| Model Lists Model Errors & Variations A list compiled by Tony Price & Kevin Ellis |
This list was originally started by Tony Price and is now maintained by Kevin Ellis, it's aim is to record some of the rare errors that sometimes make their way through the quality control process and end up on the final production versions of the models. It also lists some of the known variations that have occurred during the production of certain models which have not been recorded or perhaps noticed by their manufacturers. Look at it as a bit of fun where you can check whether you even spotted the error on your own model! Please be aware that this page it not intended to record every compromise that model manufacturers make, sometimes the existing tooling available will not be a perfect match for the particular vehicle being modelled. In these cases manufacturers will use a certain degree of artist license to produce the closest match possible using the resources available. This page isn't intended to be a criticism of any of the model manufacturers, they are only human and we all make mistakes from time to time. Many of the errors below are tiny and they rarely affect the models appearance unduly. A special thank you goes to everyone who sent error reports & in particular to Frank Houlden for reporting many of the errors and supplying the close up photographs of them. Latest Entries, variations, errors, production errors, perceived errors, numbering anomalies, general errors and Unexplained Models This latest update includes a number of new entries and around 50 new photographs showing some of the previously listed errors. A new photo viewer has also been added which allows you to browse through the 300 plus photographs. From now on the latest entries will be shown at the top of the list for a period before being moved into the main sections. The newest entries are shown in red. while other recent entries are shown in green. If you know of something we may have missed, or wish to challenge what is written, then please do Contact us © Tony Price & Kevin Ellis This material is protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, or otherwise published without the prior written permission of the author. I have endeavored to make the information in this list as accurate as possible however I do not claim 100% accuracy and will not therefore accept any liability for any omissions or errors. |
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| Manufacturer/Model no. Photo Links |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Error Description |
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| Atlas Editions 4 655 107 |
Cardiff Corporation/AEC Q Double Decker | 2011/01 | Many, if not all of these models have the upper deck seating incorrectly installed resulting in the nearside front being raised out of position compared to the Corgi issues. These models are screwed together, so the problem is fairly easy to correct. |
| Atlas Editions 7163 114 (2) (3) |
London Transport/Leyland RTW | 201?/?? | 1. This 1/72nd scale model was issued in the European Bus Collection (route 25) has red painted mudgaurds instead of black on the rear & front off-side. 2. Legal address is incorretly applied & the operator name lacks any spacing. 3. The registration KLB 915 & fleet number RTW 75 don't match. KLB 915 was carried by RTW185, while RTW75 was registered KGK 575. |
| Sunstar 2907 (2) (3) (4) | LT Shillibeer/Routemaster RM | 2006/03 | 1. Incorrect registration CUV 191 applied - should be CUV 191C. Fleet numbers incorrectly have ROUTEMASTER printed above them. 2. The garage code & running numbers are of the older stencil type, by 1979 the garage codes would have been painted on in white. The running numbers show 2G instead of 26 and would more likely have been black on yellow background. 3. The seating capacity should be present over three lines below the used ticket box on the platform bulkhead, it & the used ticket text should also be white not black. 4. The side adverts are too tall and vertically they should sit centrally on the between decks panel, the two rosettes either side should also be positioned centrally. |
| Sunstar 2941 (2) (3) (4) (5) | Arriva London/Routemaster RM | 2019/09 | 1. Fleet number missing on nearside bonnet & incorrect London Transport Executive legal address, should be for Arriva London (South) 2. Yellow skirt lining should continue across rear panels & there should be an Arriva Heritage Fleet advert below the rear window. 3. Wrong style of radiator grille fitted with number plate hanging below. Real vehicle has earlier design with plate incorporated into grille surround. 4. Offside fleet number should be centered horizontally on panel. 5. Nearside Arriva fleet name positioned too far forward. The logo should be aligned with the start of the yellow lining below. |
| Sunstar 2942 (2) (3) | Queen's Golden Jubilee/Routemaster RM | 2019/09 | This model has numerous errors due to poor research & has ended up with a split identity. 1. Fleet number & registration don't match. RM6 should be VLT 6, while 650 DYE is from RM1650/SRM3. 2a. Arriva fleet names & RM 6 match but that vehicle had a white central band & carried adverts for Jubilee Pl. The livery & route are correct for RM1650, however that also had Jubilee Pl. adverts & was operated by First London. 2b.The legal lettering refers to London Transport Executive, it should be either First London or Arriva London 2c. The garage code BN for Brixton is correct for RM6, however route 23 was operated by First from Westbourne Park (X). 3. Fleet number is missing on offside. During 2004/5 RM6 acquired the Surf adverts depicted however by this time the purple golden jubilee logos had been removed and a larger Arriva fleet name applied. It also still retained the white between deck band and the retro-style brake cooling grilles below the headlights. |
| Oxford Diecast 43WFL001 |
Southdown/ Weymann Fanfare Leyland Coach | 2019/10 | This Leyland version of the model has an AEC badge printed on the centre of the steering wheel. |
| EFE E16610Z (Real bus) | East London/Leyland National Mark I | 2019/08 | Perceived Errors - This model is based on the now preserved vehicle and although authentic to that, it unfortunately reproduces a couple of mistakes found on the preserved version of the bus. 1. Wrong West Ham Garage code. Route D5 was operated by the former West Ham trolleybus depot (WH) and not the newer Upton Park Garage (U). 2. Fare notice. LS35 only operated the D5 until 1992, it was then repainted in Westlink livery & transferred to the Stanwell Buses division of London Buses. The fares start notice carries the date 8th January 1995. |
| Oxford Diecast 76BI004 (1) (2) |
Southdown/Beadle Integral Coach | 2018/12 | (1) Due to a factory error this model was issued with the incorrect interior seating component for the forward entrance version of the model. This meant a seat blocked the central passenger entrance door. (2) Oxford Diecast subquently offered a free replacement seating component to owners of the model. |
| Hatchette Partworks Bus Model 3 (1) (2) |
London Transport/AEC Regent RT | 201?/?? | (1) The typeface used for the route number on the destination displays is incorrect. (2) The layout of the rear upper destination display is incorrect, the route number should be smaller & positioned above the intermediate points. |
| Hatchette Partworks Bus Model 64 (1) (2) |
London Country/AEC Regent RT | 201?/?? |
(1) The fleet number RT4742 does not match the registration number OLD 564. The correct matches are either RT4742 & OLD 528 or OLD 564 & RT4777. The typeface used for the registration is also incorrect with a non-standard style of 4 included. (2) The rear adverts date from the 1940/50's period whereas the London Country livery dates from the early 1970s. The fleet names are also incorrect in terms of both the size & typeface. |
| IXO BUS018 (1) (2) |
London Transport/AEC Regent RT | 2019/06 | This 1/43rd scale model has a number of issues, the main one being London Transport never operated any open top RT class vehicles in public service. The RT class was withdrawn from service in 1979 well before the Original London Transport Sightseeing Tour branding depicted on the this model was used. (1) The model appears to be a knock off of the Sunstar 1/24th scale Routemaster model 2910 which depicted RM94 (VLT94) as used on the sightseeing tour during the early 1990's. Sadly the RM registration applied VLT 93, doesn't even match the incorrect fleet number RM94 chosen by Ixo (2) The right corner adverts on both the front & rear list one of the locations served as "Charmarssty" this I'm guessing should have read "Haymarket". Finally the sightseeing vehicles didn't have a front route blind box & never displayed the route number 11. |
| OOC OM41408 | Samuel Ledgard/AEC Regent V Roe | 2007/08 | All references to Samuel Ledgard in the description on model certificate have misspelling Ledguard. |
| CMNL UKBUS0032 | Stagecoach Gold/Enviro 400 Scania | 2011/08 | Box description incorrectly states the principal route between Cheltenham & Gloucester in numbered 49. It should be 94 as correctly depicted on the model. |
| Oxford Diecast NSET02 | London Transport/AEC Regent RT Bus | 2014/06 | The red Central Area London Transport RT Class model included in this set should have black mudguards not red. The model is also incorrectly fitted with a Leyland RTL type radiator. |
| Oxford Diecast NSET01 | London Transport/Bus Set | 2011/01 | Some of the sets have the models attached to plinths bearing the legand "The Land Rover Collection" instead of "The London Bus Collection". |
| Atlas Editions 4642 109 (2) |
Samuel Ledgards/Plaxton Panorama Coach | 2016/06 | 1. This Corgi based model has been incorrectly fitted with the smaller diameter wheels & hubs that are designed for use with the Bedford VAL version of this model. 2. The model is also fitted with the Bedford VAL interior seating with the raised engine housing beside the driver. The model depicts AUM414C a Leyland Leopard which had an underfloor engine and didn't have this housing. |
| EFE 16308 | Lincolnshire/Bristol LS | 1994/09 | Box labels are printed with model number 16306 which has been crudley altered by EFE to make it look like 16308. The model is often now referred to as 16306 as a result. |
| Corgi 35009 (2) | Blackpool /Routemaster | 2000/01 | Side between decks route diagrams show Tolbot Sq instead of Talbot Sq and Squire Gate instead of Squires Gate |
| Britbus DL-001B | Aldershot & District/Loline III | 2006/03 | Incorrectly showing modern black on yellow rear number plate – official stickers made available to correct |
| Britbus DL-03 | Aldershot & District/Loline III | 2006/06 | n/s advert showing Ash Read, instead of Ash Road |
| Britbus ES-05 | Ipswich Buses/Scania Omnidekka | 2007/02 | Registration PJ54 YZU coupled with incorrect fleet number 60 - should be 61 |
| Britbus N6101 | Greater Manchester/Metropolitan | 2003/11 | Has correct front registration GNC 277N, but rear is shown as GNS 277N |
| Britbus N6201X | Leicester/MCW Scania Metropolitan | 2003/09 | Destination should read Beaumont Leys Centre instead of Beoumont Leys Centre |
