APRIL 2025 Releases

     

EFE E40601 Western National Leyland Atlantean MCW Open Top
926 (926GTA) on route 514 to Penzan expected Spring 2025.

EFE E40602 Ribble Leyland Atlantean MCW Open Top
1917 (927GTA) on Excursion 02 expected Spring 2025.

EFE E40603 First Glasgow Leyland Atlantean MCW Open Top
39989 (ABV669A) on First City Tour, expected Spring 2025.

EFE E40801 Round London Sightseeing Tour Leyland Atlantean MCW Open Top
AN933 (933GTA), formerly "Sir Walter Raleigh" in ownership of Holman Bros Coaches of Wood Green for LT Tours, expected Spring 2025.

EFE E40803 Red Bus Leyland Atlantean MCW Open Top
925GTA, formerly "Admiral Blake" on route 301 to Westward Ho!, expected Spring 2025.

Utilising the 10.9 metre, single door casting, this bus was new to Midland Bluebird, as a subsidiary of FirstGroup, in September 2015 as fleet number 39304 and painted in orange UNILINK livery. Prior to the sale of Midland Bluebird to McGill’s, SN65CVL was repainted into the Midland Bluebird version of First Urban livery in early 2022 that featured a dark blue rear wedge preceded by a mid-blue flash; additionally it carried a gold wedge at the front on which X10 route details (Stirling to Glasgow via Balfron) were carried on the nearside, and simply X10 on the offside. On September 6, 2022, McGill's announced the acquisition of First Scotland East from the FirstGroup and the sale was completed on September 19. Almost one year on from the sale to McGill’s, and eight years after the five Unilink deckers were introduced onto the service, a re-launch took place with the original five buses rebranded and each featuring an iconic aspect of supposed university life. UKBUS6536 is displaying the unique route destination UNiLINK To Uni, is carrying full Unilink livery, including "campus to city every 8 mins UNiLINK" on both sides and the rear, and UNiLINK on the front. The Unilink livery and branding are 100% reproduced onto the model. The stand-out features of the branding also includes the fleet name Midland BLUEBIRD as well as "we’re McGill’s" on both sides; "go somewhere new every 8 mins" and "bean there done that" on the rear. The most eye-catching picture of some beans forming the capital letter U on a slice of toast feature on the rear engine access door and on both sides. A special roundel of "Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity LEGACY PARTNER" is reproduced above the destination display on the first lower deck window at the nearside. The bus still retains a link with its Midland past life from First days in retaining some of the dark Midland blue paint on the rear dome in the strip between the white roof and matt black on the rear dome above the upper rear window, even though not immediately apparent from ground level.
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the square, gasket-mounted windows and the livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. Another main feature on the model is its tree deflector at the front to protect front screen, front dome and side window. The front dome on the model is significant, with curved windscreens on both upper deck and lower deck. Northcord Model Company is also creating new design standards within the interior of both saloons. These features, inside the compartments, will represent the real, outstanding layout of the Enviro400MMC, such as the extensive portrayal of handrails on upper deck and lower deck, etc.

JOTUS OM1A/OM1B/OM1C Lancashire United Optare Versa 274 (YJ08PKX) with three different destinations: 4 to Leyburn Road, 46 to Blackburn and 18 to Shadsworth commissioned from Jotus Models by Omnidekka.

OMNIDEKKA Alexander Dennis Enviro200MMC in dealer white.