Oxford Diecast 76AM006

AEC Mercury TL St Helens CB Fire Service - 1:76 Scale

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

The AEC Mercury Turntable Ladder dates from the 1950s and 1960s. Nearly 200 were built from its launch in 1957 to the end of production in the late 1960s, with over half being supplied with Merryweather 100ft ladders.

Here we see the fire appliance as used by St Helens CB Fire Service in Lancashire. The colour scheme is an interesting departure from the usual bright red fire vehicles, predominantly silver and white with red masking applied as a band round the cab and the ladder mechanism. Registered KDJ 404, the vehicle features the St Helens CB Fire Service lettering along the side of the folded down ladder while the Merryweather badge is reproduced on the cab bonnet with the name repeated on the rear above the number plate. A final touch sees the highly colourful crest printed on the cab doors in gold, blue, black and red, rounding off an appealing model for any collection of fire vehicles.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast AEC Mercury TL St Helens CB Fire Service is a 1:76 scale model of a turntable ladder fire appliance. The model carries the manufacturer part number 76AM006 and represents the British Railways late crest period.

The real AEC Mercury turntable ladder was produced from 1957 to the late 1960s, with almost 200 units built. More than half of these were fitted with a 100‑ft Merryweather ladder. This particular model depicts the vehicle as used by St Helens County Borough Fire Service in Lancashire.

The livery is predominantly silver and white, with a red band around the cab and the ladder mechanism. The cab bears the registration KDJ 404 and features St Helens CB Fire Service lettering along the side of the folded‑down ladder. A Merryweather badge is reproduced on the bonnet and the name is repeated on the rear above the number plate. The crest on the cab doors is printed in gold, blue, black and red.