| CMNL UKBUS4011 | Lothian/Alexander Royale Olympian | 2007/06 | Box description incorrectly indicates vehicle registration is P431 PSX - model correctly carries P431 KSX |
| EFE 15902 | Ribble/PD1 Highbridge | 1994/04 | Irwins correctly shown on off-side advert, Erwins incorrectly shown on box label |
| EFE 23202 | Green Line/AEC RF | 1998/05 | Showing Stains instead of Staines on the roof route boards |
| OOC 40901 | Chesterfield Corporation/ Leyland PD2 MCW Orion |
1996/02 | Text on rear box label states the vehicle mixed with "the Chocolate, Sand and Cream of Trent", this livery was actually used by East Midland Motor Services whereas Trent would have been red. |
| OOC OM40904 | Exeter/Leyland PD2 Orion | 2005/09 | Due to a factory error this model was issued in an unlabelled plain white box instead of normal OOC card outer packaging. |
| Oxford Diecast NRT006 | London Transport/AEC Regent RT Bus | 2012/06 | The red Central Area London Transport RT Class vehicles had black front mudguards not red, on this model only the side edges have been painted black. |
| Oxford Diecast NRTL002 | London Transport/AEC Regent RT Bus | 2010/04 | Green Country Area London Transport RT Class vehicles had green mudguards not black. |
| EFE 22505 | Venture Transport/Alexander Y Type Bus | 1997/07 | "Durhan" instead of Durham in legal address. |
| Oxford Diecast 76BI002 | Maidstone & District/Beadle Integral Coach | 2017/11 | Incorrect unladen weight figure of 8t 17cwt applied to model. It should be 6t 17cwt as indicated on the real vehicle. |
| CMNL UKBUS3019 | Plymouth Citybus (Park & Rider)/Dennis Dart MPD Plaxton Pointer 2 | 2005/12 | "Fuel" instead on Pull on rear emergency exit door. |
| Oxford Diecast 76BI001 | East Kent/Beadle Integral Coach | 2017/06 | Air vents were not fitted to the passenger door glazing on these coaches. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA005 | Greenslades' Tours/Weymann Fanfare Coach | 2017/07 | Weyman instead of Weymann on rear badge. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA006 (2) | Birch Bros/Weymann Fanfare Coach | 2017/06 | 1. Weyman instead of Weymann on rear badge. 2. Fuel Filler cap on off-side is incorrectly labeled with "Water" |
| EFE 12122 (2) | Southdown/Harrington Cavalier | 2017/04 | Factory Error. Incorrect rear wheels fitted which sit too far back within the wheel arches. |
| EFE 25703 | South Yorkshire Transport/Daimler Fleetline DMS | 1999/06 | The real South Yorkshire buses didn't have the London style flush profile rear engine shrouds as depicted on the model. (Photographs of one of real vehicles can be viewed HERE) |
| CMNL UKBUS2015 | Oxford Bus Company/Dennis Trident Plaxton President | 2007/08 | "Emgine" on rear engine cover. |
| OOC OM42406 | Neath & Cardiff/Plaxton Panorama Coach | 2002/08 | "Brition" instead of Briton Ferry in legal address lettering. This is correctly spelt on the rear boot door. |
| EFE 1010x Blank? (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) |
Blank Red/AEC RT Bus | Unknown | 1-6. This model was acquired from eBay, and there are signs that indicate the fleet numbers have been erased, however there are no signs it ever had fleet names, advertisements or destination blinds. Was this possibly a blank used for some of the commissioned EFE RT models produced back in the early 1990's? |
| Britbus R906 (2) | First Capital/Volvo Olympian Alexander | 2006/04 | 1/2. "Homsey Road" & "Aldwich" instead of Hornsey Road & Aldwych shown on front & rear destination blinds. |
| OOC OM41913A/B (2) | Southdown/Queen Mary Leyland PD3 | 2016/12 | 1. "Britian" instead of Britain on off-side staircase panel. 2. Near side front windscreen wiper missing. |
| OOC OM46509A/B (2) | First Green Line/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | 2016/11 | 1/2. "bought" instead of brought to you by First on both rear nearside & front off-side. |
| OOC OM46510A/B (2) | The Witch Way/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | 2016/11 | 1. Legal lettering incorrectly shows Lancashire United Ltd, it should be Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd. The vehicle weight is also incorrectly stated as 13041KG it should be 11740KG. These decals appears to have been copied from the earlier Witch Way Gemini mark I OOC model. |
| CMNL UKBUS5102 | Stagecoach East London/ Mercedes Citaro Bendibus |
2005/11 | The wording for central door emergency control switch is printed upside down. |
| Atlas Editions 4642 116 (2) (3) |
Trans Peak/Volvo Plaxton Excalibur | 2016/12 | 1. The model is based on R62 RAU, a Volvo B10M-62 with Plaxton Premiere body, as per the description on the certificate & model plinth. The model however uses the Corgi OOC Plaxton Excalibur tooling rather than Premiere version. 2. The dark green on the lower side & rear panels should also extend across the front of the model. 3. Wrong photograph & description over the rear wheel arches for a point on the route. On the real R62 RAU this related to "Derby" whereas on the model it is "Heights of Abraham". |
| Britbus R706 (2) | Dublin Bus/Volvo Olympian | 2008/07 | Model Variation: Some models exist with a single peice rear engine cover and without the black masking on the bottom of the lower deck side windows. |
| OOC 43004 (2) (3) | Keighley/Olympian | 1997/04 | Line variation on some models (Yellow lining application is different on the front & side between deck panels) |
| Atlas Editions 4 655 111 |
Douglas Corporation/Daimler CWA6 Utility | 2011/02 | Model is incorrectly described as an AEC Regent on both box & model plinth. The certificate however correctly describes the model as a Daimler CWA6. |
| EFE 36002B | London Transport/Leyland RTL Class bus | 2011/07 | Via point on destination blinds shows Lime House instead of Limehouse. |
| Britbus ES-12 | Nottingham City Transport (GO2)/Scania East Lancs Omnidekka | 2010/11 | Registration & fleet number mismatch. Vehicle 987 was registered YT10 UWR. YT10 UWL, as carried on the model, belongs to sister vehicle 982. |
| EFE 263xx (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) |
Southdown Blank/Guy Arab II Utility | Unknown | This EFE model obtain from the company carries what appears to be Southdown colours. The paint has a satin finish and it appears to have been some sort a trial model. All the EFE Southdown Guy Arab models released to date have had dark green roofs. |
| EFE 15628 (2) (3) (4) (5) |
London Transport/AEC RM Routemaster | Unknown | This EFE model obtain from the company appears to be a modified version of gift set issue 15628. The original route & registration are still present on the rear, but the flake grey central band has been re-painted cream. The model carries new registration WLT 387 on the front. A mark not recorded on any model issued by EFE to date. The single front "HERE" advert was used on the green London Transport RML issued as model 25507 in 1999. |
| EFE 34114 (2) | London Transport/AEC RT Bus | 2016/06 | 1. The bus featured, RT4276 was painted red from new until an overhual in January 1964. Route 93 Express only operated for three months between late October 1955 & early January 1956. It was a central area red route operated by Sutton Garage (A). The model should be red not green! 2. Legal address shows London Transport Board which didn't come into existance until 1963. As this is a 1955 vehicle it should have London Transport Executive legals. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA003 | Neath & Cardiff/Weymann Fanfare Coach | 2016/04 | "ERGENCY DOOR" instead of EMERGENCY DOOR on off-side exit door. |
| Britbus ES-14 | Wilts & Dorset/Scania East Lancs Omnidekka | 2016/05 | "EMERGEENCY DOOR CONTROL" instead of EMERGENCY. |
| Britbus ES-15 | Wilts & Dorset/Scania East Lancs Omnidekka | 2016/05 | "EMERGEENCY DOOR CONTROL" instead of EMERGENCY. |
| EFE 28604/28604A | GM Buses City Central/GM Standard Atlantean | 2003/12 | It has been suggested that normally the "City Central" branding was only applied to the nearside of vehicles. |
| EFE 28609 (2) | GM Buses Rochdale/GM Standard Atlantean | 2016/05 | 1. The white lining above the skirt on the off-side should continue up to the rear wheel arch, as per the nearside of model. 2. It has been suggested that normally the "Rochdale" branding was only applied to the nearside of vehicles. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA004 | Barton/Weymann Fanfare Coach | 2016/04 | Rear body builders badge shows Weyman instead of Weymann. |
| CMNL UKBUS2006 (2 (3) | Bright & Hove/Plaxton President | 2004/02 | 1. Incorrectly showing Brightom in main fleetnames 2. AGGESS instead of ACCESS on entrance door 3. Printing on rear off-side engine flap is upside down |
| Oxford Diecast 76PD2002 | Midland Red/Leyland PD2 Bus | 2016/04 | Models carries incorrect fleet number 4843. The fleet number for vehicle JBC 989 should be 4845. |
| Corgi OOC OM41606F/S | Leeds Corporation/Crossley DD42 | 2010/10 | This pair of Collector Club models both carry front fleet number 727. Leeds only had a single DD42 vehicle which was originally numbered 701 and then renumbered 27. There doesn't appear to be any record of the bus ever being numbered 727. |
| Corgi OOC 42712 | Shearings/Van Hool Alizee | 1997/10 | Due to a factory error, this particular model is missing the orange overprinting of Shearings fleet name on the nearside only. |
| EFE 24108 | Alder Valley NBC/Bedford TK Lorry | 2016/03 | Alder Valley used NBC red rather than green. There is little evidence this lorry was ever repainted green while owned by the operator. |
| Oxford Diecast 76DR001 | Belle Vue Coaches/Duple Roadmaster Coach | 2016/03 | Bell Vue instead of Belle Vue in legal lettering. |
| Graham Farish 379-591 | Eastern National/Bristol Lodekka FLF | 2013/10 | The packaging incorrectly describes the model as Northern instead of Eastern National. |
| EFE 16004 | Devon General/Leyland PD2 | 1994/12 | The model carries incorrect fleet number DL604 instead of DL640. Real bus was registered MTT 640. |
| OOC 97096 (Part of set) |
MacBraynes/AEC BET Bus | 1995/12 | Compromise: The real LUS524E has five side windows and not six. The vehicles also has twin headlights & folding type entrance doors. |
| OOC 42601 | MacBraynes/Bedford OB Coach | 1996/12 | Compromise: The vehicle depicted, DYS 933 was actually fitted with a Duple bus body which differed in design to the Vista coach body used on the model. |
| EFE 16230 (2) | Hants & Dorset/Bristol LS Coach | 2015/11 | 1. The box labels incorrectly show the model number 16320 instead of 16230. To confuse matters 16320 was used for an earlier Hants & Dorset model, a Bristol LS bus issued in 2000. 2. There is also a suggestion that the livery depicted on this model was never actually applied to the vehicle. The PSV Circle fleet history indicates this vehicle was acquired from Southern Vectis in January 1968 and then placed in store still carrying it's former owners livery & fleet names. The vehicle was then converted to OMO configuration & repainted in Hants & Dorset dual purpose green & cream livery before entering service in June 1968. There are no records of it being used in service before the conversion work and a photograph taken in March 1968 shows it in store at Shirley Road works still carrying the original Southern Vectis fleet names. |
