Lineside Lorries & Buses

[rogerfraser]

Hi

I have a number of bus and lorry plans from the 1940s or early 50s titled either Lineside Buses or Lineside Lorries from Modelcraft of 77 Grosvenor Road London SW1. Does anyone know anything about this company and what their range of plans was or what else they produced ?

Thanks

Roger

[BernardTPM]

The lorries get a mention in this brief history of Micromodels. They are also listed in the back of "Making Miniature Road Vehicles (4MM scale)" by J.T. Hill. This was also published by Modelcraft and was still for sale in the 1970s; I'm pretty sure I bought my copy at the old Model Engineering show. There were 30 plans on the list: 22 commercial vehicles and 8 buses, but a later (1951!) catalogue shows 44 plans that included two trams, a taxi and a fire engine and a new range of 10 car plans. There were nine cut-out full-colour kits available based on a few of the plans.

[rogerfraser]

Hi Bernard

I have a copy of Making Minature Road Vehicles (4MM Scale) by J T Hill which does not list the plans (it ends at p45 after listing Motor Index Marks) so I assume my copy is an early copy. If you still have your copy or a copy of the later catalogue would you be willing to copy the list and let me have a look at it?

Roger

[DaveF]

Marcle Models have a catalogue, at: http://www.marcle.co...aloguehome.html

 

Scroll down to look at page 57, it lists some Micromodels they have in stock and also says they can provide a list of others which they can supply as inkjet pints on card.

 

I have no connection with the firm, nor have I ordered from them, I simply have it bookmarked for futre reference.

 

David

 

Edited to make a correction

[BernardTPM]

Hi Roger,

As my scanner is currently out of action, I've written out the list:

 

EA101 4 wheel Sided Lorry, Leyland "Lynx"

EA102 6 wheel Sided Lorry, Leyland "Hippo" (No.5)

EA103 8 wheel Platform Lorry, A.E.C. "Mammoth Major" (No.6)

EA104 6 wheel Platform Sentinel Steam Lorry (No.4)

EA105 4 wheel Heavy Van, A.E.C. "Matador" (No.3)

EA106 4 wheel Cattle Wagon, A.E.C. "Matador" (No.2)

EA107 Articulated Well Wagon, A.E.C.

EA108 4 wheel Tank Lorry, A.E.C. "Monarch" (No.1)

EA109 4 wheel Single Deck Bus, A.E.C. "Regal"

EA110 4 wheel Double Deck Bus, A.E.C. "Regent" (No.8 )

EA111 6 wheel Double Deck Trolleybus, Weymann

EA112 4 wheel Double Deck Trolleybus, Weymann

EA113 Scammell Mechanical Horse

EA114 Ford Light Van

EA115 Ford "Prefect"

EA116 Dennis Refuse Vehicle

EA117 Dodge Luton Van

EA118 4 wheel Green Line Coach Type TF (No.7)

EA119 Leyland Interstation Bus

EA120 Foden Timber Tractor

EA121 Ford Thames Lorry

EA122 Green Line Bus 6Q6

EA123 Bedford End Tipper

EA124 Bedford Single Deck Bus

EA125 Aveling Steam Roller

EA126 Maudslay Brewery Lorry

EA127 Maudslay "Maharanee" Artic. Pantechnicon

EA128 J.N.S.N. Diesel Lorry, sided

EA129 Guy "Vixen" Pantechnicon

EA130 N.C.B. Battery Electric Vehicles

EA131 4 wheel Double Deck Bus, A.E.C. "Regent RT"

EA132 Wolseley "Oxford" Taxicab

EA133 4 wheel Delivery Van, Morris Commercial

EA134 4 wheel Sided Lorry, Morris Commercial

EA135 Dennis 4 wheel Gully Emptying Vehicle

EA136 Thornycroft "Trusty" 8 wheel Platform Lorry

EA137 B.T.H. Open Top Tramcar (circa 1905)

EA138 English ElectricTramcar (circa 1936)

EA139 8 wheel Platform Lorry, Leyland "Octopus"

EA140 Foden Low Height Double Deck Bus

EA141 Dennis Fire Engine

EA142 Karrier-Rawlinson Tower Wagon

EA143 Commer-Hands Articulated sided Lorry

EA144 ERF Sided Lorry

 

EC101 Hillman "Minx" Saloon 1949

EC102 Humber "Hawk" Saloon 1949

EC103 Sunbeam Talbot Sports Saloon

EC104 Humber "Super Snipe" Saloon

EC105 Wolseley "Six-Eighty" Saloon 1950

EC106 Morris "Oxford" Saloon 1950

EC107 Jowett "Javelin" Saloon 1950

EC108 Vauxhall "Velox"

EC109 Standard "Vanguard"

EC110 Austin A40

 

- - - - - 4 wheel Double Deck Trolleybus A.E.C. (?) (No.9)*

* Error? Could be based on EA112 Weymann

 

The numbers in brackets are the colour 'cut-out' kits. I think the A.E.C. Trolleybus is a type-setting error; I don't think AEC made trolleybuses!

[PLD]

I think the A.E.C. Trolleybus is a type-setting error; I don't think AEC made trolleybuses!

 

While AEC didn't make trollybuses entirely in-house, they had a hand in many including a large proportion of the London fleet, though not all were necessarily badged as AECs...

 

In the 1930s, AEC and English Electric co-produced trolleybuses. AEC supplied the chassis, and EE the electric motors and control equipment. the vehicles could be badged as either manufacturer.

 

Then in 1946, AEC and Leyland merged their trolleybus manufacturing operations to form British United Traction Ltd (BUT). Most vehicles were badged as BUTs, but some, particularly for export, were badged as AEC or Leyland.

 

Paul

[rogerfraser]

Hi Bernard

Thanks for listing them for me.

I have plans EA 111 & 112 and they are titled 6-Wheel and 4-Wheel Double Deck Trolley Bus A.E.C Weymann. The 6-Wheel bus is drawn as a London Transport bus. The 4-wheel plan is damaged and the side elevation with the company name on is missing apart from the first letter which is B.

 

Thanks again

Roger

[BernardTPM]

Interesting, but I still doubt the cut out kit is AEC as all the others directly relate to the drawings in the range. Can't be 100% sure though, without seeing the kit (It's not on the Marcle site).

 

(Edited after seeing above post)

 

AEC Weymann! Well, that clears that up! AEC chassis , Weymann body.

['CHARD]

Maybe worthy of a sticky or placing somewhere else in the linky library, I just hit upon this:

 

http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/cars/ford/page/3/

 

Front, rear and side elevations of the type seen in brochures of yore. I was searching for the Thames 307E van when I came upon this wealth of resource. It's not just limited to Ford either.

 

Enjoy!