RMC1502 entered service on Green Line route 719 in November 62 and was allocated to Garston Garage. After its first Aldenham overhaul in 1967 it was dispatched to Grays Garage where it remained for the next ten years.
# During the Grays' tenure, it spent several periods in store and was also repainted in October 1970 following its transfer from London Transport to the newly formed London Country Bus Services NBC subsidy. The vehicle received a second overhaul in January 1975.

In March 77 the vehicle moved to Hemel Hempstead, with a short interlude at back at Garston in June 1977. RMC1502 ended its LCBS service life in June 78, it went into store at Garston & then Grays.
London Transport brought the vehicle in February 79 and it was put to work as a driver trainer, still in the NBC green colour livery at Clapton Garage the same month.
In November 1980 it was sent to Aldenham Works for a red repaint, it ended its driver trainer life at New Cross Garage in December 87.
It was sold in April 1988 & scrapped two months later.

The model depicts the vehicle in the LT style Green Line livery applied after its first overhaul in 1967, it is working on local bus route 370 between Romford Station & the Tilbury Ferry. GY codes are carried for Grays Garage, where this RMC spent the majority of its green country area service life.

RMC1508 was delivered to Aldenham works in November 1962, and allocated to Addlestone Garage in December, after a month of driver training work in entered service on the depot's Green Line services 716 & 716A.
Following overhaul in November 67, it transferred to Hemel Hempstead for use on Green Line route 708 & moved to Hatfield Garage in February 69.

London Transport's Country area operations were taken over by the newly formed National Bus Company division, London Country Bus Services, in January 1970. A repaint was done in October of that year and then after a second repaint in to NBC green livery in December 75 it went in to store at various garages.
It returned for brief period of passenger service at St Albans in June 76, but went back in to store in November 77.
London Transport acquired the bus the following month and it was used in its former owner's livery as a driver trainer, initially at Stockwell and then various other garages during the 13 years it served in this roll. It was also repainted in LT red livery at some point. The bus was sold for scrap in November 1992.

Route 341 was operated by Hertford Garage and was a long standing trunk route linking St Albans, Hertford & Hatfield.
The model depicts the bus in the period between 1971 & 1974 after it was repainted into the somewhat short lived London Country green & yellow "Flying Polo" livery, this scheme was initially adopted by LCBS, however the National Bus Company soon introduced a standard company wide livery & fleetname style directive. This specified a rather bland green or red bus livery for all its various subsidies across the UK, thus sweeping away many long standing traditional liveries & fleet name styles.

RMC1490 entered service at Epping Garage on Green Line routes 718/720 & 720A in October 62. Upon the closure of Epping Garage in May 63 it was transferred to Harlow. It moved on to Hertford Garage in November 64 for use on route 717, after a overhaul in 1967, seven months were spent at Garston before moving on to Guildford in December 67.
RMC1490 left Guildford in April 72 and went to Swanley, then in March 73 it received a white based all over advert livery for London & Manchester Assurance, after this the vehicle spent short periods at large selection of LCBS depots until its repaint back into standard NBC livery in April 77.
Its next home was Leatherhead were it stayed until its transfer to its final LCBS garaged, Chelsham, in August 78. It was withdrawn from service in February 79.

Like the other RMC vehicles it was acquired by LT in 1979 for use as a driver trainer, initially retaining NBC green colours with white roundels, it was allocated to Shepherds Bush Garage and was eventually repainted in standard LT red livery.

The vehicle was refurbished in March 1989 along with RMC1456/8/61/85/96/513, luggage racks were removed, seats reupholstered & RM three aperture blinds fitted. All seven buses received a red livery with gold window lining & between deck band, similar in style to their original 1960s Green Line scheme.
They were allocated to Upton Park Garage & used on the newly the introduced X15 Beckton Express route between East Beckton & Aldwych. This route was extended to Oxford Circus in June 89 and the model reproduces RMC1513 during this X15 period.
The X15 was converted Leyland Titan one person operation in November 1991.

RMC1490 moved on to Leyton where acted as a driver trainer for 13 months, it then went to Plumstead Garage in November 93 for use as a private hire vehicle, the gold lining was removed, a cream band & traditional London Transport fleetnames added.
The bus was transferred to Stagecoach Bluebird (Perth) in October 94, but its red livery was retained.
Stagecoach sold the vehicle for private preservation in March 99, following restoration the bus regained the red & gold East London livery. In October 2017 RMC1490 was bought by Regional Transport, Shrewsbury who are still the current owners.

RMC1513 entered LT ownership in December 1962 and was allocated to Stevenage for use on 716/716A Green Line services, after its first overhaul in 1967 it was allocated to High Wycombe Garage & remained there until 1972.
In 1975 it underwent a second overhaul, and over the next two years spent short spells at Hemel Hempstead, Tring & Hatfield before moving to Windsor Garage in July 77 ehere it ended it service life with LCBS in March 79.

