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Alexander, W & Sons (Midland) Ltd
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AW Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd was originally part of Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd. In 1961 the British Transport Commission created a new holding company, Scottish Omnibuses Group (Holdings), re-named the Scottish Bus Group in 1963. The subsidiary bus companies were re-structured, resulting in the formation of W Alexander & Sons (Midland), W. Alexander & Sons (Fife) and W Alexander & Sons (Northern). In recent years, W Alexander & Sons (Midland) was taken over by the First Bus Group and re-named. The registered office of First Bus Ltd is in London. First Bus Ltd was incorporated in 1983 with the registration number 01752801.
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Alexander, W & Sons Ltd (Northern)
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Originally part of Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd. In 1961 the British Transport Commission created a new holding company, Scottish Omnibuses Group (Holdings), re-named the Scottish Bus Group in 1963. The subsidiary bus companies were re-structured, resulting in the formation of W Alexander & Sons (Midland), W. Alexander & Sons (Fife) and W Alexander & Sons (Northern).
In recent years, W Alexander & Sons (Midland) was taken over by the First Bus Group and re-named. The registered office of First Bus Ltd is in London. First Bus Ltd was incorporated in 1983 with the registration number 01752801. |
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Alexander, W & Sons (Fife) Ltd
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Originally part of Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd. In 1961 the British Transport Commission created a new holding company, Scottish Omnibuses Group (Holdings), re-named the Scottish Bus Group in 1963. The subsidiary bus companies were re-structured, resulting in the formation of W Alexander & Sons (Midland), W. Alexander & Sons (Fife) and W Alexander & Sons (Northern). In recent years, W Alexander & Sons (Midland) was taken over by the First Bus Group and re-named. The registered office of First Bus Ltd is in London. First Bus Ltd was incorporated in 1983 with the registration number 01752801.
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Alexander, W. & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd
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Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd was formed in 1948 in order to purchase the bodybuilding works of Walter Alexander & Sons, in 1949, prior to the nationalisation of bus transport and the acquisition of Walter Alexander & Sons by the British Transport Commission.
In 1968 approximately 700 men and women were employed and the product was mainly passenger service vehicle bodies. The company was bought out in the 1980s and by 2001 was owned by Mayflower Corporation plc. In 2001 W Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd merged with two other bodybuilding companies, Dennis Chassis and Plaxton, to form Transbus International, a subsidiary of Mayflower Corporation plc. In 2004 Mayflower Corporation plc went into administration and the former Dennis Chassis and Walter Alexander parts of the business were bought and formed into Alexander Dennis. [Source: Stewart J Brown. "Alexander's Buses"] |
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A E Scroggie
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Chief Engineer, Walter Alexander & Sons
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John Allan
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John Allan (1891-1965) was a Manager and Restaurateur. He was also a Director, shareholder and employee of Walter Alexander and Sons Ltd from 1924 to 1939.
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Walter Alexander Jnr
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Son of founder of Walter Alexander & Sons
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Alexander, W & Sons Ltd
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Walter Alexander began running buses in the Falkirk area in 1914. The first Charabanc New Belhaven (convertible to lorry) arrived in the spring of 1913 and another Belhaven (second hand) also convertible to lorry, was acquired in either 1915 or 1916. During the First World War the company was limited to private hires and haulage and a service was run on Saturdays and Sundays between Falkirk and Bonnybridge. Another charabanc, a W.D. Leyland, was introduced to replace one of the Belhaven's in 1919. Walter Alexander took a private party to John O'Groats in the summer of 1919 and it is supposed to be the first charabanc to have arrived there.
