Oxford Diecast RM095

Typhoo - 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

Typhoo was launched in 1903 by John Summer Jr following comments from his sister on the calming effects of tea fannings. The name Typhoo came from the Chinese word for doctor.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Typhoo is a 1:76 scale model locomotive. It carries the manufacturer part number RM095 and is presented in the British Rail blue livery used before the introduction of TOPS. The model is designed to represent the pre‑TOPS era of British railway colour schemes.

Typhoo tea was launched in 1903 by John Summer Jr after his sister remarked on the calming effects of tea fannings. The brand name Typhoo is derived from the Chinese word meaning “doctor”.