Oxford Diecast 76APR002

No10991 Janet Aveling & Porter 6 NHP Road Roller

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

The 1:76 scale Aveling & Porter Road Roller in a bright and cheerful colour scheme. The vibrant red, black and gold body is topped with a black upper roof and brown inner roof. Registered BC 9483, the road roller features red and black spokes, the rear wheels are lined in red with black centres and the outer roller wheels are a buff colour.

Numbered 10991 'Janet' belonged to John E Golding, Car Body Repair Specialist of Loughborough, Leics, whose telephone number also features on his signage; along the sides of the roof. A final detail sees a stylised ' In Vigor' coat of arms on the front of the road roller depicted in red and gold.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast No10991 Janet Aveling & Porter 6 NHP Road Roller is a 1:76 scale model of an Aveling & Porter road roller. It carries the manufacturer part number 76APR002 and represents the era of the “Big Four” railway companies – LNER, LMS, GWR and SR.

The model is finished in a bright red, black and gold body with a black upper roof and a brown inner roof. It is registered BC 9483 and features red and black spokes, rear wheels edged in red with black centres, and outer roller wheels in a buff colour. The front displays a stylised “In Vigor” coat of arms in red and gold.

Numbered 10991 “Janet”, the road roller previously belonged to John E Golding, a car‑body repair specialist in Loughborough, Leicestershire, whose telephone number is shown on the roof signage.