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1:76 SCALE MERCEDES BENZ CITARO ARRIVA SURREY & WEST SUSSEX VEHICLE REG BX56 VTW FLEETNUMBER 3903 ON SERVICE 436 WEYBRIDGE STATION. MODEL SUPPLIED IS NEW BOXED IN MINT CONDITION, STILL SEALED The name Brooklands Motor Course is as famous worldwide for its high-speed motor course as for its collection of unique aircraft. Creative Master Northcord Limited is bringing this great name onto the latest bus replica. It is ukbus 5014 Mercedes-Benz Citaro model carrying cantrail-level route 436 detail (Woking – Weybridge Station) and Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands lettering on the side panels. The three buses allocated to the route, replicated by the model carry special blue and silver colours, albeit laid out in Arriva corporate style. Three brand new Mercedes-Benz Citaro (3901-3) were introduced onto Arriva Surrey & West Sussex 436 service in the autumn of 2006. These new buses were bought to bring new standards of comfort to the route and coincided with the enhanced level of service 436 that now operates half-hourly during the main part of the day (Monday – Saturday), twice as often as before. Service 436 operates between Woking and Weybridge Station and serves the world famous and historic Brooklands Motor Course that celebrated its centenary in June 2007. Within the Brooklands campus the modern Mercedes-Benz World, who support the 436 service financially, offers opportunities to “Torch, Experience and Explore”, The Brooklands site is also host to the Brooklands Museum, home to many motor racing and aircraft displays including Concorde G-BBDG, and features the famous Brooklands banked motor racing track. ukbus 5014 shows the vehicle, 3903 (BX56 VTW). The Mercedes-Benz Citaro ukbus 5014 is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the square-mounted, double-glazed windows and the livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. Another main feature on the ukbus 5014 model is its extensive portrayal of handrails. The headlight / indicator units at the front and indicator / tail light units at the rear are made of individual components to look more realistic. The ukbus 5014 model is limited to 1200 pieces worldwide
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