Corgi Original Omnibus Company Brush Railcoach Blackpool Transport Interflora

Model No. OM44013
Length:17.2 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Scale. 1:76 OO Gauge
Route. Sandcastle and Pleasure Beach
Registration No. 621

This item is not a toy. It is a collectors model recommended ages 14 years and over. Please check scale and size before ordering.

Originally numbered 284, this was one of 20 Railcoaches that were built in 1937 and entered service in July of that year. These were single-deck cars that were designed in the similar style of the original English Electric Railcoaches. In 1968 the 20 Railcoaches were renumbered, with 284 becoming what is now known has 621.In1985 it had it’s first all over advert livery for Blackpool Pleasure Beach, many other designs would be used in the next 18 years, and as depicted with this model, the Interflora livery being used in the mid 1990’s. This Railcoach was withdrawn from passenger service in 2004. It was kept in storage and sold to the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust. The Beamish Museum bought it in 2014 but returned it to Blackpool in 2016. In 2017 it was back in service on the Fleetwood route, restored to it’s more traditional cream and green livery of the 1950’s.

Corgi Original Omnibus Company are detailed die-cast model buses and coaches. Each model comes with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity detailing the history of the particular vehicle and operator. Scaled at 1:76 they are ideal for both enthusiasts and ‘OO’ gauge railways. This model is aprox 17cm long.

Limited Edition of only 1,000 with certificate