EFE E39104 Alexander Y-Type PMT NBC FEH168J Service 23 Hanley

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: E39104

Manufacturer Number: E39104
Condition: New
Category: Models, Buses
Brand: EFE
Range: EFE 2025
Era: 1970s
Livery: Potteries Motor Traction
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:76
Gauge: OO
Model of Bus: Alexander Y Type

£39.90

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The Alexander Y-Type buses and coaches were manufactured by Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd at its works in Falkirk, Scotland. The prototypes first appeared in 1961, with the first production versions entering service two years later. Some 3,266 production examples were constructed over the next 20 years, including small window buses and large window coaches in both long and short bodied variants. Over 2,800 of those constructed were delivered to the Scottish Bus Group and its predecessors.

It was a very versatile body design, capable of being built on a wide range of chassis types. The most notable of these was the Leyland Leopard, but the bodies were also carried on the AEC Reliance, the Seddon Pennine 7, and the Ford R series amongst others. It was also very adaptable thanks to its modular construction, and Alexander could offer various options according to the customer's requirements. These included single piece, 2-leaf or 4-leaf entrance doors, as well as the various seating configurations depending on its purpose.

The front face of the Y-Type changed a few times during its 20-year construction, with different grille and headlight arrangements appearing as the design evolved. This saw it become the AY or AYS Type in 1971 - the 'A' denoting its new alloy construction, and the 'S' signifying the bus specification. This change included the introduction of a new front end design, typically with twin grilles in an elongated moulding. In 1983, the Y-Type made way for Alexander's P Type, a lighter and more modern successor, but continued to give good service well into the 2000s.

Potteries Motor Traction, or PMT, had some 25 Y-Types on its books, taking delivery of the last six in 1971. One of these was registration FEH168J, a dual purpose 49-seat AY-Type with 2-leaf doors, built on an AEC Reliance chassis. Our model depicts this bus as operating under National Bus Company ownership as PMT No. 168, carrying red and white livery and working Service 23 to Hanley around 1976.

The new models are based on EFE Road's updated AY-Type coach tooling, and now feature such enhancements as mirrors, opaque glazed roof vents, and separate 2-leaf doors.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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