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1:76 SCALE WEST MIDLANDS PTE LEYLAND FLEETLINE MCW - 901001 West Midlands Fleetline #6311. WMPTE blue & cream livery. 273 DUDLEY – RUSSELLS HALL route destination.
100% accurate proportions based on laser-scans of the real thing. Injection-moulded plastic and metal construction. All body weld lines, extrusions and rivets accurately rendered. Full, multi-coloured interior with no large posts blocking aisles. Separate etched-metal interior grab poles. Steerable front wheels with rubber tyres. Flush glazing throughout. Accurate, even paint finish that does not obscure the details. Working headlamps & interior lighting. Illuminated destination blinds. Requires a 12V 500mA DC power supply (not included).
The Leyland Fleetline was only the second rear-engine double-decker bus chassis to be produced by a UK manufacturer when it debuted in 1958. Initially designed by Daimler, the Fleetline offered numerous improvements over the first UK rear-engine bus, Leyland’s Atlantean, such as a drop-centre rear axle, which enabled a lower body height without inconveniencing passengers with an uncomfortable seating arrangement or ceiling height. While Leyland would later offer the drop-centre rear axle on the Atlantean, this option was dropped when the two companies were brought together under British Leyland in 1968. The Daimler name continued to be applied to the Fleetline until this was phased out, in favour of the Leyland name, in the mid-1970s. Birmingham City Transport (later West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive or WMPTE) was the second largest Fleetline operator (behind London Transport) and it had well over 1,000, including single-decker Fleetlines (introduced in 1965). Other municipal fleets, including Midland Red, would bring the number of Fleetlines in the Greater Birmingham and West Midlands area to well over 2,000 vehicles. The last of West Midlands Travel’s Fleetlines was withdrawn in 1997. Specification
• 100% accurate proportions based on field measurements of the real thing • Injection-moulded plastic and metal construction • All body weld lines, extrusions and rivets accurately rendered • Full, multi-coloured interior with no large posts blocking aisles • Separate etched-metal interior grab poles • Steerable front wheels with rubber tyres • Flush-fitting windows • Accurate, even paint finish that does not obscure the details • Several routes/destinations available • Working headlamps & interior lighting • Requires a 12V 500mA DC power supply (not included) THIS MODEL IS BOXED IN MINT CONDITION
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