After a period in store the vehicle was purchased by London Transport in September 79, it was adapted for use as a driver trainer & allocated to Walthamstow Garage from September 79, it moved on to North Street, Romford in May 81, & by 1985 had been repainted in LT red livery.

This RMC, like RMC1490 above was refurbished in 1989 and put to work on the X15 Beckton Express route. The model relates to this period of RMC1513 life and is here seen covering a duty on route 15. RMC1513 carries the name Queen Victoria, this may be a reference to the pub featured in the BBC Soap Eastenders, it also has gold headlamp surrounds in stead of the standard chrome ones featured on the model of sister vehicle RMC1490.

In December 1993 the bus was transferred to London Buses Metroline district and received a cream band, it was mainly used for private hires & special events and continued to do this after the privatisation of Metroline Travel in October 94.
RMC1513 was sold to Ensignbus in June 2012, the vehicle is still active & now part of the Ensignbus Heritage fleet.

RM8 was the first production vehicle built in 1958 and was exhibited at the Commercial Motor that year, however it spent the first 18 years of its life with London Transport at the Chiswick Works Experimental Shop. The vehicle finally entered passenger service at Sidcup Depot in 1976 and the model recreates this period in its life.

RM8 became a "Showbus" at Sidcup Garage and was repainted in older style London Transport livery with Gold fleetnames in the early 1980s, it was also fitted with the original style deep vent below the front destination, and brake cooling grilles below the head lamps.

It was a regular attendee at bus rallies during this period, in 1983 a special 1933 style LT red, white & silver livery was applied to mark the operators Golden Jubilee year.

RM8 was withdrawn in 1985 after only nine years of passenger service and is now in the care of the RM8 Club.

Route 21 in period illustrated by the model, was a joint operation with New Cross Garage, the route ran between Sidcup Garage & either Moorgate (Mon-Fri), London Bridge (Sat) or New Cross Garage (Sun). Routemaster operation continued until One Person Operation was introduced using Leyland Titans in February 86. New Cross took full control of the route upon the closure Sidcup Garage in January 88.

RM1127 was delivered to Fulwell Garage in February 1962 & officially entered service the following May, working on routes 267, 281 & 285.
Its first overhaul at Aldenham Works was in February 67 & returned to Fulwell. In June 1970 it received a repaint and continued to operate from Fulwell until its second overhaul in February 74.

The vehicle then operated from Holloway Garage until its third & final overhaul in 1979. Its next garage was Mortlake where it spent 22 months working route 9. In April 81 it went back to Fulwell for four months before moving on to its final garage in Brixton. The vehicle was withdrawn in September 82 & scrapped at Aldenham Works by Vic Berry in January 83.

The model depicts the vehicle after its repaint in 1970 working on route 90B bound for its then home, Fulwell Garage.
Route 90B operated between Northolt Station & Kew Gardens and was converted from RT to RM operation on Sundays in July 70, the Mon-Sat operations followed in September 71. The Routemasters only lasted until January 1973 when the route was converted to One Person Operation with Daimler Fleetline DMS class vehicles.
This model carries the relatively short lived "Outline Style" London Transport roundel and flake grey between decks band livery, this was only used briefly in early 1970s before the introduction of the soild white roundel.

RM1546 entered service in April 1963 and spent its first five years working route 36 out of Peckham Garage.
Following its first overhaul, its next home was Mortlake Garage where spent most of the next seven years, bar a short period of store at Bexleyheath in 1971.
After the third overhaul in May 75, it returned back to South East London, spending the next five years working services out of New Cross Garage.

The vehicle underwent its fourth & final Aldenham overhaul in May 1980 and was allocated to Clapton Garage in North London, it remained there until withdrawal from service in July 84. The next three years were spent in store at its brith place, the former AEC Works in Southall.
RM1546 was purchased by Southampton City Transport in June 1987 for spares, however it was re-purchased by LT three months later, but not used. The vehicle was bought by Southampton City Transport again in January 88 along with four others & entered service in a simpler red & white livery to that used on 12 earlier RM purchases. It gained fleet number 419 during its short working life in the City, it was sold in October 89 and exported to Japan.

The model depicts the vehicle during its mid's 1970s spell at New Cross Garage and shows it at work on one of the capital's Night Bus Routes, these services have rarely been depicted on models.
Route N82 operated between New Cross & Woolwich, it was officially an RML operated service, but New Cross' shorter RM buses sometimes substituted as "odd man workings".

RM655 went in to service at Wood Green Garage in April 1961, it remained there working routes 127, 259 & 269 until its second overhaul in July 72. The bus then moved on to nearby Edmonton Garage & in March 74 was transferred to Enfield.
After the third overhaul in April 74 it moved to Sidcup Garage and remained there until its fourth overhaul in November 81. It spent its final years in the capital at West Ham Garage and was withdrawn from service in July 84.