| EFE 30603 | East Yorkshire/AEC Renown | 2006/04 | Skirlough instead of Skirlaugh on front intermediate destination blind. |
| EFE 10135 | Dundee Corporation/AEC RT Bus | 2015/06 | Compromise: All the 30 of the former London Transport RT buses operated by Dundee Corporation had Cravens built bodies. Compared to other RT bodies these had an extra window bay (5 on the lower & 7 on the upper deck). The vehicles also had roofbox bodies and two piece front & rear destination displays. |
| EFE 23320B | London Transport/AEC Regal IV RF | 2013/01 | The Correct registration for RF315 should be MLL 952 rather than MLL 852, the later was actually used on RT3542. |
| Variations | |||
| Manufacturer/ Model no. |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Variation |
| Atlas Editions 465 5 104 (2) (3) |
London Transport/Q1 Trolleybus | 2010/08 | Some models known to exist with side advertisements transposed |
| Britbus AS2-003 | London Transport/AEC Swift | 2006/05 | A small number are known to exist the with base-model's front registration of EGN 163J as well as the correct rear EGN 317J |
| Corgi 96895 | Birmingham/Morris J van | 1993/12 | Some models have legal lettering showing Genetal (rather than General) Manager: Most model appear to have been overprinted with correct spelling. |
| EFE 10103B | London Country/RT | 1992/12 | This code 3 model is known to exist with transposed side advertisements. |
| EFE 10110B | London Transport/RT | 1992/12 | This code 3 model is known to exist with transposed side advertisements. |
| EFE 10113 | Dundee/RT | 1991/08 | A number of models released with black on white destination blinds – mainly released correctly with white on black |
| EFE 10121 | London Country Green/RT | 1995/04 | Allsorts base model without tampo printing bar off-side Dulux advert. Not generally issued by Allsorts |
| EFE 10121D (2)(3) | London Country/RT (Happy Xmas) | 1996/12 | RT 3148 incorrectly issued with reg. no. LLU613: mainly issued correctly with reg. no. KYY 877 |
| EFE 10121 (2) | London Transport /RT | 1998/03 | (EFE Collectors Club) 216 issued as 321 Croxley LT Station, and only 24 issued as 325 Newgreens Estate |
| EFE 10123 | London Transport/RT | 1997/05 | A very small number found their way onto the open market completely devoid of tampo printing |
| EFE 10132C | London Transport/RT | 2004/07 | A small number were issued as a re-working of 10130 with closed rear wheel hubs rather than the more generally available re-working of 10132 with open rear wheel hubs |
| EFE 11104 (2) | Lockeys/RTL | 1990/11 | A very small number of models were issued with LT red, rather than Lockeys black, wheels |
| EFE 11110 | Stevensons/RTL | 1996/?? | 6 pre-production models were produced and fitted with AEC radiators in error. They also had incorrect registration KCU 216 instead of KGC 216. Three of these sample models were sent to magazines as review samples and these eventually made it to the wild. |
| EFE 14002A | Eastern National/Bristol FLF Lodekka | 1993/08 | Known to exist with side averts fitted the wrong way round, i.e. with Golden Jubilee Rally on the off-side and Bristol Festival on near-side |
| EFE 15608 | London Transport/RM | 1993/12 | Very small number of models (48-96?) issued as RM 966. The rest of the models were issued as 15614 and had the nearside Pickfords advertisement overprinted with a British Airways ones. |
| EFE 15802 | East Kent/Leyland Titan PD1 | 1994/04 | Also released with upper deck from 16003 East Kent Leyland PD2 |
| EFE 15628A (2) | London Transport /RM | 2000/07 | Two variants of offside adverts - no current indication as to quantities of each made available. The black variation is believed to have been a rarer private release. |
| EFE 16001 | Todmorden/LMS/PD1 | 1993/11 | Incorrectly showing Hebden Bridge rather than Summit on side blind – mainly issued correctly |
| EFE 16003 | East Kent/Leyland Titan PD2 | 1994/04 | Also released with upper deck from 15802 East Kent Leyland PD1 |
| EFE 16305 | Tilling Red/Bristol LS | n/k | Not issued, though a very small number of models have found their way onto the open market without any tampo printing in error |
| EFE 16306 | Tilling Green/Bristol LS | n/k | Not issued, though a very small number of models have found their way onto the open market without any tampo printing in error |
| EFE 16503 | Devon General/Atlantean | 1994/04 | Ribble on engine bustle in error: mainly issued correctly |
| EFE 20410 | Southdown/Bristol VRT III | 1996/12 | Originally 20410A with a Stagecoach logo on the offside, the logos were removed from most of the model before they went on sale. |
| EFE 23703 | Bradford/Alexander Fleetline | 1998/02 | A small number of models produced with a plain, rather than fluted, roof dome |
| EFE 26404 | East Yorkshire/Daimler Utility | 2003/08 | Initial batch fitted with Guy Arab II radiator and chassis in error – about 600 were subsequently issued re-registered, and with a fresh fleet number and destination, and corrected labelled as 26313 |
| EFE 28602 | First Pennine/Leyland Atlantean | 2002/11 | A small number of models released with the original 005 route number and First Pennine destination as well as the intended 350 Hey Farm |
| EFE 36501 (2) | London Transport/AEC RM | 2009/05 | Known to exist without any blinds depicted - quantity unknown |
| Jotus/TTC RES7001A | Metroline/Optare Spectra | 2012/09 | Four pre-production models exist with X10 Central Station destinations |
| Jotus/TTC RES7001A | Metroline/Optare Spectra | 2013/02 | Some production models exist with brighter red stripes above & below the between decks white band |
| OOC 40305 | Yelloway/Seagull | 1997/02 | Destinations vary between Torquay and Rochdale (possibly deliberately?), Rochdale believed to be the rarer |
| OOC 40406 | Oxford/AEC Regent III | 1997/05 | Variation issued with a red roof, rather than the more general maroon roof |
| OOC 41901 | Southdown/PD3 | 1999/12 | Some models noted as having the silver horizontal bar missing from drivers window |
| OOC 42501 | Royal Blue/Bedford OB | 1996/12 | Variation issued with seats raised rather than the generally issued and more correct seats level |
| OOC 42502 | Trossachs/Bedford OB | 1996/12 | Variation issued with seats level rather than the generally issued and more correct seats raised |
| OOC 42601 | MacBrayne/Bedford OB | 1996/12 | Variation issued with seats raised rather than the generally issued and more correct seats level |
| OOC 42701 | Shearings/Volvo B10M | 1996/11 | Variation issued with seats missing |
| OOC 42805 | Plymouth/Dart Pointer | 1997/08 | Variation showing fleet number 104 and registration number L104 YOD – ‘almost certainly’ never officially released, though a small number have found their way onto the open market |
| OOC 42906 | Crosville Cymru/Delta | 1997/10 | Some models issued without route number (possibly deliberately?) |
| OOC 43205 | Citybus/Olympian | 1998/06 | Hong Kong issue models had an additional Dragon motif (as used on model 43222) |
| Errors | |||
| Manufacturer/ Model no. |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Error/s |
| ABC TRA5005 | West Midlands PTE/Volvo Aslia | 2001/01 | Legal lettering shows Modlands instead of Midlands |
| ABC TRA5006 | Black Prince/Volvo Aslia | 2001/01 | Front destination showing Radford - should be Bradford |
| ABC TRA5101 | Southport/Leyland Lion PLSC | 2000/12 | Some box labels incorrectly describe the operator as Southport instead of Stockport Corporation Tramways. |
| ABC TRA5301 | Fife Scottish/Daimler Fleetline | 2001/03 | Insert misspells re-classified as re-cassified, and classification as calassification - Shows Scotish & Kirkaldy instead of Scottish & Kirkcaldy in legal lettering |
| ABC UM-002 | A1 Service/Volvo Aslia | 2001/08 | Postcode showing KAZZ instead of KA22 in legal lettering |
| Atlas Editions 465 5 115 |
Lytham St Annes/MCW Orion | 2011/07 | Incorrectly showing 'West Riding Bedford VAL/Plaxton' description on box end flaps |
| Atlas Editions 4 655 117 |
Teeside Municipal Transport/Sunbeam Roe Trolleybus | 2011/05 | Incorrectly showing Middlesborough in legal lettering - should be Middlesbrough |
| Atlas Editions 4 655 121 |
City of Lincoln/Leyland PD2 Roe | 2011/11 | Incorrectly showing North Hykenham on off-side advertisement - should be North Hykeham |
| Atlas Editions 4 655 126 |
Midland Red/DMMO D9 | 2012/05 | Correct type of driving mirrors attached but to wrong sides (ie off-side mirror is on the nearside) |
| Atlas Editions 4 655 127 (2) (3) (4) |
Go North East/Wright Gemini Eclipse | 2012/06 | (1) Fleet number 3962 doesn't match registration number and should be 3965. (2) Auokland instead of Auckland on front destination. (3) Aukland & Newoastle instead of Auckland & Newcastle on side destination. (4) Pull To Open printed upside down in two locations. |
| Atlas Editions 4 655 129 |
East Yorkshire/BET Federation Bus | 2012/08 | C missing from East Yorkshire Motor Servies in legal lettering |
| B-T Models B110B | Notts & Derby Traction/Bristol Lodekka LD | 2014/05 | Legal lettering contains Notinghamshire instead of Nottinghamshire. |
| B-T Models B112A/B | Eastern Counties/Bristol Lodekka LD | 2015/02 | Legal lettering contains ONMIBUS instead of OMNIBUS. |
| B-T Models B201A/B | Eastern Counties/Bristol MW Bus | 2015/02 | Legal lettering contains ONMIBUS instead of OMNIBUS. |
| Britbus AS2W-14 | London Transport/AEC Swift | 2007/01 | Garage code incorrectly showing SW - should be either EW or W |
| Britbus DL-01 | Aldershot & District/Loline III | 2005/12 | Incorrectly showing modern black on yellow rear number plate – official stickers made available to correct |
| Britbus DL-001A | Aldershot & District/Loline III | 2006/03 | Incorrectly showing modern black on yellow rear number plate – official stickers made available to correct |
| Britbus LH-01 | London Transport/Bristol LH/ECW | 2007/12 | Incorrectly showing registration KJD 480P instead of KJD 408P – official stickers made available to correct |
| Britbus LH-03 | London Transport/Bristol LH/ECW | 2008/02 | Incorrectly showing silver handrails across the windscreen - should be black as LH-01 and LH-02 |
| Britbus LHW-05 | EMMS/Bristol LH/ECW | 2008/08 | Legal lettering incorrectly showing S40 2J2 instead of S40 2JZ |
| Britbus ME1-02 | London Transport/AEC Merlin | 2008/06 | MBS/MBA style glazing strip incorrectly applied to offside |
| Britbus MRL-01 | Westlink/MCW Metrorider | 2005/09 | Incorrectly showing black on white rear registration rather than black on yellow |
| Britbus MRL-02 | Kentish Bus/MCW Metrorider | 2005/12 | Incorrectly showing Stanwell Buses in legal lettering; should be Kentish Bus & Coach Co. Ltd. |
| Britbus N6102A | Greater Glasgow/Metropolitan | 2004/03 | Legal lettering shows G25 TR - should be G2 5TR |
| Britbus N6102B | Trans-Clyde/Metropolitan | 2004/03 | Legal lettering shows G25 TR - should be G2 5TR |
| Britbus N6108 | GMT/Metropolitan | 2004/10 | Via blind shows Dunkinfield instead of Dukinfield |
