Oxford Diecast RM084

Pearl - 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 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
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways

Manufacturer description

Metrobus was formed by Tillingbourne, a rural independent based in West Surrey, taking over former Orpington & District operations between Orpington and Croydon. This vehicle is carrying the Pearl Assurance adverts. Pearl grew from a loan club that started in 1857 as the Pearl Loan Company, operating out of a pub called the Royal Oak opposite the famous Whitechapel Bell Foundry. This joined with The Pearl Life Assurance & Sick Benefit Society which had begun in 1862 and was located nearby.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Pearl – 1:76 Scale is a model railway vehicle produced by Oxford Diecast. The model is supplied under part number RM084 and depicts a bus in the British Rail Blue livery of the pre‑TOPS era.

The vehicle represents a Metrobus service that was taken over by Tillingbourne, a rural independent operator based in West Surrey, after the former Orpington & District routes between Orpington and Croydon were transferred. The model carries Pearl Assurance advertising graphics, reflecting the historic sponsorship of the service.

Pearl Assurance originated as a loan club founded in 1857, operating from the Royal Oak public house opposite the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In 1862 it merged with the Pearl Life Assurance & Sick Benefit Society, which was situated nearby. The model therefore incorporates both the transport and commercial branding of that period.