Australia
1972 disestablishments in Australia
West Perth, Western Australia