| Britbus N6202 (2) | Black Prince/MCW Scania Metropolitan | 2003/09 | Incorrectly showing Metroplitan rather than Metropolitan on engine cover, and Capacitey instead of Capacity in the legal lettering |
| Britbus R401 | London Buses/Scania N113 | 2009/12 | Box states Olympian rather than Scania N113 & Lodon instead of London |
| Britbus R402 | London Buses/Scania N113 | 2006/12 | Box states Olympian rather than Scania N113 |
| Britbus R504 (2) | Metroline Travel/Volvo Olympian | 2010/10 | 1. Has incorrect registration P489 NBY instead of P489 MBY 2. Has orange instead of yellow internal grab poles |
| Britbus R800X-BP (2) | Black Prince/Scania N113 | 2005/08 | Incorrectly shows a drivers weekly wage of £3.60 rather than £360, and Capacitey instead of Capacity in the legal lettering |
| Britbus R812 | Demonstrator/Scania N113 | 2006/11 | Auenue instead of Avenue, and 'ES1' instead of S81 in the legal lettering |
| Britbus R907 (2) | First Leeds/Alexander Olympian | 2006/04 | Batter instead of Battery below driver's window, and Engwe instead of Engine on Emergency Engine Stop |
| Britbus R908 | First PMT/Alexander Olympian | 2007/04 | Batter cut off binside' instead of Battery cut off inside' below driver's window |
| Britbus R9-001 | First Capital/Alexander Olympian | 2008/03 | Batter instead of Battery below driver's window, and Engwe instead of Engine on Emergency Engine Stop |
| Corgi 35006 | Liverpool /Routemaster (The Beatles) | 1997/05 | Although the livery is correct for Liverpool Corporation in the Beatles era, the operator never actually owned any RM class Routemasters |
| Corgi 35004 | London Transport RM1933/Routemaster | 1997/03 | Side cab window beside bonnet should have a black surround not white. The under side of the canopy above the bonnet should be red not white. Both colours are correctly applied to the model illustrated on the the packaging. |
| Corgi CC25907 | Arriva London/Routemaster (Last Day) | 2006/12 | Fleet number missing from offside |
| CMNL UKBUS0026 | EYMS/Enviro400 | 2009/07 | Incorrectly showing Puel Oil rather than Fuel Oil on the off-side |
| CMNL UKBUS1016 | A1 Service/ALX400 | 2004/06 | Hosspital instead of Hospital and Kilmarmock instead of Kilmarnock on upper deck windows |
| CMNL UKBUS1021 | First Midland Red/ALX400 | 2006/06 | Worester rather than Worcester and Limted instead of Limited in the legal lettering |
| CMNL UKBUS1022 | Cheltenham Stagecoach/ALX400 | 2006/01 | Cheltengam rather than Cheltenham in the legal lettering |
| CMNL UKBUS2002 (2) |
Lothian/Plaxton President | 2003/07 | EMERGENCY incorrectly spelt on rear boot lid, and beneath rear upper-deck window |
| CMNL UKBUS2004 (2) (3) |
Lothian/Plaxton President | 2005/01 | Incorrectly showing PEAR instead of PEAK in front windscreen, EMERGENCY incorrectly spelt on rear boot lid, and beneath rear upper-deck window |
| CMNL UKBUS3014 | Arriva London/MPD | 2005/08 | towand instead of towards and wtlb instead of with on window adverts |
| CMNL UKBUS4006 | London United (Airbus)/Alexander Royale Olympian | 2006/01 | Tampo printing on off-side rear corner upside down |
| CMNL UKBUS4006 | First West Yorkshire/Alexander Royale Olympian | 2010/01 | 'EMERGENDY EXIT' on off side emergency door glass area, the same error also appears in gold lettering next to the door handle and on the upper deck exit |
| CMNL UKBUS5003 | First Slough/Citaro | 2006/01 | Four different spelling errors in the Vacancies advert |
| CMNL UKBUS5009 | Solent Blue Line/Citaro | 2006/12 | Incorrectly Showing Mardhwood instead Marchwood in route-branding |
| CMNL UKBUS5010 | First Manchester/Citaro | 2007/01 | Inverted 'e' in offside '10 minutes' circle (most of the day) |
| CMNL UKBUS6005 | Stagecoach Manchester/Enviro400 | 2007/08 | Vehicle modelled never ran in service on route shown - showing traver instead of travel in n/s and o/s window adverts |
| CMNL UKBUS6021 | First Devon & Cornwall/Enviro400 | 2009/08 | SCREEN WASH' printed upside down |
| CMNL UKBUS7004 | First Hants & Dorset/Scania Omnicity S/D | 2007/03 | Incorrectly showing Public Trabsport Info on rear and offside windows |
| CMNL UKBUS7007 | Nottingham City Transport/Scania Omnicity S/D | 2007/07 | Incorrectly showing NCT Trave Centre below side destination box. |
| CMNL UKBUS7012 | Arriva Durham/Scania Omnicity | 2011/01 | Registration plates have different European state marks - GB front & IRL rear |
| CMNL UKBUS8001 | Selkent/Enviro200 | 2007/10 | Kenr rather than Kent in legal lettering |
| CMNL UKBUS8007 | Stagecaoch Hampshire/Enviro200 | 2008/07 | Fleet number 36019 shown on fuel filler access cover instead of 36028 |
| CMNL UKBUS8014 | First Hants & Dorset/Enviro200 | 2010/01 | Breax Glass rather than Break Glass on Emergency exit notice |
| CMNL UKBUS8019 | Stagecoach Manchester/Enviro200 | Not Issued | The small batch of prototype models which exist carry two different fleet numbers on the rear. The correct 36107 on the body & 36003 above the rear window. |
| CMNL UKBUS9005 | Reading Buses/Scania Omnicity D/D | 2010/01 | Fares printed upside down on side window |
| EFE 10113/A | Dundee Corporation/AEC RT Bus | 1991/08 | Compromise: All the 30 of the former London Transport RT buses operated by Dundee Corporation had Cravens built bodies. Compared to other RT bodies these had an extra window bay (5 on the lower & 7 on the upper deck). The vehicles also had roofbox bodies and two piece front & rear destination displays. |
| EFE 10123B | London Transport/RT Ramblers Holidays | 1997/10 | LCBS Flying Polo logo printed upside down |
| EFE 10123C | London Transport/RT Sutton FC | 1997/10 | LCBS Flying Polo logo printed upside down |
| EFE 10128 | London Transport/RT | 2000/02 | 1. Registration shown correctly as FJJ 738 on front, and incorrectly as 738 FJJ on rear. 2. The front destination shows "East Acton Makepeace Arms" this should be "East Acton Goldsmiths Arms" as this was the correct name of the public house at the terminus location. - This model was issued as part of the Cobham/Ramblers gift set 99920 |
| EFE 10131 | London Transport/RT | 2003/05 | Some route 73 gift set models (10131B) have been found in 10131 packaging for route 23 version |
| EFE 10132C | London Transport/RT | 2004/07 | Showing Cheshan instead of Chesham shown on via blinds |
| EFE 11107 | Barton/RTL (In set 99905) | 1992/08 | 1. Showing Ilkestone instead of Ilkeston on front blind. 2. Chillwell instead of Chilwell in legal lettering. |
| EFE 11111 (2) (3) | Walsall Corporation/RTL | 1998/06 | Showing mismatched fleet number 205 and registration OLD 601 – should be either 204/OLD 601 or 205/OLD 603 |
| EFE 11902 | Yelloway/Harrington Cavalier | 1991/08 | Side-blind incorrectly showing showing Ryle instead of Rhyl |
| EFE 12106 | Valiant/Harrington Cavalier | 1993/05 | Destination shows Chedder Gorge rather than Cheddar Gorge |
| EFE 12201 | Black & White/Harrington Grenadier | 1991/11 | This model carries an incorrect application of the operator's livery, The Black & White Grenadier coaches had black side window surrounds not white. EFE's later 12309 model carries the correct livery. |
| EFE 14202 | Midland General/Bristol Lodekka FLF | 1993/12 | The rear destination boxes are the wrong way around, the route number should be above the destination. |
| EFE 14202DL | Midland General/Bristol Lodekka FLF | 1994/08 | The rear destination boxes are the wrong way around, the route number should be above the destination. |
| EFE 15610 | London Transport/RM Daltons Weekly | 1994/04 | Blinds incorrectly show Kesington instead of Kensington |
| EFE 15610A | London Transport/RM British Airways | 1994/04 | Blinds incorrectly show Kesington instead of Kensington |
| EFE 15610B | London Transport/RM Sutton FC | 1994/04 | Blinds incorrectly show Kesington instead of Kensington |
| EFE 15613 | Blackpool/RM | 1994/09 | Between decks route diagram shows Tolbot Sq instead of Talbot Sq and Squire Gate instead of Squires Gate |
| EFE 15628C | London Transport/RM | 2001/05 | Registration incorrectly applied as ALB 1B - RM2001 should be ALM 1B |
| EFE 15708 (Real coach) | Barton/Plaxton Panorama Elite II | 1994/01 | A few compromises on this model: This Barton coach had two leaf bus grant folding doors not a plug fit coach door. It also had an Elite III body which had modified waist-line trim to accommodate the Barton Robin Hood and pennant. The rear lights were a one-piece unit, rather than the individual round types found Elite II model. |
| EFE 15711 | London Country/Plaxton Panorama Elite | 2000/11 | A compromise on this model is the depiction of a plug fit coach door. The RN class vehicles all had two leaf bus grant folding doors in reality. |
| EFE 15716 | Percy's Luxury Tours/Plaxton Panorama Elite | 2014/02 | The text on the rear of the box states the coach is a Plaxton Paramount instead of a Plaxton Panorama. |
| EFE 15905 | Salford/PD1 Highbridge | 1995/05 | Lowheight upper deck bench seating fitted in error |
| EFE 15910 | Southdown/PD1 Highbridge | 2001/05 | Showing Hertsmonceux instead of Herstmonceux on all destination blinds |
| EFE 15911 | Barton/PD1 | 2002/08 | Showing Chillwell instead of Chilwell in the legal lettering |
| EFE 16223 | Crosville NBC/Bristol MW/LS | 2009/12 | Showing Warf instead of Wharf in legal lettering |
| EFE 16301 | United/Bristol LS | 1993/12 | Showing Haltwhiste instead of Haltwhistle |
| EFE 16407A | London Transport/Roofbox RT | 2000/06 | Showing Farringdon instead of Faringdon on all three blind boxes |
| EFE 16602 | Eastbourne Buses/Leyland National | 1994/11 | Although Eastbourne operated some dual door nationals the vehicle depicted with fleet number 15 was a single door former London Country National (NPK 248R) |
| EFE 16701 | London Transport/Leyland National | 1994/02 | Showing London General legal lettering instead of London Transport Executive |
| EFE 16903 | London Transport/Leyland National Mk 2 | 2015/04 | 1. Box label describes the model as "London Red Arrow" the model depicts a vehicle in standard London Transport livery. 2. The supplied certificate incorrectly shows the EFE model number as 16904 instead of 16903. |
| EFE 17303 | Southend Transport/Leyland National | 2003/08 | A long wheelbase casting has been used to depict a short wheelbase vehicle. Should have been issued as a 145xx series model. |
| EFE 17310 | Southend Transport/Leyland National | 2013/07 | A long wheelbase casting has been used to depict a short wheelbase vehicle. Should have been issued as a 145xx series model. |
| EFE 17311 | Green Line N.B.C./Leyland National | 2015/03 | Model carries T garage codes (Leyton) instead of TG for Tring Depot |
| EFE 17401 | Blue Bus/Leyland National | 1998/09 | Emergncy instead of Emergency Engine Stop on off-side |
| EFE 18007 | Belfast Corporation/Daimler Fleetline | 2005/04 | This MCW model has been used to depict an MH bodied vehicle and thus has a number of compromises when compared to the real vehicle. 1. The model has two glazed panels in each of the folding door panels instead of one. 2. The cream area doesn't extend higher enough above the lower deck windows. |
