E31515 - AEC RM Routemaster - London Transport

We are pleased to announce a new model in our recently acquired Exclusive First Editions range. As seen at Victoria Coach Station last weekend, E31515 is an AEC RM Routemaster in London Transport livery.

 E31515 - AEC RM Routemaster - London Transport

Our latest depiction of one of London's iconic Routemasters is RM177, shown operating out of London's New cross garage (NX) which is said to be one of London's biggest garages. Registered VLT 177 and shown working on route 177 to Abbey Wood via Elephant and castle, New cross, Greenwich and Woolwich, whilst displaying Pan Am advertising 'Take a breath of fresh airways'.

Our latest release has an RRP of £34.95 and is available to order from your local Bachmann retailer now. Please visit our stockist pages to find your nearest retailer.

EFE Upcoming Releases - October 2015

Exclusive First Editions are pleased to be able to publish the latest pre-production shots of our upcoming releases for October 2015.

22914 - Bedford TK Boxvan - Rail Express Parcels

Registration number RAE 716M, fleet number 4TK 6714 MW.

Scheduled for a November Release RRP £31.00

24823 - Plaxton Minibus - Norfolk Green

Registration number N967 ENA, fleet number 402. Works route 47 to Magdalen.

Scheduled for an October Release RRP £34.50

25212 - Bristol RELL Bus - Southdown N.B.C.

Registration number UCD 603J, fleet number 603. Works route 48 to Old Steine.

Scheduled for a November Release RRP £34.50

28608 - GM Standard Atlantean - First Greater Manchester

Registration number SND 522X, fleet number 4522. Operating route 559 to Bolton.

October Release RRP £34.50

29807 - Wright Dennis Lance - Southend Transport

Registration number M764 JPA, fleet number LSL 004.

Works route 6 to Eastwood, Kent Elms.

Scheduled for a November Release  RRP £34.50

31515 - RM Routemaster - London Transport

Registration number VLT 177, fleet number RM 177.

Operates route 177 to Abbey Wood.

Scheduled for a November Release  RRP £34.50

33802 - Bristol RELH Coach - Lincolnshire Road Car

Registration number WVL 515, fleet number 2822. Operating an Excursion.

Scheduled for an October Release RRP £34.50

All models will be available to pre-order from your local model shop, online or from us direct from this week onwards!

EFE Bachmann Exclusive - 31514 RM Shop Linker

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

In April 1979 London Transport announced a new 'Shop Linker' bus service designed especially for shoppers to enable quick and easy travel to many of London's greatest West End stores.

Image Source: AndrewHA's on Flikr 

A fleet of sixteen Routemasters were selected for the new service, which was to operate out of Stockwell garage, all were repainted in a distinctive yellow and red livery and fitted out with a speaker system so that they could play music and advertisements to their onboard passengers.

PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLE 

The service started at Marble Arch and traveled on a circular route, running in both directions, via Regent Street, Piccadilly, Knightsbridge, Kensington and Oxford Street. No route number was allocated to this service, instead, the route blind displayed the flat 30p fare, which did lead to confusion amongst some would-be passengers who mistook it for the route 30 to Hackney and so it was later removed.

PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLE 

Although the Shop Linker was very popular with shoppers, London Transport did not consider it a financial success and so by September of the same year the service was withdrawn and the fleet were returned to the standard LT livery after just six months in service.

PRE-PRODUCTION SAMPLE 

31514 - RM Routemaster - London Transport Shop Linker

Our model depicts one such Routemaster, RM 59, registered VLT 59, as it would have appeared in the first few weeks in service as a Shop Linker. Shown running out of Stockwell garage, displaying in-house advertising for the shop linker service and running with the early blind displaying the 30p fare.

This model is priced £37.50

Quantities are limited so an early response is recommended.

Pre-order now from Bachmann stockists!