The company of W Alexander & Sons Ltd was formed in 1924. The routes expanded to include Stirling-Glasgow in 1925 and Perth - Glasgow in 1926. In 1927 the company acquired Elliott & Begg of Perth. In 1929 W Alexander & Sons were acquired as a subsidiary of SMT (The Scottish Motor Traction Co) and became the area company for most of the east of Scotland north of the Forth. Other bus companies acquired by SMT as subsidiaries to W Alexander & Sons included The Pitlochry Motor Co, Simpson's & Forresters (based in Fife) and the Scottish General Omnibus Group (based in Falkirk). The Scottish General Omnibus Group included Dunsire of Falkirk, the bus section of Wemyss Tramways, Penman of Bannockburn, the bus section of Dunfermline Tramways, the General Motor Carrying Co of Kirkcaldy and the Northern Omnibus Services of Elgin. From 1930 to 1949 as a subsidiary of SMT, W Alexander & Sons Ltd acquired its own subsidiaries. These included David Lawson Ltd which had been incorporated in 1923, and was acquired by W Alexander & Sons Ltd in 1936. David Lawson Ltd was re-named Clydeside Omnibuses Ltd in 1961. A & R Graham Ltd was acquired by W Alexander & Sons Ltd in 1938 and integrated with David Lawson Ltd in 1942. In 1949 SMT was acquired by the British Transport Commission as part of the nationalisation of transport and a new company, Scottish Omnibuses was set up. Prior to this the bodybuilding work was separated out and was sold to a new company, Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders). In 1961 the British Transport Commission created a new holding company, Scottish Omnibuses Group (Holdings), re-named the Scottish Bus Group in 1963. The subsidiary bus companies were re-structured and as part of this process existing dormant companies were re-used and re-named to avoid creating new companies. W Alexander & Sons Ltd was divided into three companies: W Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd (from the dormant company of Wordie & Co), W Alexander & Sons (Fife) Ltd (from W Alexander & Sons Ltd) and W Alexander & Sons (Northern) Ltd (from the dormant company Youngs Express Deliveries (BTC) Ltd). The other member companies in the Scottish Omnibuses Group were Central SMT Co Ltd, Western SMT Co Ltd, Highland Omnibuses Ltd and Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd. In recent years, W Alexander & Sons (Midland) was taken over by the First Bus Group and re-named. The registered office of First Bus Ltd is in London. First Bus Ltd was incorporated in 1983 with the registration number 01752801. [Source: Stewart J Brown. "Alexander's Buses"] |
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Walter Alexander
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Walter Alexander (1879-1959) first worked as a fitter in a Camelon foundry. In 1902 he opened a General Store Shop in Camelon which offered cycle sales, repairs and hiring. His mother and sister attended to the shop and Walter Alexander worked on repairs in the evening.. He established Alexander's Motor Service in 1913 and set up Walter Alexander & Sons in 1924. The firm built buses in Camelon and operated bus services. Walter Alexander also became Chairman of Falkirk Football Club.
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Kidde, Walter, Co Ltd
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MacFarlane, Walter & Co Ltd
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Walter Macfarlane & Co was an ironfounding company that had its registered office at Saracen Foundry, Possilpark, Glasgow. The Company became part of Federated Foundries. It was incorporated in 1935 with the registration number SC018428, and was dissolved in 1968.
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David McKenzie
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Employee of Walter Alexander & Sons
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John G Wilson
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John G Wilson was a professional photographer based in Bannockburn in the 1940s-1970s. He was commissioned to record buses by Walter Alexander & Sons and to record housing developments and events by Stirling County Council.
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F.R. Robinson & Sons Ltd
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F.R. Robinson & Sons Ltd was founded on 28 February 1902, continuing the metalworking business of F.R. Robinson & Sons (which originated in Sydney, Australia). The original directors of the company were George Reid Ure, Allan Gillespie and George Albert Ure.
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Cowan, Alexander & Sons
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Ballantine, A, & Sons Ltd
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A Ballantine & Sons was established as an ironfounding firm in Bo'ness in 1856.
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Massey, A & Sons Ltd
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Graham, W A M & Sibbald
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Newlands, A & Sons Ltd
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Hutson & Sons Ltd
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