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Oxford Diecast 76FX4001

FX4 Black Taxi - 1:76 Scale

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1957 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)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways

Manufacturer description

Over 75,000 FX4's were manufactured between 1958 and 1997. It was manufactured over the years by Austin,Carbodies and finally LTI. it was 15 foot in length and teh majority were of course black. The original design was Eric Bailey who worked at Austin.

The Austin FX4 became a very familiar sight on the streets of London.

 

Austin FX4 Brochure - front cover.

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