Special EFE Model - 23324A RF London Transport

News of a model by Julian Bowden for Bromley Garages open day last weekend.

23324A - AEC RF Bus - London Transport

The ever popular AEC RF bus makes a welcome return in Central London Transport red livery. Registered MLL 945 and working out of Kingston garage, RF 527 operates on route 227 to Bromley Garage via Beckenham.

This model costs £28 inc P&P and is available by writing with payment to:

JB Photocards, 21 Forde Ave, Bromley, BR1 3EU

Or by calling Julian on 07932 812268

EFE Invicta Model Rail Commission - 99207A Leyland TD1 Plymouth City Transport

Don't miss your chance to get one of our special commission models for  Invicta Model Rail & Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group, at this weekend events!

99207A will be released over the weekend of July 16/17 2016 at the Bretonside Bus Station closure event on Saturday 16th July and the PCTPG’s annual Bus Rally and Running Day at the George Junction Park & Ride site on Sunday 17th July. 

99207A - Leyland TD1 - Plymouth City Transport WWII

Our limited edition WWII model is registered DR 7405, fleet numbered 124 and shown work on a route to the Theatre. It is shown displaying adverts for Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group.

Only 200 models will be produced. 

RRP £19.99 plus UK P&P £4

Advance orders are being taken now by Invicta Model Rail

please order early to ensure your model and help preserve Plymouth’s transport history!

Available from www.invictamodelrail.com or by calling 0208 302 7774

Also available in store at 130 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7AB. 

or from the www.plymouthcitytransport.co.uk & the PCTPG sales stand at many rallies 

Enquiries should be directed to 0208 302 7774 or emailed to invictamodelrail@btconnect.com

EFE Invicta Model Rail Commission - 99207A Leyland TD1 Plymouth City Transport

We are pleased to announce a special limited edition commission model for Invicta Model Rail & Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group, to celebrate the PCTPG's 10th Anniversary, with half of all profits raised from the sale of each model going to the PCTPG to help them with their ongoing work preserving Plymouth’s transport history.

99207A - Leyland TD1 - Plymouth City Transport WWII

Our limited edition WWII model is registered DR 7405, fleet numbered 124 and shown work on a route to the Theatre. It is shown displaying adverts for Plymouth City Transport Preservation Group.

Only 200 models will be produced. 

RRP £19.99 plus UK P&P £4

99207A will be released over the weekend of July 16/17 2016 at the Bretonside Bus Station closure event on Saturday 16th July and the PCTPG’s annual Bus Rally and Running Day at the George Junction Park & Ride site on Sunday 17th July. 

Advance orders are being taken now by Invicta Model Rail

please order early to ensure your model and help preserve Plymouth’s transport history!

Available from www.invictamodelrail.com or by calling 0208 302 7774

Also available in store at 130 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7AB. 

or from the www.plymouthcitytransport.co.uk & the PCTPG sales stand at many rallies 

Enquiries should be directed to 0208 302 7774 or emailed to invictamodelrail@btconnect.com

EFE Commission - Manchester Christmas Cracker 2015

We thought you might like to see some more pictures of our latest commissioned models for The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester.

28604A - GM Atlantean - Greater Manchester Buses

26403A - Daimler Utility - City of Manchester Corporation

Both models will be available for sale at this weekends Christmas Cracker Event (5th & 6th December 2015) and will be priced £27.50 each or £50 for two.

If you are unable to attend the event then you needn't miss out as the models will also be available to purchase by mail order from 5th December or by calling the museums shop on 0161 205 2122 any Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday between 10.00am and 4.30pm.

They will also be available from The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester's online shop at www.motgmshop.co.uk Priced at £27.50 each or £50.00 for two + P&P 1 model £3.00 or 2 models £5.00.

EFE Commission - Manchester Christmas Cracker 2015

We are pleased to announce two special models which have been commissioned by
The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester.

28604A - GM Atlantean - Greater Manchester

26403A -  Daimler Utility - City of Manchester

Both models will be available for sale at the museums Christmas Cracker Event, which will be held on the 5th & 6th December 2015 and will be priced £27.50 each or £50 for two.

The Museum of Transport 

Greater Manchester's Christmas Cracker

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December 2015

Opening times: 10am to 5pm

Admission charges: Standard charges apply - price of £2 for employees

Christmas draws near and this is the event to bring the year to an end in a happy way with opportunities to spend your money on transport memorabilia from books to models, photos to spare parts.  

Part of our collection of historic buses and coaches will again move to one side to make way for nearly a hundred stalls, stands and sellers offering everything from books about Wigan’s buses to genuine Stockport Corporation Transport ticket machines, and from photos of long-gone trams to real bus stops. An unusual shopping trip can be capped with a ride back in time, as a free heritage bus service using old double-deckers from the 1960s and 1970s will link the Museum with Manchester’s Victoria railway station throughout both days of the event.

If you are unable to attend the event then you needn't miss out as the models will also be available to purchase by mail order from 5th December or by calling the museums shop on 0161 205 2122 any Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday between 10.00am and 4.30pm. 

