Marshall Bus was an English builder of bus and coach bodies based in Cambridge. It was owned by the Marshall Group until sold in a management buyout in 2001.
History
Marshall Bus was established in the 1940s by David Marshall. In 1958 it bought the bus bodying business of Mulliners.Bodybuilders' Agreement Commercial Motor 6 November 1959About Us Marshall Group During the 1960s it bodied many buses for British Electric Traction.Large Orders for Marshall Commercial Motor 16 July 1965More Bus Bodies from Marshall Commercial Motor 1 April 1966Marshall scoops the BET bus order pool Commercial Motor 28 June 1968 It ceased manufacturing in the early 1980s.Marshalls on the road again Commercial Motor 23 April 1992History Marshall Group
In January 1992, Marshall Bus re-entered the bus bodying industry after purchasing the rights to the Duple Dartline from Carlyle Works.Marshalls snaps up rights to Dart Commercial Motor 16 January 1992 It also completed bodies on Iveco Ford 49.10s and Volvo B6s.Marshall makes three Commercial Motor 11 June 1992
The company's most popular product was the Marshall Capital, which was a single-decker bus body built between 1997 and 2003. It was built on Dennis Dart SLF and MAN chassis.Marshall C39 Series Bus Lists on the WebMarshall C43 / MAN Bus Lists on the Web
In the 1990s, Marshalls performed overhauls on West Midlands Travel MCW Metrobuses.Guided again Bus & Coach Buyer 5 January 2017 In 2001–02 Marshall rebuilt a number of AEC Routemasters for Transport for London.AEC Routemaster Review Classic Cars for Sale
In 2001 the business was sold by Marshall Special Vehicles in a management buyout.Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited Annual report for year end 31 December 2001 page 9Marshall Specialist Vehicles Limited (company #2661432) Report & Accounts for year ended 31 December 2001 Marshall Specialist Vehicles page 2 In 2002, Marshall was placed in administration and ceased trading shortly afterwards. MCV Bus and Coach bought the design rights for the Capital body and continued production for a short while before its successor, the MCV Stirling, was introduced.
Products C16/C19 (from Carlyle) C27 Dartline (from Duple/Carlyle) C29 (from Carlyle) C31 C32/C33 C35/C36/C37 C39 Capital C43 Capital Camair 80 Euro Minibus
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