Confidence Bus of Leiecster purchased WLT 655 in August 1985, the vehicle was repainted into the operators black & sky blue livery, and used until 2003 on factory works contracts & Leicester school services.
WLT 655 is still with Confidence and is now mainly used for private hire & society weddings etc.

The model depicts the vehicle in its current (2024) condition.

London Transport Museum has released its commissioned pair of EFE Road AEC Routemaster models.

The models based on the latest re-tooled version of EFE Road's RM Class tooling.

Northcord Model Company is proud to release its third model of the ukbus 6200 range on the former CMNL long wheelbase Enviro400 tooling.

This is ukbus 6205, carrying the vintage Birmingham City Transport livery with National Express West Midlands fleetname on the front panel below the windscreen and on the lower rear window.

The model as replicated is National Express West Midlands 4722 (BU07 LGY) on route 18 to Yardley Wood with ‘via Cotteridge’ carried in the front destination.

4722 was new to Perry Barr garage in July 2007. It was repainted into retro Birmingham City Transport livery, including trademark khaki roof, in July 2020 quickly acquiring the Birmingham coat of arms on the side panels along with the gold pinstripe through the blue stripe below the lower saloon windows by the August and named ‘Abigail’ by September 2020.

This is the second NMC model carrying a classic West Midlands livery. The previous one is ukbus 9501 Scania OmniCity double-deck model that replicated 4780 (BU08 EHZ) in West Midlands PTE livery on route to Birmingham. The ukbus 9501 model was launched in August 2023.

ukbus 6205 features excellent detailing, inside and out, such as realistic-looking handpoles and handrails. The Enviro400 model is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible.

Another main features on the ukbus 6205 is its dual individual tree protectors at the front. The front dome on the model is significant, with its curved windscreens on both upper and lower deck. The ukbus 6205 model replicates all items at the engine room correctly. The headlights at the front are made of individual components to look more realistic.

The brand new ukbus 6205 bus models will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Porte Publishing Company (Japan), 80M Bus Model Shop (HK) respectively. The UKBUS6533 model is limited to 1008 pieces worldwide.

• Diary & Events - Upcoming MBF members only area meetings & net forum.
• Shows & Exhibitions - MBF Events & other public events
• Editorial
• Cover Story - Bill Day's Leyland Leopard scratch built in SDO livery, voted lst in the North East Area Model Competition (see next article)
• North East Model Competition by Gordon Wigham - A report from the event along with gallery of the models entered in this year's competition.
• MBF Name Badges- A new batch of name badges are being produced and members who would like one can now place an order.
• Welcome Aboard - A welcome to four new members & one returnee.
• Nothing Changes by Stephen Barber - Stephen recently purchased some Dinky 29e half cabs bearing the fleetname Newtown. These came from a fleet of 274 models owned by B Lowry in 1961. Stephen wonders if anyone has knowledge of this fleet or if any of the other 270 models still exist?
• CMAC Harrington Legionnaire by Adam Floyd - Adam's build review of this 3D printed 1:76 scale kit by EBay based CMAC Models.
• South Shields 2024 by Gordon Wigham - A report & gallery covering the exhibits annual at the South Shields Show held in early May.
• Three Peaks 1T1 by Alan Kingett - Further to the product News in issue 634, Alan purchased two of the AEC Regal 1T1 kits and has supplied photographs of the his completed models in London Transport liveries.
• Rietze 1:87 ADL Enviro 500 by David Cole - The latest issue of this Rietze model that was new to the range in Spring 2023.
• Wythall 2024 by David Jessop - A look back at this year's event held on Spring Bank Holiday Monday at the Wythall Transport Museum.
• Product News - The latest kits news from Tiny & the Little Bus Co.
• The Sunshine of Bournemouth by Martin Hare - Conversion of an Oxford Diecast Bedford OWB Utility bus into an open top OB vehicle used by Bournemouth Corporation in the early 1950s on the Chines route.
• Southdown's Last by Brian Bennett - F312 MYJ was the very last vehicle delivered in traditional Southdown livery. Brian has produced scratch built model of this Northern Counties Palatine bodied Volvo B10M.
• Plan of the Month by Alan Johnson - East Lancs Lowheight Fleetline. As delivered to Sheffield Transport KWJ 162-81D (162-81) during 1966.
• Area News - Eleven pages of reports & over 60 colour photographs covering recent MBF meetings in the North West, Kent,, Greater Manchester, London, West, East Anglia & Yorkshire areas.
• Shop News - Kit R238 the Duple Dominant 11m with grant doors is now in stock with just 25 examples available. A new mould will need to be produced if further examples are to be cast.
• MBF Shop - The MBF Streetscene,& Paragon range of white metal/resin parts & accessories, plus the MBF Streetscene 2K resin model kits that are exclusively available to MBF members.
• MBF Streetscene White metal Bus & Coach Kits - The former ABS white metal bus kits added to the MBF Streetscene range. These are available exclusively to members at low cost (from £10.00 to £35.00 - see the MBF page for a list of these model kits)

Northcord Model Company is pleased to announce the release of ukbus 6533, the seventh release of the 10.3 metre, dual-door casting of this distinctive, modern, double-decker in the United Kingdom.