| EFE 18017 | Bournemouth Corporation/Daimler Fleetline | 2015/06 | Compromise: EFE have used the MCW body tooling to depict this vehicle which had a similar body design built by MH Cars. Note ALJ340B has been preserved, however it now has single headlamps rather than the original twin lights depicted on the model. (Photograph of real vehicle in original condition) |
| EFE 18207 | London Country/Daimler Fleetline/Park Royal | 2013/11 | The folding doors should have been green not yellow. |
| EFE 18605 (2) |
Open Top Bristol VRT III/Provincial | 1999/11 | 1. Front destination is Portsmoth Hard instead of Portsmouth Hard. 2. Warior instead of Warrior in route points listed along the off-side of the model. |
| EFE 18606 (2) (3) | Open Top Bristol VRT III/Cumberland | 2001/01 | (1) CRCULAR instead of CIRCULAR on both side adverts, (2) Troutheck Bridge instead of Troutbeck Bridge on side route diagrams & (3) Liey for Puel Tap instead of Lift for Fuel Tap & Engine Oll instead of Engine Oil on rear |
| EFE 18612 | Open Top Bristol VRT III/Devon General | 2010/03 | Model should have a thin red band around the top edge of the upper deck panels. If the model is based on the bus while in service then the route should have been 120 not 12 & the doors should be all white. (It should be noted that this model may be based on the now preserved vehicle which often carries the route destination featured and for a time at least had the doors painted as modelled) |
| EFE 18613 | Bristol VRTIII O/T/Arriva Wales | 2011/12 | Isollater instead of Battery Isolator |
| EFE 18704 | Bedford SB/Southern Vectis | 1995/05 | Map of the island incorrectly shown reversed on both sides |
| EFE 18710 | Bedford SB/Bere Regis | 1996/02 | Legal lettering shows Bere Regis & District. This was never included in the legal lettering instead the names of the partners - W.J. Ironside, P.W. Davies & R.W. Toop would have appeared. |
| EFE 19801 | Daimler CVG6 MCW Orion/Manchester | 1995/04 | Fleet number should be 4480-4489, not 4400 which was MCW but not Orion |
| EFE 19807 | Daimler CVG6 MCW Orion/Lancashire | 1998/02 | Should not have route number box on back |
| EFE 20101 | Bedford OB/Southern Vectis | 1995/09 | Some models have been found with the Bedford badge printed upside down on the radiator |
| EFE 20102 | Bedford OB/Royal Blue/Southern National | 1995/10 | Model has legal lettering for Western National - it should be Southern National for a vehicle of this period |
| EFE 20110 | Bedford OB/Bere Regis | 2006/03 | Legal lettering shows Bere Regis & District, This was never included in the legal lettering instead the names of the partners - W.J. Ironside, P.W. Davies & R.W. Toop would have appeared. |
| EFE 20122 | Bedford OB/Skills | 1999/03 | 1950’s model with post code in legal lettering – post codes were not introduced until 1966 |
| EFE 20303 | Bristol VRII/Southdown NBC | 1996/01 | Legals incorrectly showing Steine St. address - should be Freshfield Rd. |
| EFE 20307 (2) |
Southdown/ Bristol VR Series II | 2015/04 | 1. Possibly due to trade mark issues the "Wonder of Woolworth" logo has been omitted on the front near side advert, it should appear below the text which has been extended over the location on the model. 2. The Union Jack flag on the left of the side adverts has been printed back to front, the one on the right is correct applied however. There should also be a full stop after "World". |
| EFE 20438 | Bristol VRIII/Southdown NBC | 2006/06 | Legals incorrectly showing Steine St. address - should be Freshfield Rd. |
| EFE 20637 | West Coast Motors/Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer. | 2008/04 | (1) The vehicle depicted, J60 WCM wasn't fitted with a rear route number display. (2) The red paint should extend up higher on the rear to cover the entire engine access panel and there should also be a West Coast Motors logo and email address on the this panel (Photograph of real vehicle on flickr) (3) The side windows at the rear should have a black strip painted across the bottom. (4) The real vehicle has dark blue seats & a grey floor, whereas model has a tan interior. |
| EFE 22512 | Western/Alexander Y Type | 2003/04 | Showing Main Swatch instead of Main Switch on off side |
| EFE 22703 | Lincs Road Car/Alexander Y Type | 1997/12 | Incorrectly showing an ambitious 63 seat capacity |
| EFE 23503 | Great Yarmouth Corporation/Leyland Atlantean | 2015/07 | Compromise: EFE have used the Alexander body tooling to depict this vehicle which had a similar body design built by Roe. The front upper deck windows and front dash panel differ on the real bus. (Photograph of real vehicle (www.ourgreatyarmouth.org.uk) |
| EFE 24322 | Stratford Blue/BET Single Deck Bus | 2004/05 | Fleet number 40 & registration 2743 AC aren't compatiable - Should either be 40 & 2741 AC or 42 & 2743 AC. |
| EFE 24704 | SELNEC Southern/Manchester MCW Atlantean | 1998/20 | Destination Reddish Mould Square is incorrect, route 9 terminated at Houldsworth Square in Reddish. |
| EFE 24705 | Lancaster/Manchester Atlantean | 1998/12 | Showing Morcambe instead of Morecambe on front blind |
| EFE 24818 | First Halifax/MB 709 Minibus | 2003/01 | Missing detail - No Mercedes Benz badge on front grille |
| EFE Mercedes Minibuses 248xx & 249xx |
Various/Mercedes Benz 609D Minibus | Post 2008 | None of the models issued in new liveries after 2008 carry the Mercedes Benz three pointed star badge on the front grille. (Probably a trade mark licensing issue) |
| EFE 24902 | First Capital/MB 709 Minibus | 2003/01 | Showing Walihamstow instead of Walthamstow in legal lettering |
| EFE 25207 | Southdown/Bristol RELL | 1999/12 | Showing Steine Street rather than Freshfield Road in legal lettering |
| EFE 25209 | West Riding/Bristol RELL | 2001/07 | Showing Read instead of Road in legal lettering |
| EFE 25506D | London Buses/RML | 1999/08 | Showing Hide Park Corner rather than Hyde Park Corner on rear and side blinds |
| EFE 25512 | Stagecoach/RML | 2002/07 | Incorrectly coloured ‘Stagecoach in London’ logos |
| EFE 25602 | London Country NBC/RCL | 1999/02 | Garage code showing DG instead of DS (interestingly the model is otherwise correctly based on a picture showing the route blind incorrectly set to 449 rather than 439) |
| EFE 25806 | Midland Fox/DMS | 2001/07 | Gold logo and fleet name should have been yellow |
| EFE 25806DL | Midland Fox/DMS | 2004/12 | Gold logo and fleet name should have been yellow |
| EFE 26208 | Leigh Corporation/Guy Arab Utility | 2012/08 | Compromise: All of Leigh Corporation's double deck buses had low height bodies due to a low door lintel built at the entrance to its depot, the EFE model depicts a normal height vehicle. |
| EFE 26313 Real bus | East Yorkshire/Guy Arab Utility | 2003/10 | Re-worked version of 26404 detailed as Guy Utility. The model should have a thin cream band below the upper deck windows & the central & lower bands should both continue around the front of the vehicle. A period photograph showing the sister vehicle GRH 195 suggest this bus probably had a further cream band running around the edge of the roof and a cream frame around the front destination. |
| EFE 26322 | London Transport/Guy Arab Utility | 2009/10 | Legal lettering is shown as London Passenger Transport Executive it should be London Transport Executive. |
| EFE 26322A | London Transport (EFE Subscribers Model)/Guy Arab Utility | 2013/01 | Legal lettering is shown as London Passenger Transport Executive it should be London Transport Executive. |
| EFE 26322B | London Transport (London Bus Museum)/Guy Arab Utility | 2012/04 | Legal lettering is shown as London Passenger Transport Executive it should be London Transport Executive. |
| EFE 26402A | Green Line/Daimler Utility | 2001/10 | (Ramblers) A model with the errors listed on each of the 100 Limited Edition Certificates – it should have been D173, but ended up as D73, resulting in a bus in a fictitious livery – to cap it all the registration applied was that of D61 |
| EFE 26404 | East Yorkshire/Daimler Utility | 2003/10 | Incorrectly issued with Guy Arab Radiator. |
| EFE 26806 | Bere Regis/Leyland Tiger/Duple | 2006/07 | Incorrectly shows Bere & Regis District rather than Bere Regis & District in legal lettering. This trading name was never actually shown in the legals, only the names of the partners - W.J. Ironside, P.W. Davies & R.W. Toop would have appeared. |
| EFE 26701DL | United Welsh/Plaxton Paramount | 2003/01 | Incorrectly shows Swancea rather than Swansea in legal lettering |
| EFE 27303 | Yorkshire Traction/Leyland TD1 | 2001/02 | Showing Manger instead of Manager in legal lettering |
| EFE 27501 | Lincolnshire Road Car Co/Wright Scania | 2000/09 | No representation of the direction indicator on near side. |
| EFE 27502 (2) | First Eastern National/Wright Scania | 2000/12 | ‘First’ logo back to front on the offside and o representation of the direction indicator on near side. |
| EFE 27503 | First Eastern Counties/Wright Scania | 2001/02 | No representation of the direction indicator on near side. |
| EFE 27601 | Bus Eireann/Wright Renown | 2001/05 | No representation of the direction indicator on near side. |
| EFE 27602 | Blackburn Transport/Wright Renown | 2001/07 | No representation of the direction indicator on near side. |
| EFE 27603 | Sovereign Bus & Coach/Wright Renown | 2001/07 | The unladen weight of 1040 kgs is less than that of a Mini! |
| EFE 27607 | Lancashire United/Wright Renown | 2002/05 | Backburn instead of Blackburn on front destination display and also incorrectly showing Burnley & Pendle legal lettering |
| EFE 27609 | First Manchester/Wright Renown | 2002/09 | ‘First’ logo back to front on the offside |
| EFE 27612 | Keighley/Wright Renown | 2004/01 | Paid, concessionary and tendered all spelt incorrectly on front near-side advert |
| EFE 27702 | London Transport/STL | 2007/10 | "Admaral" instead of Admiral Byrd at the bottom of the front off-side advertisement. |
| EFE 27801 | London Transport/STL | 2001/05 | LTE legal lettering – should be LTPB |
| EFE 27807 | London Transport/STL | 2001/09 | 1. Pre-(1939) war livery, but British Rail (1947 onwards) Holiday advert on side 2. Registration number should be DGX 279 not DGX 297. |
| EFE 27807 | London Transport/STL | 2001/09 | Pre-(1939) war livery, but British Rail (1947 onwards) Holiday advert on side |
| EFE 27807B | London Transport/STL | 2004/05 | Beauity instead of Beauty on off-side advert |
| EFE 27809B | London Transport/STL | 2003/10 | Garage code EN was never used by London Transport - should show E for Enfield |
| EFE 28008 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Cornish Fairways/DMS | 2010/04 | 1) Fleet number & registration don't match, should either be 812 THM530M or 832 TGX848M. 2) Small Western National fleet names on sides of vehicle should be followed by small white double N symbols as per the front and rear examples. 3) TGX848M had a Park Royal body whereas the model depicts the MCW body. The top of emergency rear exit door shouldn't therefore extend in to the white central band. 4) The rear fleet name should be above the central bonnet panel not inside it. It should also have a small One Man Operated Bus sign below it. 5) The fleet number plate should be positioned on the bottom left corner of the bonnet. 6) These vehicles had the earlier smaller more rounded style of rear light clusters (casting limitation) with a large round rear reversing light below the off-side cluster. 7) An illuminated Pay As You Enter sign should be present below the first nearside window & the doors should be four leaf rather than two. 8) Interior trim was blue rather than tan. |
