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Buses
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London Transport
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West Midlands PTE / Birmingham.
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West Yorkshire - PTE, NBC Woollen & Road Car Co.
London Transport Daimler Fleetlines type DMS (EFE models), seen outside Hornsey Broadway station.
On the outside, wing mirrors and new adverts have been added. The nearest bus has been
detailed even further, to represent the earlier style front end.
Inside the model, passengers have been fitted upstairs and down, as well as a driver.
A London Transport Merlin (Britbus) populated with passengers.
VLW 493G is on the 210 service to Finsbury Park Station via Hampstead Heath and Highgate. This
is a Britbus Metro-Cammell bodied Merlin, fitted with driver and passengers and replacement
printed destination blinds making it suitable for working in this North London area.
AML 5H is on the 242 to South Mimms and Potters Bar. A Britbus Swift single door (SM5) bodied
by Marshall with added driver, passengers and printed destination blinds.
AML 52H is on route 70 to Greenwich Church. A Britbus Swift dual door (SMS52) with Park Royal
body, again with internal detail but awaiting a more suitable destination.
A selection of London Transport buses parked up at the bus depot. The concrete surface is
made from sections of sandpaper glued down and awaits weathering.
These EFE model buses have been given some extra detail and the destination blinds changed
to reflect the area of North London modelled. The three Routemasters have been given mirrors
and registration plates to match their RM fleet numbers. The single deck RF and double deck
XA have also been detailed with side indicators and mirrors.
An EFE diecast model with the bonnet and front end ground out and a new bulkhead fabricated
from plastic sheet. A 4-cylinder AEC engine was made up from styrene sections and brass wire,
and a new bonnet fabricated from .005" brass sheet folded along the edges.
KGY 4D is the unique front entrance, rear engined Routemaster FRM 1, this resin bodied
model being produced by TTC Diecast. The bus was built in 1966 and had forced air
ventilation (hence the lack of window vents) but after an unfortunate fire in the engine
compartment, it was rebuilt with opening windows. This view shows the bus as it was
in the late 1960s working the route 76 between The City and Tottenham. It's always been
a favourite of mine from the days when I regularly saw it on the 284 Potters Bar
circular later in its service life.
Matador recovery truck in the process of rescuing an AEC Swift on Hornsey New Road,
operating on trade plates 535 LB. Converted from an Oxford Diecast model with the curved
cab roof removed and reconstructed with a spoiler. The body is scratchbuilt from styrene sheet.
Street scene at Shenston Road.
Birmingham bus and bus stop sign at Shenston Road.
Part of Shenston Road bus depot.
A Marshall bodied Leyland Leopard of Yorkshire Woollen District (modified OOC diecast model).
West Yorkshire PTE liveried buses (all MTS plastic kits) 4199 - ex-Huddersfield AEC Regent 5,
2237 - ex_Bradford Daimler CVG6, and 2244 furthest away - ex-Bradford Leyland Titan PD3A/2.
A brace of West Yorkshire Road Car Company Bristol VRs (repainted EFE diecast models).
Leyland Nationals also in WYRCC colours (repainted EFE models).
A WYPTE ex-Bradford 33ft Daimler Fleetline with Alexander bodywork (modified ABC diecast model).
A WYRCC Bristol RE (EFE diecast) and a Bristol FS (MTS plastic kit).
Bristol FS at Wibdenshaw bus station.
Ex-Huddersfield Leyland Atlanteans (EFE models). The driver training adornment is
printed paper stuck on the bodyside.
Huddersfiled Daimler (OOC), WYPTE Daimler (ABC), and 2 WYPTE Leyland Atlanteans (Dinky Toys diecast models).
WYPTE Metropolitan-Scania and Ribble Leyland Atlantean (both Britbus diecast models).
WYPTE Metrobus lveried Bristol VRs (repainted EFE models).
Yorkshire Woollen Marshall bodied Leyland Leopard.
MTS kit Bristol FS at Wibdenshaw.
Model Bus Company white metal kit of an Atlantean for Yorkshire Woollen.
Awaiting their next turn of duty in the bus park.
