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Oxford Diecast DAF07CS

Longs of Leeds DAF 105 - 1:76 Scale

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

The Leeds based Company, J Long and Sons (Haulage) Ltd, has been hauling all manner of goods around the country since the days of the horse and cart. In 1918 Joe Long returned home to Holbeck in Leeds after serving in the first world war in which he had been wounded, taken prisoner and spent time in a German Hospital undergoing serious operations to save his life, resulting in him being left with only one lung. On his return he resumed his business as a coal merchant and general carrier with horse and carts and later with the first of the motor wagons. He could not have foreseen the success that lay on the long road ahead. In the early days of the company's history, Joe carried out all the work on his own with the help of his trusty horses and carts which he kept in stables near to his home in Chetwynd Street. The business continued to grow in this manner until 1933 when it became the second firm to be registered for the sale of coal by Leeds Weights and Measures.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Longs of Leeds DAF 105 is a 1:76 scale model railway kit. It is supplied by Oxford Diecast with the manufacturer part number DAF07CS and depicts a vehicle from the period of the rebuilding of the railways after the Second World War.

The model represents a lorry operated by J Long and Sons (Haulage) Ltd, a Leeds‑based haulier that began as a horse‑and‑cart business. The company was founded by Joe Long, who returned to Holbeck in Leeds in 1918 after being wounded, captured and undergoing serious surgery in a German hospital, leaving him with only one lung. On his return he resumed work as a coal merchant and general carrier, first with horses and carts kept in stables on Chetwynd Street, and later with motor wagons. The firm continued to expand and in 1933 became the second company in Leeds to be registered for the sale of coal under Leeds Weights and Measures.