| EFE 28801 | London Transport/Titan | 2002/07 | Brodway instead of Broadway (legal lettering) |
| EFE 28801 | London Transport/Titan | 2002/07 | Off-side LT Roundel should be on stairs panel and not above the cab |
| EFE 28802 | London Transport/Titan | 2002/02 | Brodway instead of Broadway legal lettering & off-side roundel should be on staircase |
| EFE 28803 | London Transport/Titan | 2003/04 | Rear registration white on yellow: should be black on yellow |
| EFE 28804 | London Transport/Titan | 2002/10 | ‘1’ missing from 101 route number on side destination blind: Brodway instead of Broadway (legal lettering) |
| EFE 28818 | Oxford/Titan | 2009/04 | Black on white rear registration plate in place of black on yellow |
| EFE 28822 (2) | London Transport/Titan | 2013/11 | (1) This Walworth based vehicle should carry "WL" garage codes rather than "W". (2) The flip flap sign below the windscreen has "PAY CONDUCTOR" wording & is correctly positioned for that option, however the sign is in the black on yellow colours that were used for the pay driver side of the sign. As route 184 was an OPO only route it should be positioned higher & bear the "PAY DRIVER" wording. If the sign had been set incorrectly to the pay conductor position on the actual bus depicted it would had white text on a dark blue background. |
| EFE 28822A (2) | London Transport/Titan | 2014/06 | Model has same issues as those listed for 28822 above. |
| EFE 28824 (2) (3) |
London Transport/Leyland Titan | 2015/04 | 1. The model should have a round L type rather than Leyland scroll badge on the front grille and a smaller Leyland Titan badges below. 2. When T shapes adverts were applied to the off-side the roundel would have been re-positioned below first passenger window behind the staircase panel and not placed above the driver's side window. 3. Advert mismatch: The T shape off-side Surf advert makes reference to Albert Square from the BBC soap opera Eastenders. This programme was first broadcast in February 1985, however the near side "Fare Deal", advertisement, which should have the 25p printed in red & not black, dates from about 1981. It's actually doubtful that T shape adverts were being applied to this class of vehicles in 1981. Note: The model lacks a yellow "Pay as you enter sign" below the windscreen, however photographic evidence does exist which confirms this is actually correct for this particular vehicle. |
| EFE 29011 | Strathtay Scottish/GM Standard Fleetline | 2012/01 | Legal lettering shows Strathclyde instead of Strathtay |
| EFE 29304A | Kentish Bus/Leyland Olympian | 2013/02 | The certificate supplied with the the Buses Subscriber pack of three models, describes this model as a Leyland Atlantean instead of Olympian. |
| EFE 29401 | Red & White/Bristol RELH | 2007/08 | The RELH batch of vehicles XWO171-4J in the livery portrayed would have had cream rear boot doors not red. |
| EFE 29406 | Lincolnshire Road Car/Bristol RELH | 2007/07 | Legal lettering shows Lincolin instead of Lincoln |
| EFE 29504 | Royal Blue/Plaxton Panorama | 2004/11 | Cream base livery should be white |
| EFE 29602 | Southern Vectis/Leyland Olympian B | 2003/10 | Registration should be F711 SDL not F11 SDL |
| EFE 29614 | East Yorkshire/Leyland Olympian | 2007/02 | Incorrectly showing 'Screen wash' beneath entrance door control - should be on front nearside corner beneath the screen wash filler cap |
| EFE 30303 | London Transport/Routemaster | 2004/09 | Garage code incorrectly showing W instead of V for Turnham Green |
| EFE 30303SB | London Transport/Routemaster Showbus 2004 | 2004/09 | Garage code incorrectly showing W instead of V for Turnham Green |
| EFE 99928 | London Country GS & RF Set | 2005/08 | The GS model in the set has yellow fleet names & numbers, GS17 only ever carried gold versions of these and is illustrated as such on the set box lid. |
| EFE 31511 (2) | London Transport (Queen's Silver Jubilee)/ SRM Class Routemaster |
2014/07 | (1) Front & rear between decks adverts are missing the "Wonder of Woolworths" logo. (2) The Woolworth's W logo is also missing on the rear off-side corner. Both details may have been omitted by EFE to avoid possible trade mark infringements. |
| EFE 31513 (2) (3) (4) |
Tower Transit/AEC Routemaster RM | 2014/12 | 1. The Tower Transit company logos are incorrectly positioned & too large. They should be positioned below the central band over the first passenger window on each side. 2. The intermediate destination blind has Piccadilly Circus as the first point whereas the real blinds show Pall Mall. 3. The upper rear blind contains both the route number & intermediate destination points. The Heritage Routemasters only used this blind to show the route number. 4. The Heritage Routemasters were fitted advertisement frames, the side advertisements were much longer than those applied to the model and the off-side one should be L shaped and extend down over the staircase paneling. Its very doubtful that RM1204 ever carried the "Visit Australia" adverts which seem to reflect the company's Australian roots. It's not clear whether these are actual errors or just compromises requested by Tower Transit who commissioned this model as a Christmas gift for their staff. |
| EFE 31701 | London Transport/RMC | 2006/12 | Incorrectly shows Unladen Weight in metric rather than Imperial measures |
| EFE 31701A | London Transport/RMC | 2007/04 | Incorrectly shows Unladen Weight in metric rather than Imperial measures |
| EFE 31703 | London Transport/RMC | 2007/10 | Incorrectly shows a three piece blind set on front, rather than two piece |
| EFE 31708 | London Transport/RMC | 2014/11 | Incorrectly shows Unladen Weight in metric rather than Imperial measures |
| EFE 31902 | London Transport/RML | 2006/11 | Side adverts are incorrectly too long |
| EFE 31904A (2) | London Transport/RML | 2007/09 | Incorrectly shows Sinshiem instead of Sinsheim on the side adverts, and has the efe.showbus.com website address incorrectly stated on the rear |
| EFE 32201 | United/Bristol RELH Coach | 2006/09 | Automoble instead of Automobile in legal lettering |
| EFE 32302 | Red & White/Bristol RE Coach | 2007/09 | Boot should be cream not red |
| EFE 32401 | Bristol/Bristol RELH Coach | 2008/11 | 'Bristol' scroll applied to the rear should not be present |
| EFE 34105 | AEC RT 2RT2/London Country NBC | 2011/05 | The model dipicts RT604 with the early style RT rear lights configuration whereas the EFE model 34102 of RT604 in the earlier London Country pre NBC livery depicts the vehicle with the correct later style rear lights. |
| EFE 34302 | AEC RT 2RT2/London Transport | 2010/01 | Incorrectly showing a route number in the rear roof box: rear roof boxes not used on 2RT2s post-war, except briefly on RT129 |
| EFE 34904 | Southern Vectis/Leyland Olympian | 2009/11 | Incorrectly showing Osbourne instead of Osborne on front blind |
| EFE 35302 | MacBraynes/6 Bay 36 Foot BET Bus | 2010/04 | The vehicle depicted UGB 698H had a five bay body, the model has six. (Photographs of real vehicle on flickr) |
| EFE 35304 | Isle of Man/6 Bay 33 Foot BET Bus | 2011/04 | Compromise: The preserved six bay bus depicted, 697 HMN has a 10 metre long Willowbrook body whereas the EFE model depicts a longer 11 metre vehicle with Marshall body.. (Photograph of real vehicle) |
| EFE 35306 (2) | Maidstone & District/6 Bay 36 Foot BET Bus | 2012/07 | Distrct instead of District & Serviges instead of Services in side fleet names. Rear direction indicators overpainted in cream body colour |
| EFE 35801 | Arriva Medway Towns/Dennis Dart SLF Mark I | 2010/05 | Missing detail - No direction indicator on off-side of model |
| EFE 35802 | Brighton & Hove/Dennis Dart SLF Mark I | 2011/03 | Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control |
| EFE 36701 | Bus Eireann/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2009/09 | Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control |
| EFE 36705 | Pennie/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2012/06 | Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control |
| EFE 36706 | Go North East/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2014/06 | Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control |
| EFE 36707 | Bus Eireann/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2014/07 | Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control |
| EFE 36709 (2) (3) | First Southampton/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2014/12 | 1. Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control 2. The marker lights either side of the front destination should be orange and not silver. 3. It has been suggested that the darker shade of blue used on the skirt panels is too dark. |
| EFE 36710 (2) | Lothian Buses/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2015/05 | 1. Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control. There should also be some very thin gold lining on the upper divide between the white & madder colours above the front wheel arches. 2. Similar gold lining should also be present on the divide between the colours below the windscreen. |
| EFE 36711 | Arriva Medway Towns/Dennis Dart SLF Mark II | 2015/06 | Showing Emergency Door Contol instead of Emergency Door Control |
| EFE 38105 | United/Bristol VR Series I | 2012/11 | Shade of red used on this model is incorrect |
| EFE 38110 | Alder Valley/Bristol VR Series I | 2013/10 | This model depicts a vehicle from the early 1970's era, but carries a legal address for "Alder Valley South Ltd". This company wasn't formed until the mid 1980's and the correct name should have been the "The Thames Valley and Aldershot Omnibus Company". |
| EFE 38401 | North Western/Alexander Y Bristol RE | 2012/07 | Legal lettering reads North Eastern Road Car Ltd |
| EFE 38501 (2) | East Yorkshire/Open Top AEC Routemaster | 2012/04 | Casting compromise: Real bus had safety grab rails across the rear upper deck and didn't have the emergency exit & surrounding structure depicted on the EFE model. |
| EFE 38901 | London Transport/RCL | 2014/04 | The rear platform doors were removed from all the RCL class Routemasters used on route 149. |
| EFE 80003A/80103A | London Transport/ 1938 Tube Train Carriages |
2011/11 | The stock numbers on the "A" & "D" Driving carriages which form part of the commissioned LT Museum set have been transposed. 80003A should carry 10012 while 80103A should be 11012. |
| EFE 99101 | London Transport/Daimler DMS | 2006/02 | BAGAGE instead of BAGGAGE, and AVIOD instead of AVOID on internal lettering |
| EFE 99202 | London Transport/Daimler Utility | 2005/05 | LTE legal lettering – should be LPTB |
| EFE 99704 (2) | Red & White/Bristol RELH | 2007/08 | 1. There is no record of a Red & White Bristol RELH ever existing with the registration XWO 175J & fleet number RD475. Only vehicles registered XWO171-4J existed. 2. The RELH vehicles in the livery portrayed would have had cream rear boot doors not red. |