They will also be available from The Museum of Transport Greater Manchester's online shop at www.motgmshop.co.uk

Prices £27.50 each or £50.00 for two + P&P 1 model £3.00 or 2 models £5.00

EFE LT Museum Commisson - 31709 RMC Green Line

We are pleased to announce a new The LT Museum commission for their next Acton open weekend on 26 & 27th September.

31709 - Routemaster RMC - Green Line

Registered 482 CLT, fleet number RMC1482, working route 717 to Wrotham.

The model will available at the open weekend and priced at £36.99

It will also be made available to buy online after the event at The LT Museum Shop

EFE Invicta Model Rail Commission - 16903 Leyland National London Transport

We are please to announce a new limited edition model exclusively for

Invicta Model Rail, which is due for release in April.

Our bus is modelled on LS488, a short dual door Leyland National Mk2, which was delivered in May 1981 to London Transport, for Red Arrow work from Victoria (Gillingham Street) garage. With a decline in the Red Arrow network during 1982, a period of store was to follow, before a trip to Aldenham in December 1982 for upseating and fitting of ticket machine. LS488 was then allocated to Stockwell for the P4 in January 1983.

Under retendering in 1985, the route was lost to London Country, and further periods in store beckoned, in addition to spells working at Holloway and Waterloo, Upon privatisation LS488 became part of MTL London Northern. A move within MTL to Liverpool followed, before final scrapping during 2004.

16903 - Leyland National MKII Short 2 Door - London Transport

Registered GUW 488W, fleet number LS 488, shown working on route P4 to Brixton LT Station.

Scheduled for an April 2015 Release 

£32.95 + FREE P&P

This model is available to pre-order now from www.invictamodelrail.com or by calling 0208 302 7774

Also available in store at

130 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent
DA15 7AB

EFE Tower Transit Commission - 31513 Routemaster London Transport

We were recently commissioned by Tower Transit to make a model of an iconic London Routemaster. After the withdrawal of their heritage route 9H by TFL, Tower Transit wanted to pay tribute to this route by creating a commemorative model for use as a Christmas gift for its employees.

31513 - AEC Routemaster - London Transport Tower Transit
Our model depicts RM 1204, registered 204 CLT working on route 9 to trafalgar Square, and displaying Visit Australia advertising all round.

This model was produced by Tower Transit for internal use only and will not be made available for sale direct to the public.

EFE Bachmann Special - 35308 36' Leyland Leopard Southdown

We have been asked by Bachmann Europe Plc to produce a new exclusive model, which will be available solely from Bachmann Stockists. 

Southdown Motor Service celebrates its centenary this year, to mark this we have produced a certificated model of a preserved Leyland Leopard in the classic cream and green Southdown livery. We think this model will be a must have for all fans of historic buses, The Southdown Company, and model bus collecting.

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Southdown Motor Service LTD was created in 1915 amidst the turbulence of WWI, it was formed by the joining of three major operators: Worthing Motor Services, London & South Coast Haulage Co and the country services of the Brighton, Hove & Preston United Omnibus Co.

Over the following years, Southdown acquired many other smaller companies, which brought a diverse collection of vehicles into their fleet, though from the start they showed a preference for buses of Leyland manufacture, which would last until their acquisition in 1969 by the state-owned National Bus Company.Today Southdown lives on as part of the Stagecoach group, which still runs the Portsmouth to Brighton 700 ‘Coastline’ route and still uses some of Southdown’s original depots.

Southdown is remembered for many things, leading the field in British and Continental coach tours, their network of express services from London to the coastal towns of Hampshire and Sussex, but mostly for their fleet of pristine ‘cars’ decorated in a distinctive apple green and cream livery, which left a lasting impression on locals and holidaymakers alike.

35308 - 36' BET 6 Bay Leyland Leopard - Southdown

Our model depicts the preserved 36’ Marshal bodied Leyland Leopard BUF 122C, which first entered service with Southdown in 1965. Decorated in the classic livery, numbered 122 and shown working on route 18 to Brighton. Each model will be issued a numbered certificate in a unique Southdown Ticket design.

This model is priced £32.95 and is available to pre-order now from Bachmann stockists!

EFE Bachmann Exclusive: 28823 London Transport Golden Jubilee Bus

We have been asked by Bachmann Europe Plc to produce a new exclusive model, which will be available solely from Bachmann Stockists. 

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In 1983 London Transport celebrated its Golden Jubilee, in March of that year they took delivery of a brand new Titan, T747 (OHV 747Y). At first glance T747 appeared to be more of a celebration of Leyland rather than London Transport, decorated as it was with Leyland oriented branding adorning its gold livery with white and yellow trim.

For the 50th anniversary it received a commemorative fleet number T1983, an optimistic fleet number as orders for Titans did not continue further than 1125. As London Transport's Jubilee programme of open days got under way, T747 was allocated to a variety of routes in and around the south-east of London.

28823 - Leyland Titan -  London Transport Golden Jubilee Bus

 Our model depicts T747 in its Jubilee livery whilst carrying its temporary T1983 fleet number, operating out of the Camberwell garage and working route 188 to Greenwich Maritime museum.