The first UK livery to be carried on the brand-new Alexander Dennis Enviro400ER model, is Brighton & Hove, produced in unique ‘Live & Breathe’ livery.

ukbus 6533 represents fleet number 301 (YX69 NVL) that has 10.3 metre, dual-door bodywork and was new to Brighton in 2019. 301 is the first of 30 new Enviro400 extended range hybrid electric buses acquired by Brighton & Hove and entered into service in the fourth quarter in 2019. The new buses would deliver 133,104 emission-free miles driven in the ULEZ each year.

The new extended range hybrid electric buses achieve zero emissions day and night through the centre of Brighton because they don’t need to recharge in the middle of the day. This keeps buses in service and eliminates the need for the city to have expensive and intrusive roadside charging stations. When it comes to improving air quality and congestion buses are a crucial part of the solution.

In addition to being the first to have the innovative SmartVision camera mirrors bus in the fleet, 301 carries a full and colourful ‘Live & Breathe’ livery for route 5 / 5A, heading to Patcham. Such unique features, and the special, comprehensive livery are 100% reproduced onto the ukbus 6533 models.

The stand-out features on the branding are : “BE THE CHANGE”, “WALK. CYCLE. BUS.” on both sides and rear; the big “LIVE & BREATHE” on both sides. Furthermore, a full-width destination display is carried on both sides, with the offside one mounted amidships.

The model also correctly portrays the name “CAROL BARNES” that is carried on the front, below the windscreen.

The Alexander Dennis Enviro400ER ukbus 6533 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 ukbus 6533 model is its twin tree protectors at the front. 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 Enviro400ER, such as the extensive portrayal of handrails on upper deck and lower deck, etc.

This ukbus 6533 model release is the third to feature on the route 5 family following Plaxton President models ukbus 2006 (5B - Hangleton) and ukbus 2013 (5B - Hollingbury) produced by Creative Master Northcord and Northcord Model Company respectively.

The brand new 10.3 metre Enviro400ER bus models will be distributed by John Ayrey Die-Casts Limited (UK), Porte Publishing Company (Japan), 80M Bus Model Shop (HK) respectively. The UKBUS6533 model is limited to 1008 pieces worldwide.

*** NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT ***

Model Buses Creations, MBC, and Brian Collins Enterprises, BCE, Announce their first joint venture Model Release.

After working together over the past years, BCE have Managed the International Sales for MBC, developing a wide range of product release promotions and sales Exclusively Serving MBC's International Customers. BCE have commissioned and released a wide range of service and Public Transport Vehicles for the Irish market, BCE have been listening to customers and collectors, finding out what people would like, and after a considerable period of research and Product Development...

MBC & BCE announce the release of Dublin Bus!

Dublin Bus initially purchased 20 Alexander Dennis Enviro 500's on the Volvo B9TL chassis with the first of these entering service in December 2005. These were based at Donnybrook Garage and were staples of the 46A (Dún Laoghaire to Mountjoy Sq). These were the first tri-axle double deckers to hit the streets of Dublin.

2007 saw the placement of an order for another 50 Alexander Dennis Enviro 500's, which entered service with Dublin Bus from December 2007. Initially these could be found on routes 10 (Belfield to Phoenix Park) and 39 (Clonsilla to City Centre) predominately.

The 2005 registered vehicles (20) have since left the Dublin Bus fleet, with the majority finding second lives in the UK.

Some 2007 registered vehicles still remain in traffic with Dublin Bus serving the Blanchardstown Corridor routes (39, 39A, 38), however they are possibly to be displaced soon and confined to the history book with the introduction of the Wrightbus Electroliners.

The Enviro 500's proved to be true workhorses on the streets of Dublin and the high capacity routes.

To further enhance and bring an Exclusive New Addition to how our New Models will be presented, each model will be packaged in a New Style Display Case. Included will be a Grass Style verge and proper style and scale Bus Stop. Also included will be our high quality packaging and Limited Edition Certificate. Another NEW addition will be the QR code on each box. Once scanned, the buyer will be taken to the MBC Production Suite, where facts and details about the bus and future releases will be displayed and discussed. The online content will be designed to give facts and information to accompany the purchase.

This release is Limited To 500 units worldwide.

Ireland & International Sales by BCE, UK Sales by Model Buses Collection.

Customer Pre Orders will be announced once delivery dates and retail price are confirmed.