Oxford Diecast 76TN001

Thornycroft Nubian Major City of Birmingham AFS - 1:76

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Prototype Eras
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)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

The unusual yellow livery on this fire appliance will add an interesting dimension to your emergency vehicle line-up. The fine tooling detail is remarkable, as is the extremely high level of different coloured paintwork. Registered XOG 99J, our first release is modelled on an appliance used by the City of Birmingham Airport Fire Services. The exterior colour scheme is in contrast to the black interior with grey dashboard and black steering wheel. Transport Equipment Ltd's Thornycroft Nubian Major was first introduced in 1966 as a high performance crash tender chassis carrying increased loads of foam and water supplies delivered by the roof mounted monitor and separate hand lines. Powered by a Cummings V-8 diesel engine the 18 ton vehicle could exceed a speed of 60 m.p.h. Carmichael's 'Jetranger' was quickly adapted by many airport and military authorities worldwide with several fire engineering firms producing airport fire engines on the chassis. The first release depicts a Birmingham Airport 'Jetranger' delivered in 1971, one of a pair to serve at Birmingham's Elmdon Airport. Following withdrawal from the Birmingham Airport fleet it then operated at Lydd Airport, Kent before being acquired for restoration and preservation in its original yellow livery.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Thornycroft Nubian Major City of Birmingham AFS – 1:76 is a die‑cast model produced by Transport Equipment Ltd. The model carries the part number 76TN001 and represents the vehicle in its British Rail Blue pre‑TOPS livery. It depicts the fire appliance registered XOG 99J, originally used by the City of Birmingham Airport Fire Services.

The model is finished in a bright yellow colour scheme that contrasts with the black interior, grey dashboard and black steering wheel. It reproduces the Thornycroft Nubian Major chassis introduced in 1966, a high‑performance crash tender powered by a Cummings V‑8 diesel engine, capable of speeds over 60 mph and designed to carry large quantities of foam and water via a roof‑mounted monitor and hand lines.

The specific vehicle modelled was delivered to Birmingham Airport in 1971 as one of a pair of ‘Jetranger’ fire engines. After withdrawal from the Birmingham fleet it served at Lydd Airport, Kent, before being acquired for restoration in its original yellow livery. The level of detail includes multiple paint colours and fine tooling.