EFE Rail E39102

Alexander Y-Type Strathtay Scottish SCS360M Service 15 St. Fillans

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

ALEXANDER Y-TYPE STRATHTAY SCOTTISH SCS360M, SERVICE 15 ST. FILLANS

The Alexander Y-Type buses and coaches were manufactured by Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd at its works in Falkirk, Scotland. The prototypes first appeared in 1961, with the first production versions entering service two years later. Some 3,266 production examples were constructed over the next 20 years, including small window buses and large window coaches in both long and short bodied variants. Over 2,800 of those constructed were delivered to the Scottish Bus Group and its predecessors.

It was a very versatile body design, capable of being built on a wide range of chassis types. The most notable of these was the Leyland Leopard, but the bodies were also carried on the AEC Reliance, the Seddon Pennine 7, and the Ford R series amongst others. It was also very adaptable thanks to its modular construction, and Alexander could offer various options according to the customer’s requirements. These included single piece, 2-leaf or 4-leaf entrance doors, as well as the various seating configurations depending on its purpose.

The front face of the Y-Type changed a few times during its 20-year construction, with different grille and headlight arrangements appearing as the design evolved. This saw it become the AY or AYS Type in 1971- the ‘A’ denoting its new alloy construction, and the ‘S’ signifying the bus specification. This change included the introduction of a new front end design, typically with twin grilles in an elongated moulding. In 1983, the Y-Type made way for Alexander’s P Type, a lighter and more modern successor, but continued to give good service well into the 2000s.

Our model depicts Strathtay Scottish fleet number SL 12, registration SCS360M; an AY-Type bodied Leyland Leopard built in 1975. It was part of a batch of 43 dual purpose 49-seaters that originally operated with Western SMT from new. The model captures it during its time with Strathtay Scottish, wearing full orange and blue livery, complete with 2-leaf doors, as working Service 15 to St. Fillans in Perthshire.

The new models are based on EFE Road’s updated AY-Type coach tooling, and now feature such enhancements as mirrors, opaque glazed roof vents, and separate 2-leaf doors.

• 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 Alexander Y‑Type Strathtay Scottish SCS360M – Service 15 to St Fillans is a die‑cast model in OO scale (1:76). The model carries the manufacturer part number E39102 and represents a vehicle in the British Rail Blue (TOPS) period.

The subject of the model is an AY‑Type Alexander body mounted on a Leyland Leopard chassis, built in 1975. It reproduces fleet number SL 12, registration SCS360M, one of a batch of 43 dual‑purpose 49‑seat vehicles originally delivered to Western SMT. During its later career it operated with Strathtay Scottish in the full orange and blue livery, equipped with two‑leaf entrance doors and used on Service 15 to St Fillans in Perthshire.

The new release uses EFE Road’s updated AY‑Type coach tooling and includes detail such as side mirrors, opaque glazed roof vents and separate two‑leaf doors. Colours and details may vary from the illustration, but the model is intended as an authentically detailed replica suitable for integration with OO‑scale model railways.