EFE Commission - 33103D Arriva London Lord Mayors Show 2014

The Lord Mayor’s Show took place on Saturday 8th Nov, it was the 799th such show, which introduces the new Mayor of London to the City, and this year Arriva London entered an iconic open top Routemaster in the parade to celebrate the day, and their support for charities through the Payroll Giving scheme.

To mark Arriva London's entry in the 2014 Lord Mayor's Show, in support of payroll giving, Arriva London's Heritage Fleet have commissioned EFE to produce a limited edition 1:76 scale replica of their Routemaster RMC 1464.

33103D - RMC Routemaster - Arriva Heritage Lord Mayors Show 2014

Our model is registered 464 CLT, fleet numbered RMC 1464, show operating on route 76 to Waterloo and carries advertising banners showing Arriva London employees who are supporting their favourite charities through the Payroll Giving Scheme.

This model is limited to 200 pieces and is available for £29.99 each exclusively from the Arriva Shop

EFE Commission - Evolution Of The London Bus

London Transport Commissioned two more EFE models decorated with the Evolution Of The London Bus adverts, for sale at the Routemaster 60 celebrations held at Finsbury Park on the of the 12th & 13th of July.

 34101C - RT - LT Evolution of the London Bus

Destination of Route 152 to Mitcham Cricketers, fleet number RT 469,

registration number HLX 286. RRP £36.99

 38901A - AEC RCL Routemaster - LT Evolution of the London Bus

With a destination of Route 149 to Victoria, fleet number RCL 2256,

registration number CUV 256C. RRP £36.99

These models were exclusively for sale at Year of the Bus events, any remainders will be available through the London Transport Museum's Online Shop

EFE Commission - Evolution of the London Bus

To commemorate 2014 the Year of the Bus, London Transport Museum commissioned three EFE models to be sold at their Regent Street Cavalcade which was held on the 22nd of June 2014.

 31503F - AEC Routemaster - LT Evolution of the London Bus

With a destination of Route 9 to Mortlake Garage, fleet number RM1563,

registration number 563 CLT.

Only 24 models were made!
*SOLD OUT* 

31510A - AEC Routemaster - LT Evolution of the London Bus

With a destination of Route 11 to Fulham Broadway, fleet number RM20, registration number VLT 20.

Available to purchase now from the London Transport Museum Shop £36.99
*Please note this model is only available online and in very limited numbers*

28822A - Leyland Titan - Evolution of the London Bus

Destination 184 to Elephant & Castle, fleet number T561, registration number NUW 561Y.

Available to purchase now from the London Transport Museum Shop £36.99
*Please note this model is only available online and in very limited numbers*

For other exclusive EFE models visit the London Transport Museum Shop!

Bachmann Exclusive: 31511 - RM - London Transport Silver Jubilee

This year marks Bachmann Europe's 25th year in the Model and Hobby industry. To commemorate this anniversary they have commissioned a model of one of London's iconic Routemasters, 850 DYE (RM 1850) decorated as it would have appeared during the Silver Jubilee celebrations of 1977.

Between April and November 1977 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, London Transport operated a special fleet of 25 silver Routemasters. This newly painted fleet was temporarily renumbered SRM1 to SRM25 and ran on various routes in and out of central London. 

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Each vehicle was given a sponsor who paid for exclusive advertising on their vehicle. The interiors were fitted with specially designed woollen carpets. Commemorative individualised yellow tickets were issued to the boarding passengers on all Silver Buses, with the exception of one SRM18.

31511 - RM Routemaster - London Transport Silver Jubilee

Our model depicts SRM 25 (RM 1850) registered 850 DYE, which was sponsored by Woolworth. Shown on its south London route, 1 to Marylebone, which it ran from Mon-Sat, between 11th April and 25th June 1977 and was operated out of the New Cross Garage. 

RRP £32.75
Scheduled for a July Release

Silver Routemaster SRM 25 will be available through all Bachmann Stockists from July 2014. We anticipate that this famous Routemaster livery will be very popular and so would advise our collectors to pre-order it as soon as possible!

EFE Commission - Percy's Luxury Tours

We were asked to produce a model for The Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society of the Plaxton Panorama that was used in the 1989 Christmas Special

The Jolly Boys' Outing.

15716 - Plaxton Panorama Coach - Percy's Luxury Tours Of Peckham

Registered PEL 915M, Displays posters 

"1989 Jolly Boys Outing Nags Head Peckham"

In this hilarious episode Del, Rodney, Uncle Albert, and all the gang embark upon their annual outing to Margate, but end up stranded when their coach catches fire and then explodes. Thankfully our model neither catches fire or explodes, but does create a nice memento of the episode and would make a interesting addition to any model collection.

This Model is presented in a bespoke printed box illustrating the episode, priced £29.99 + 7.50  p&p (UK) and is available
Here from the OFAH Shop Now!

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EFE Commission - Dublin City Imp

We were recently commissioned to make a model of a striking Dublin City Imp Hoppa.

 24821 - Hoppa - Dublin City Imp

 Registered 93-D-10001, fleet number ME1, operating route 123 Droimeanach, Drimnagh.

For more details and availability please

call 085 850 9467 or email derekfarrelly@hotmail.com