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Walter Alexander Coachbuilders


Walter Alexander
Coachbuilders


Overview
Type: Defunct
Fate: Merged into
TransBus International
(now Alexander Dennis)
Industry: Automotive
Founded : 1913
Headquarters : Falkirk,
formerly Stirling,
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Founder : Walter Alexander
Defunct: 31 December 2000
Products: bus and coach
bodywork


A preserved Leyland Leopard with Alexander Y Type bodywork. The bus is in the livery of Lancaster City Transport
A preserved Leyland Leopard with Alexander Y Type bodywork. The bus is in the livery of Lancaster City Transport




Walter Alexander Coachbuilders was a Scottish bus and coach bodywork builder, based in Falkirk. It was formed in 1947 to continue the coachbuilding activities of W. Alexander & Sons when their bus service operation was nationalised. After going through several mergers and changes of ownership it now forms part of Alexander Dennis.



History


Products


Railcars


Double-deck buses

Single-deck buses and coaches

Alexander (Belfast) buses



Further reading

Alexander Dennis
List of bus manufacturers





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