| EFE 99709 (2) | Red & White/Bristol RE Coach (LT Museum Commission) |
2009/03 | Boot should be cream not red, The model has a coach door & small front dome whereas the real vehicle had folding doors & a larger dome. |
| EFE AT1001 | Melbourne Tramways/W6 Tramcar | 2008/08 | Incorrectly showing destination as East Coborg rather than East Coburg |
| Jotus/TTC RES1001 (2) | London Transport Volvo Ailsa V3 (route 263) | 2012/09 | (1) Finotley instead of Finchley twice on the front destination blind (2) Broardway instead of Broadway in legal lettering |
| Jotus RS76600 | London Transport Volvo Ailsa V3 (Route 77A) | 2009/09 | Broardway instead of Broadway in legal lettering |
| Jotus RS76600/2 (2) | London Transport Volvo Ailsa V3 (Route 88) | 2010/06 | (1) Shephereds Bush instead of Shepherds Bush on Front Destination (2) Broardway instead of Broadway in legal lettering |
| Jotus RS76605 | London Transport/FRM 1 Routemaster | 2011/11 | Has TC garage codes for Croydon, FRM 1 operated route 76 from Tottenham Garage so the code should have been AR |
| Jotus RS76635 | British European Airways AEC Regal 4RF4 Airport Coach | 2012/10 | The livery depicted on this model wouldn't have had "British European Airways" company names on the front & rear roof domes |
| OOC 40601 | Western Welsh/Leyland PS1 | 1996/05 | The real Western Welsh vehicles had a 2 piece rear window with a central dividing bar. |
| OOC 40602 | Isle of Man/Leyland PS1 | 1997/01 | The real Isle of Man vehicle had a 2 piece rear window with a central dividing bar. Photograph of real vehicle |
| OOC 41104 | Plymouth/PD2 Orion | 1999/12 | Incorrectly showing Starky's rather than Starkey's on nearside advert |
| OOC 41901 | Southdown/Leyland PD3 | 1999/12 | Showing Porchester instead of Portchester on via blind (Sticky labels supplied with model to correct error) |
| OOC 41907 | Lancaster/Leyland PD3 | 2000/08 | Limitod instead of Limited and Morecombe instead of Morecambe in legal lettering |
| OOC 42707 | Citybus/Van Hool Alizee | 1998/07 | Seats missing from Hong Kong issue models only |
| OOC 42809 | VFM Buses/Dart Pointer | 1998/01 | Incorrectly showing destination of South Sheilds rather than South Shields |
| OOC 42903 | Blackpool Transport/Optare Delta | 1997/02 | Front registration plate should be black on white, box incorrectly states fleet no. 130 rather than 129 |
| OOC 43013 | Ribble NBC/Leyland Olympian | 2000/01 | Rear registration plate has incorrect white background, should be yellow |
| OOC 43115 | PMT/Leyland Lynx | 1999/02 | Incorrectly spelt heritage branding – Pottries rather than Potteries |
| OOC 43702 | Belfast Corporation/AEC 664T Trolleybus | 1998/07 | Compromise: The real trolleybus GZ 8567 had a Harkness body which most notably had six lower deck passenger side windows and not five as depicted on the London Transport style body modelled. |
| OOC 43901 | Oxford/Guy Arab II Utility | 1999/09 | Seating capacities printed upside down and back to front |
| OOC 45101 | Yorkshire Rider Leeds/Metrobus | 2000/05 | Legal lettering should be Swingate Leeds, not Skircoat Road Halifax |
| OOC 45109 | Stagecoach East Kent/Metrobus | 2000/10 | Four-fold doors should be two-fold, as 45104 |
| OOC 97055 | Thames Valley Set/Bristol L6B | 1994/10 | The plinth for the single deck model is this set incorrectly describes it as a Bristol L5G whereas the decription on the rear of the box correctly states the model depicts a Bristol L6B bus. |
| OOC 97813 | Brighton, Hove & District/BUT Weymann Trolleybus | 1995/06 | '&' symbol missing from fleet names |
| OOC 97839 (Sister bus) |
Eastern Counties/Leyland PD1A | 1995/05 | Photographs suggest the real vehicle never had a destination display above the rear entrance |
| OOC 97852 | Maidstone & District/Bristol L6A | 1995/05 | The plinth for the model incorrectly describes it as a Bristol L5G whereas the supplied certificate correctly states the model depicts a Bristol L6A bus. |
| OOC 97858 | Caledonian Omnibus/Bristol K | 1995/05 | Front & side destinations show Aulogrith instead of Auldgirth. |
| OOC 97943 | Douglas Corporation/AEC Regent V Orion | 1995/05 | The rear destination displays are transposed, the route number should on the left not right. |
| OOC OM40203 | Aldershot/BET Federation | 2002/10 | Aldershot OR Reading should show in the top ‘destination’ box, the lower box is for the ‘via’ blind |
| OOC OM40405B | Mansfield & District/Weymann AEC Regent | 2010/02 | Production models incorrectly carry route number 101, it should correctly be 102 to match the Pleasley Colliery destination. (This appears to have been a factory error as the model was shown with the correct 102 route number when announced by Corgi) |
| OOC OM40501 | London Transport/Feltham | 2001/02 | Originally distributed without certificates in error – certificates subsequently available via dealers ‘on request’ |
| OOC OM40505 | LUT/Feltham | 2002/12 | Destination miss-spelt Sheperds Bush – Corgi issued stickers to correct showing Shepherds Bush |
| OOC OM40506 | Metropolitan/Feltham | 2003/06 | Two upper deck windows (one front, one rear) wrongly obscured with white paint |
| OOC OM40802 | Brighton, Hove & District/Bristol FS | 2002/07 | Post amalgamation Southdown fleet number: should have Southdown not BH&D legal lettering |
| OOC OM40817 | Western SMT/Bristol FS | 2007/07 | Certificate incorrectly shows model available as either 18 to Largs Local or 91 to Langholm: the latter was actually released as 20 to Kilbarchan Wheatlands |
| OOC OM40818A/B | Central SMT/Bristol FS | 2012/04 | No silver detailing on the off-side front side-light |
| OOC OM41003 | London Transport/AEC 4Q4 | 2002/10 | London Passenger Executive legal lettering should be London Transport Executive |
| OOC OM41004 | London Transport/AEC 4Q4 | 2002/11 | London Passenger Executive legal lettering should be London Transport Executive |
| OOC OM41008 | London Transport/AEC 4Q4 | 2003/10 | London Passenger Executive legal lettering should be London Transport Executive |
| OOC OM41102 | Huddersfield/Daimler CVG6 | 2003/07 | Factory applied Poppy Red in error for Post Office Red |
| OOC OM41111/2 | Black Prince/Leyland PD2 | 2006/09 | Front destination shows Corn Exchang instead of Exchange |
| OOC OM41112 | Burnley/Colne/Nelson/Leyland PD3 | 2008/02 | Route X28 on the certificate, route 50 on the model |
| OOC OM41221A/B | Go North East/ Wright Gemini Eclipse | 2012/09 | Some of the upper deck window vents are incorrectly positioned on both sides of the model. On the near-side they should be in second, fourth & six bay, while on the off-side they should be in the fourth, fifth & six bays. |
| OOC OM41226A/B | Lancashire Way/ Wright Gemini Eclipse | 2012/09 | Yorkshire Coastliner Ltd instead of Lancashire United Ltd in legal address |
| OOC OM41701 | London Transport/Leyland RTW | 2006/08 | Tranport instead of Transport in legal lettering |
| OOC OM41703 | London Transport/Leyland RTW | 2007/07 | London Transport Board legal lettering should be London Transport Executive |
| OOC OM41905 | Southdown/PD3 open | 2002/02 | Error Withdrawn |
| OOC OM41907 | Southdown/Leyland PD3 | 2003/01 | Incorrectly showing Steine Street rather than Freshfield Road in legal lettering |
| OOC OM42405 | Ribble/Leopard Panorama | 2002/02 | Ribble logo (not wording) upside down on front panel |
| OOC OM42507 | Brighton & Hove/East Lancs Lolyne | 2004/03 | Holllingdean instead of Hollingdean on side blind |
| OOC OM42518 | Transdev/East Lancs Lolyne | 2008/01 | Both A and B variants should have a red roof - white roof not applied at the time of release. (when applied it should have TGD VLE18 security lettering shown) |
| OOC OM42519 | East Lancs Myllennium | 2000/10 | Correct registration should be GX06 AOE rather than GX06 ADE |
| OOC OM42602 | Bibby's of Ingleton/Bedford OB | 2002/06 | Old Faithful name on bonnet is printed upside down on both sides & has an additional "L". |
| OOC OM434xx | All/Mercedes Benz Vario Plaxton Minibus | 1998 to date | None of the models issued to date carry the Mercedes Benz three pointed star badge on the front grille. (Probably a trade mark licensing issue) |
| OOC OM43601 | Harris Bus/Palatine II | 2002/01 | Crdyford rather than Crayford in the route branding on rear |
| OOC OM43701 | Belfast Corporation/AEC 664T Trolleybus | 2001/01 | Compromise: The real trolleybus FZ 7801 had a Harkness body which most notably had six lower deck passenger side windows and not five as depicted on the London Transport style body modelled. |
| OOC OM43703 | London Transport/Q1 | 2002/06 | Fleet number belongs to another class of vehicle |
| OOC OM43907 | Maidstone & District/Daimler Utility | 2001/11 | Towbridge instead of Tonbridge on via blind |
| OOC OM43911 | Coventry Corporation/Daimler Utility | 2003/12 | Guy Arab Utility bonnet and wings used in error |
| OOC OM43915A/B | Birmingham City Transport /Daimler Utility | 2011/06 | Roof painted gold instead of khaki and wrong shade of cream used. |
| OOC OM44108 | Burton/Optare Solo | 2005/08 | Issued in unlabelled white box in error |
| OOC OM44109 | Strathtay/Optare Solo | 2005/11 | Scoish instead of Scottish in the legal lettering |
| OOC OM44701 | Lothian Buses/Plaxton SLF | 2004/01 | Packaging incorrectly states Lothian Regional Transport. Lothian also only ran SPDs not SLFs |
| OOC OM45603 | West Midlands/BMMO D9 | 2001/08 | Missing the 4871 fleet number on rear route number box |
| OOC OM45608A | Midland Red/DMMO D9 | 2010/03 | Correct type of driving mirrors attached but to wrong sides (ie off-side mirror is on the nearside) |
| OOC OM45608B | Midland Red/DMMO D9 | 2010/03 | Correct type of driving mirrors attached but to wrong sides (ie off-side mirror is on the nearside) |
| OOC OM45701 | London Transport/Q4 | 2001/11 | White roof should be silver |
| OOC OM45905A/B | West Coast Motors/Van Hool T9 | 2006/03 | The real West Coast Motors Y80WCM Van Hool T9 has an orange dot matrix front destination display, not yellow as depicted by Corgi. |
| OOC OM46005 | Arriva Shires/Wright Urban Eclipse | 2007/06 | Off-side Arriva cove logo should before the name not after it. |
| OOC OM46013/1 2) | EYMS/Wright Eclipse Urban | 2009/11 | Destination of Endike Lane incorrectly shown as Endike Lake |
| OOC OM46210 (2) | Brighton & Hove/Scania Irizar PB | 2012/07 | Missing legal lettering which should be present on the skirt panel behind near-side front wheel. The middle dot above the i in Brighton and middle spot beside wording on the rear should be yellow not red. These are shown correctly applied on the pre-production model pictured on the certificate. |
| OOC OM46103 (2) | First Eastern Counties/Plaxton Paragon | 2007/09 | 1. Fleet number 20500 should have registration AO02 RBX, not AO02 RCX as modelled - 2. Eastern Countries incorrectly stated on the box label |
| OOC OM46301 | London Transport/Routemaster RM | 2010/01 | Certificate incorrectly shows RM164, model correctly shows RM1164 |
