Oxford Diecast DAF09CS

Owens DAF 105 - 1:76 Scale

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

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

Brothers Huw and Eurof launched their light haulage operations from Llanelli, South Wales, with one van in 1970. They carried furniture, kitchens and piano parts, they soon acquired two small lorries. Seven years later the flourishing company became Owens Road Services. Its blue-liveried trucks becoming a familiar sight on the roads of Wales. The fleet grew taking automotive loads onto the European mainland.

In 1995 a warehouse operation was launched and it clinched its first major distribution deal with a supermarket, before joining the Palletforce network. The workforce grew to over 500, in recent years it has won major contracts - one to distribute goods used in building a huge new UK fuel pipeline, the other with global online retailer Amazon. Storage and warehousing improved with the acquisition of a large facility close to the M4 in Port Talbot. Expansion continued with the opening of Owens' first English depot - in strategically important Droitwich, Worcs.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Owens DAF 105 – 1:76 Scale is a die‑cast model produced by Oxford Diecast. The manufacturer part number is DAF09CS and the model represents the period of railway rebuilding.

The miniature depicts a DAF 105 truck in the blue livery used by Owens Road Services, a company that began as a light‑haulage firm in Llanelli, South Wales, in 1970 and later expanded into warehousing and distribution throughout the United Kingdom.

The model is suitable for collectors of British commercial vehicle replicas and for anyone interested in the historical development of Owens Road Services during the late twentieth century.