The following models have now been released by EFE and should be available from all the normal sources.
20440  Bristol VRT Series III Double Deck Bus - Crosville N.B.C.
17306  Long Single Dor Leyland National Mark I - First Midland Red
22715  Alexander Y Type Coach - Eastern Scottish
30508  Guy GS Single Deck Bus - Southern Motorways (Route 11)

        The following models are expected to be released by EFE during the week commencing the 23rd April.
20440  Bristol VRT Series III Double Deck Bus - Crosville N.B.C.
17306  Long Single Dor Leyland National Mark I - First Midland Red
22715  Alexander Y Type Coach - Eastern Scottish
30508  Guy GS Single Deck Bus - Southern Motorways (Route 11)

        The recent gold RT produced to mark the opening of the new London Transport Museum Shop a week ago today was still available in the shop as of yesterday afternoon.
The museum is now unwilling to accept any further mail orders for this particular model, so if you want one you'll have to visit the Covent Garden premises in person and pay the higher than usual £29.99 asking price.

        Details of two further models have now been released by EFE in a mailing to retailers. Thanks are extended to Jim's Diecast Buses for passing on the information. Pictures of both models can be found on Jim's site.

        The two Routemaster models were released as planned today at the Cobham Bus Museums annual Bus & Coach Gathering. Both models are re-workings of former Routemaster Collection releases.
31901A AEC Routemaster RML (re-tooled) - Red London Transport RML2700 (Route 207A)
31701A AEC Routemaster RMC - London Transport Green Line RMC1461 (Route 715)

        EFE attended the event and had a couple of previously unannounced pre-production models in the display cabinets. There were no samples of the re-tooled RTs, new RLH or the 1/24th Metrobuses however.
Below are pictures of most of new models and some of the other forthcoming items.

26321 - Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Guy Arab Utility Double Decker


20705 Surrey Motors AEC Regal Windover Half Cab Coach
(pre-production model shown is based on the Duple casting)


20134 Southern National Bedford OB


23206 Modernised RF London Country Green Line (N.B.C.)


32801 Ford Thames Trader Tipper Truck Button & Sons


32901 Ford Thames Trader dropside Truck Southdown


33001 Derek Horton ERF Dropside Truck


The Australian Tram models