Oxford Diecast RT018

Westons - 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 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Garry Weston died on February 15, 2002, aged 74.Born in Canada on April 28, 1927, his father was Garfield Howard Weston, and he moved to England at the age of four. Garfield Weston had introduced white sliced bread to the British housewife. After graduation Garry became managing director of Ryvita, and at the age of 22 he invented the well-known Wagon Wheels biscuit. On leaving Ryvita in 1952, he became his own boss, when with a fitter from Ryvita he founded the Weston Biscuit Company in Australia. In 1967, his father requested he return to England to run the family business then known as Associated British Foods.The company also owned the Queen's grocers, Fortnum & Mason, and two of his daughters worked there.In 1991 he acquired British Sugar for 800 million pounds.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Westons is a 1:76 scale model produced under the part number RT018. The model depicts the British Railways early crest, representing the historic period of early British railway branding. It is made from die‑cast metal and is intended for collectors of railway memorabilia.

The model is named after Garry Weston, who was born on 28 April 1927 in Canada and died on 15 February 2002, aged 74. He was the son of Garfield Howard Weston, who introduced sliced white bread to British households. After completing his education, Garry Weston became managing director of Ryvita and, at the age of 22, invented the Wagon Wheels biscuit. In 1952 he left Ryvita and co‑founded the Weston Biscuit Company in Australia with a fitter from Ryvita.

In 1967 Garry Weston returned to England at the request of his father to run the family business, then known as Associated British Foods, which owned the Queen's grocers Fortnum & Mason. In 1991 he acquired British Sugar for £800 million. His two daughters later worked at Fortnum & Mason.