Oxford Diecast SCA07CS

Olivers Transport Scania - 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

Norman Oliver and his wife Lynn, (hence the N & L logo on the cab doors), who are the senior directors of the Limited Company formed in 1988, founded Olivers Transport in August 1972 as N & L Oliver based at Kirk Yethom near Kelso. Olivers Transport Ltd originally operated from a small base in Kirk Yethom with one vehicle, later moving to rented space on an industrial estate in Kelso with a fleet of six vehicles and five drivers. In 1982 the Company moved to its current five acre site at Eccles, five miles east of Kelso and now operate 25 vehicles and employ 31 staff. Their operations include livestock haulage, storage and general haulage.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Olivers Transport Scania – 1:76 scale model. The item carries the manufacturer part number SCA07CS and depicts a Scania lorry in a highly detailed, die‑cast finish suitable for collectors of railway and road transport memorabilia.

The model represents the period known as the rebuilding of the railways, a time when road haulage played a significant role in supporting railway operations and infrastructure renewal.

Olivers Transport Ltd was founded by Norman Oliver and his wife Lynn in August 1972 (08/08/1972) under the name N & L Oliver, based at Kirk Yethom near Kelso. After an early expansion to an industrial estate in Kelso, the company moved to a five‑acre site at Eccles, five miles east of Kelso, in 1982 (01/01/1982). Today the business employs 31 staff and operates a fleet of 25 vehicles, providing livestock haulage, storage and general haulage services.