Oxford Diecast 76AMT001 1/76 Alexander M Type Scottish

 

A single deck coach in the shape of the Alexander M-Type. The M-Type was a motorway coach built for the Scottish Bus Group Anglo-Scottish services and here at Oxford we launch the fleet with an example of the coach travelling from Scotland to London as the No. 5. Registered MSP 750P from 1975/76, it is decorated in the bright blue and silver Scottish livery incorporating a stylised Saltire flag printed along the sides, white wheels with blue centres, clear roof skylights set into the bright blue roof and masses of silver trim.  An interesting feature sees the right hand side rear window painted white from the inside, echoing a feature on many long distance coaches where passenger privacy is required!

 

The coach interior is also very colourful.  Whilst the dashboard, steering wheel and driver’s seat are black, further back the passenger seating is red.   Note too, another tooling detail on our Alexander M-Type.  These coaches were on different chassis – this one is a Seddon Pennine 7 with Alexander M Type C42 Ft coachwork. Other coaches appeared on either Volvo or Leyland chassis. And - our model is based on a coach that has been fully restored and is housed at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum at Lathalmond