| OOC OM46404A/B | National Express/Caetano Levante | 2012/04 | The model has been produced using the Volvo tooling variation instead of the correct Scania version and as such carries a Volvo description on the base. The correct tooling with Scania description was used on the earlier OM46401A/B models which depict the same vehicle FJ59 AFP. |
| OOC OM46406A/B | National Express/Caetano Levante | 2013/02 | Fleet number should be CY115 rather than CY155. |
| OOC OM46701A/B | Wilts & Dorset/Wright Eclipse 2 | 2013/12 | These models are fitted with an incorrect style forward protruding front nearside mirror, the real vehicle had same style mirrors as fitted to the off-side |
| OOC OM46703A | East Lothian Buses/Wright Eclipse 2 | 2013/12 | Model has Pentcaitland instead of Pencaitland on side destination display. |
| OOC OM46706A/B | Celtic Travel/Wright Eclipse 2 | 2014/09 | These models are fitted with an incorrect style forward protruding front nearside mirror, the real vehicle had same style mirrors as fitted to the off-side. |
| OOC OM46707A/B (real bus) | Petuaria Express/Wright Eclipse 2 | 2014/09 | 1. These models are fitted with an incorrect style forward protruding front nearside mirror, the real vehicle had same style mirrors as fitted to the off-side. 2. The direction indicator lights above the front wheel arches painted silver instead of orange. |
| Oxford Diecast 76COM003 | British European Airways/Commer Commando Coach | 2014/11 | NORTHHOLT instead of NORTHOLT in legal lettering. |
| Oxford Diecast 76COM004 | Billy Smarts Circus/Commer Commando Coach | 2014/12 | Cricus instead of Circus on box bar code label |
| Oxford Diecast 76COM005 | Australian National Airways/Commer Commando Coach | 2015/02 | Issued in Oxford Showtime card sleeve instead of Oxford Omnibus sleeve. |
| Oxford Diecast 76COM002 | Wilfreda Beehive/Scania Irizar PB Coach | 2015/02 | Has legal lettering for Bus Eireann - Irish Bus instead of Wilfreda Beehive. |
| Oxford Diecast 76OWB006 | British Railways/Bedford OWB | 2013/03 | Box barcode label carries incorrect reference number 72OWB006. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA001 | South Wales Transport/Weymann Fanfare AEC Coach | 2014/07 | Weymann is spelt "Weyman" on the badge on rear of the model. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA002 (2), (3) |
Grey Cars/Weymann Fanfare AEC Coach | 2015/03 | 1. Weymann is spelt "Weyman" on the badge on rear of the model. 2. ERGENCY DOOR instead of EMERGENCY DOOR on off-side exit door. 3. FUEL OIL on filler flaps on both sides of model, near-side should be labeled WATER. |
| Oxford Diecast NUT003 | Midland Red/Guy Arab Utility | 2014/06 | Model only has white lower deck window surrounds applied to the nearside |
| Sunstar 2904 | LT Green Line/Routemaster RMC | 2005/08 | Incorrectly carrying polished front wheel trims (ref. Blacker: RM Vol 1 p90) |
| Sunstar 2907 | LT Shillibeer/Routemaster RM | 2006/03 | Incorrect registration CUV 191 applied - should be CUV 191C |
| Sunstar 2908 | LT Red/Routemaster RM | 2006/05 | Some models have the London Transport badge on the front of the bonnet applied upside down. |
| Sunstar H2911 | London Transport/Routemaster RM | 2007/03 | Carries TH garage codes for Thornton Heath, route 190 was only operated by Croydon Garage in 1983, so code should have been TC. |
| Sunstar 2914 | Arriva London/Routemaster RM | 2007/08 | Incorrect garage code M applied - Should be N (for Norwood Garage) |
| Sunstar 2924 (3) | London Transport/Pre-War RT | 2010/?? | 1. There doesn't seem to be any documented evidence that RT7 ever carried the experimental livery depicted, only RT39 is recorded to have worn this livery. 2.RT 7 should also have a nearside bulkhead pillar route plate holder as all of Putney's RT2s were equipped with them as part of a trial starting in 1946. 3. RT 7 didn't have an Off-side route plate holder, it was removed at overhaul during the war and although its use was reinstated for RTs in 1947, RT 7 never regained one. |
| Sunstar 5001 | Yelloways/Bedford OB Coach | 2006/08 | The First Aid box on the drivers door has Emergent instead of Emergency |
| TTC/Jotus RES7001B | East London Coaches/Optare Spectra | 2013/02 | Has EMERGENCY EXIT instead of vehicle's unladen weight on skirt behind nearside rear wheel |
| Trux TX7F | Leyland Tiger OPS2 | 2008/11 | Showing fleet no. 2660 on the nearside and 2662 on the off-side |
| Factory Errors | |||
| Manufacturer/ Model no. |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Isolated Factory Errors |
| Britbus ME-002A |
AEC Merlin/London Transport | 2007/02 | Rear 335 number only destination blind fitted to front in error |
| EFE 101001 (2) (3) | AEC RT/Green Line | 1990/04 | Missing near side Pearl Assurance advert. |
| EFE 15601BB (2) | AEC Routemaster RM/London Transport (MBF) | 1994/04 | Should have RM1910 fleet numbers both sides but this one has RM2110 on near side instead. |
| EFE 16214 | Bristol MW Coach/Red & White | 2000/11 | This model is missing the near side fleet name |
| EFE 16601 | Leyland National MK I/London Transport | 1994/04 | This model has London General legel lettering instead of London Transport Executive |
| EFE 17901 (2) (3) | Open Top Routemaster/Metroline | 1994/04 | This model is missing all the tampo printed decals on both sides of the lower deck |
| EFE 20201 (2) | Leyland STD/London Transport | 1996/03 | London Transport fleet name positioned to far forward on near side |
| EFE 20621 (2) | Lea Valley/Plaxton Pointer Dart | 1998/08 | Lea Valley fleet name is missing on the nearside of model. |
| EFE 23303 (2) | AEC RF/London Country | 1997/08 | Fleet name missing from roof panels on near side |
| OOC 43703 | Q1 Trolleybus/London Transport | 2000/01 | Missing fleet number on near side |
| OOC 43708/1 (2) (3) | Q1 Trolleybus/London Transport | 2000/01 | Missing most of the tampo printed decals. Possibly one of the donor models intended to be tampo printed for the code 3 Ramblers Holidays release 43708/2. |
| Perceived Errors | |||
| Manufacturer/ Model no. |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Perceived error known to be correct |
| EFE 16607 | Hobart/Leyland National TRUX | 2006/02 | Leyland Atlantean badge on rear.. |
| OOC OM42406 | Neath & Cardiff/Plaxton Panorama Coach | 2016/04 | The N appears to be reversed in the "N. & C. fleet names". This is actually correct & was a characteristic of the particular typeface used by the company. |
| Oxford Diecast 76WFA003 | Neath & Cardiff/Weymann Fanfare Coach | 2016/04 | The N appears to be reversed in the fleet name in the "N. & C. Express" fleetname. This is actually correct & was a characteristic of the particular typeface used by the company. |
| Numbering Anomalies | |||
| Manufacturer/ Model no. |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Numbering anomalie |
| EFE 15107 | Surfside/Leyland National TRUX | 2005/01 | Should be in the 150xx (short pod) series |
| EFE 16605 | Cardiff/Leyland National | 2002/09 | Should be in the 150xx (short pod) series |
| EFE 16702 | Melbourne/Leyland National TRUX | 2005/02 | Should be in the 166xx (short pod) series |
| EFE 17401 | Eastern Counties/Leyland National | 1998/09 | Should be in the 177xx (mk. II) series |
| EFE 17901 | London Transport/Routemaster O/T | 1994/08 | Should be in the 178xx (no blind box casting) series |
| EFE 18306 | Western Welsh/Leyland Tiger TS8 | 1995/12 | Should be in the 184xx (small blind box) series |
| EFE 18306DL | Western Welsh/Leyland Tiger TS8 | 1999/02 | Should be in the 184xx (small blind box) series |
| The Unexplained | |||
| Manufacturer/ Model no. |
Livery/Model | Issue Date | Notes |
| EFE Mix & Match (2) (3) (4) |
Green Line/Open Top RT | 1990/?? | What do you do if there are some left over bits? One option is produce a model like this. The bottom half comes from the Green London Transport 101003 model while the top half is that used for the Eastbourne open top model 10201. There's even a mix of retaining plugs in the base! |
| EFE 15103x (2) | Leyland National MK I/Northern General | unknown | This rather scruffy model was found with Beatties Model Shop adverts like those applied to 15101B & 15102B. It has also had the original Northern General Legal lettering partly removed and a new white London Transport version added in it's place. Is this a test model for another Beatties special or just a model used by EFE to set up the tampo printing equipment for the other pair of models. Note how the near side Beatties advert has the pink background intended for smaller Toys & Games wording showing through the larger Beatties logo. |
| General Errors | |||
| All the red London Britbus Alexander R/RH models have either green or orange internal grab rails, most vehicles used on London Transport tendered services had yellow grab poles. | |||
| EFE green RT models 10103,10103A, 10103B, 10123, 10123A, 10123B, 10123C, 101001, 101003A, 101003B,101003D, 101005 all incorrectly have black wings. London Transport Country Area RTs and London Country RTs always had green wings. Only London Transport's Central Area red RTs ever had black ones | |||
| All EFE London Country models of every type have incorrect legal ownership lettering which reads "London Country Bus Service Ltd" instead of "London Country Bus Services Ltd" | |||
| All of EFE's yellow Northern General NBC models (15103,15103DL,16508 & 30604) to date carry a shade of yellow that is too pale. The correct cadmium yellow (also known as Goldcup) was the same as that used on Tyne & Wear PTE's own vehicles. | |||
| All the early releases of the EFE Plaxton Panorama Elite II 157xx and 295xx series models with Panorama Elite II wording have Panorama incorrectly spelt Panarama | |||
| All EFE Prototype Routemasters have the fuel filler cap on the off-side whereas the four prototype vehicle RM1 to 3 & CRL4 had them on the nearside. | |||
| All EFE 'Routemaster Series' model boxes incorrectly state that the last Routemaster model would be RML2575 whereas the actual model depicted was RML2572. | |||
| All EFE RCLs are fitted with the wrong radiator grill - they should be as found on the new EFE 31701 RMC model | |||
| All EFE Green Line RMCs carry an incorrect style bullseye on the between deck panels that has "London Transport" across the central bar. This style was only applied to the later RCL vehicles, the RMCs had bullseyes with "Green Line" wording. | |||
| All Retooled EFE RMC Models All models the issued to date have the opening near side upper deck windows incorrectly applied. The opening windows from front to back should be positioned in the second, third & fifth bays, however the rear most window is either positioned in the fourth bay or missing altogether on the models. | |||
| OOC & Atlas Editions RTW. The wheelbase of both the London RT & RTW class buses should be the same at 16ft 4". When Compared with the EFE RT the OOC RTW has a longer wheelbase, if this was scaled up to full size it would equate to around a 5 inch difference. Photograph | |||
| OOC AEC Q double deck models have a upright frame on the rearward side of the entrance, on the real vehicles this actually sloped forward slightly from top to bottom. | |||
| Various OOC Wright Gemini Eclipse models - On some models a short instead of long wiper arm is fitted on the nearside. | |||
