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EFE Rail E15112

Leyland National Mk.1 Long 2 Door demonstrator FRM499K (Aberdeen)

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Manufacturer description

Leyland National Mk.1 Long 2 Door demonstrator FRM499K (Aberdeen). Service 5 to Woodend.

Pre-production chassis 010 was new in July 1972 and displayed in the demonstration park at the Commercial Motor Show at London’s Earls Court exhibition centre in September 1972. After the motor show FRM499K was trialled in service in Lancaster, Preston, Cardiff, Eastbourne, Aberdeen, and elsewhere.

Our model depicts FRM499K on loan to Aberdeen Corporation operating on long-established service 5 between Woodend (Hazlehead Gardens), Castle Street and Beach Boulevard. The trial produced an order from Aberdeen Corporation for three 10.3m 2-door Leyland Nationals delivered in February 1973. A further twenty followed for the corporation’s successor Grampian Regional Transport from December 1975 to March 1976.

The Leyland-owned vehicle was converted as a mobile training school for overseas customers by British Leyland Truck & Bus, and visited cities in Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Germany and France. It was equipped with a cinema, lecture area and demo engine.

FRM499K survives and is currently being restored to original condition.

• Colours/details of final model may vary from illustration
• Authentically detailed die-cast model from EFE Road
• Complementary to OO scale model railways (1:76 scale)

Catalogue listing

EFE Rail Leyland National Mk.1 Long 2‑door demonstrator FRM499K (Aberdeen) is a die‑cast model produced by EFE Road, reference E15112. The model is made to 1:76 scale and is intended to complement OO gauge railway layouts.

The real vehicle, chassis 010, was launched in July 1972 and shown at the Commercial Motor Show in September 1972. After the show it was trialled on routes in Lancaster, Preston, Cardiff, Eastbourne, Aberdeen and other locations. In Aberdeen it operated on service 5 between Woodend (Hazlehead Gardens), Castle Street and Beach Boulevard, which led to an order for three 10.3 m two‑door Leyland Nationals in February 1973 and a further twenty for Grampian Regional Transport between December 1975 and March 1976. The bus was later converted by British Leyland Truck & Bus into a mobile training school for overseas customers and visited Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Germany and France, carrying a cinema, lecture area and demonstration engine.

The original FRM499K survives and is currently being restored to its original condition. The model reproduces the vehicle’s colours and details, though final finishes may differ from the illustration.