Oxford Diecast 76SH003

Pat Collins Highwayman Ballast & Low Loader - 1:76 Scal

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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

This is another great little model to add to your fairground scene. Pat Collins Funfairs go back as far as 1875 when the founder, Patrick Collins, established a round of fairs in the Black Country. Of Irish descent, Patrick was born in 1859 on a fairground site in Chester, one of five children. During his lifetime he not only established one of the longest surviving Showmen's fairground attractions but he also achieved the status of being Liberal MP for Walsall and Mayor of Walsall. He was also for a time President of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain. Pat Collins died in 1943 but the business continued to be run under its original name by his son Patrick Ross Collins, who was born in 1886. Even today, the fair still carries the Pat Collins name, although the company is now owned by another famous name in the fairground fraternity- Anthony Harris and his family.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Pat Collins Highwayman Ballast & Low Loader – 1:76 scale model.
Manufacturer part number: 76SH003.
The model depicts British Railways in the late Crest period.

The model represents a ballast and low loader lorry used by Pat Collins Funfairs. It is cast in die‑cast metal and painted in the appropriate livery for the era, making it suitable for inclusion in a fairground railway scene.

Pat Collins was a showman who founded a travelling fair in the Black Country in 1875. He was born on 30 May 1859 in Chester and later became Liberal MP for Walsall, Mayor of Walsall and President of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain. He died on 21 March 1943 and the business was continued by his son Patrick Ross Collins (born 12 February 1886). The Pat Collins name is still used, although the company is now owned by the Anthony Harris family.