JW Bolton
JW Bolton was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Perth.
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| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | John Bolton |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Headquarters | |
History
In 1972, John Bolton, the son of Boltons owner Keith, formed JW Bolton. It initially manufactured fire engines, before moving into bus bodying completing bodies on Leyland B21, MAN SG292H, Mercedes-Benz O305 and O305G, and Renault 100.2 and 180.2 chassis for Transperth.[1][2]
In 1983, a batch of Mercedes-Benz O303 coaches were bodied by Ansair for Westrail with JW Bolton completing the fitout.[1]
gollark: Intel and TSMC and whoever else are producing new semiconductor manufacturing processes, tech companies frequently work on new somewhat crazy ideas, pharmaceuticals companies do drug discovery.
gollark: ... companies have research departments, you know, for stuff which will eventually be profitable.
gollark: They're genetically programmed that way. They have the same genomes or something.
gollark: An important recentish discovery: blue LEDs. Those require exotic materials of some kind, as far as I know, and like all semiconductory stuff large amounts of complex machinery to produce them.
gollark: Is everyone just supposed to have precision manufacturing equipment so they can all try out new inventions randomly?
References
- "A Centenary of Boltons Coach and Body Building from 1888 to 1989" Australian Bus Panorama issue 29/6 May 2014 pages 7-8
- MTT / Transperth / PTA Disposals Perth Bus Info
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