Oxford Diecast Bartons - 1:43 Scale

Oxford Diecast Bartons - 1:43 ScaleThomas Henry Barton used a Durham Churchill charabanc to start the company's first service, between Long Eaton and the Nottingham Goose Fair, in October 1908. Barton was a prolific rebuilder of buses, producing both coaches and double deckers on rebuilt chassis. Many new and secondhand buses also joined the fleet, and Barton kept up its modern double deck image with Northern Counties bodied AEC Regents which had wrap around windscreens on both decks.

Thomas Henry Barton used a Durham Churchill charabanc to start the company's first service, between Long Eaton and the Nottingham Goose Fair, in October 1908. Barton was a prolific rebuilder of buses, producing both coaches and double-deckers on rebuilt chassis. Many new and secondhand buses also joined the fleet, and Barton kept up its modern double-deck image with Northern Counties-bodied AEC Regents which had wrap-around windscreens on both decks.
During the 1950s Barton had over 280 vehicles and 1000 employees. Numerous small companies were purchased, especially in the 1960s, including Hall Brothers of South Shields on Tyneside, and Robin Hood Coaches of Nottingham, whose emblem was retained and applied to the whole fleet. Our Morris J2 is quite unusual as it contains the destination Works Service and is liveried up with Land Air Cruises.

Dimensions and Weights

Packed: 13.7cm x 8cm x 8.1cm ( L x W x H )

Unpacked: 10.2cm x 4.6cm x 5.3cm ( L x W x H )

Excludes shipping carton

Scale

1:43 scale means that this is 43 times smaller than the full sized vehicle(s)

For a much more detailed explanation of scale and the history please follow this link.