EFE Rail E40303

Cravens RT1460 London Transport Red & Cream, Route 15 Aldgate LT Stn

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Cravens RT1460 (JXC223) in London Transport Central Area red & cream with cream upper deck window surrounds, working from Middle Row garage on route 15 to Aldgate LT Station, c.late 1953.

In the early post-war years when coachbuilders Park Royal Vehicles and Weymann were at full capacity and unable to fully meet London Transport’s enormous requirements for new RT buses, tenders to supply were sent to other manufacturers. Saunders Engineering of Anglesey and Cravens Railway Carriage & Wagon Co of Sheffield built 300 and 120 RTs respectively. Saunders RTs were similar to standard RTs in many respects, and were interchangeable with the Park Royal and Weymann bodies on overhaul at Aldenham Works. But Cravens RTs were quite different. The 5-bay window design could not be mixed with standard bodies at overhaul, and although well built, all except one were sold when only seven years old. Cravens RTs were quickly bought by independent bus operators, glad to acquire youthful London-spec vehicles in excellent condition which gave long reliable service to their new owners in many parts of the UK.

• Authentically detailed die-cast model from EFE Road
• Complementary to OO scale model railways (1:76 scale)

Catalogue listing

EFE Rail has produced a die‑cast model of the Cravens RT1460 (JXC223) in London Transport Central Area livery, red and cream with cream upper‑deck window surrounds. The model represents a bus that operated from Middle Row garage on route 15 to Aldgate LT Station in the late 1953 period and is scaled to complement OO gauge model railways (1:76).

The original Cravens RT1460 was one of the 120 RT buses built by Cravens Railway Carriage & Wagon Co of Sheffield during the early post‑war years, when Park Royal Vehicles and Weymann were unable to meet London Transport’s demand. Unlike the standard RTs, the Cravens version featured a five‑bay window design that could not be mixed with standard bodies at overhaul, and most were sold to independent operators after about seven years of service.

The die‑cast model is made by EFE Road and is intended for collectors and railway modellers seeking an authentically detailed representation of this historic London Transport vehicle.