Oxford Diecast - NFDE001 - Truck, Ford, Thames 400E - British Rail - NVY 385
FW 1125 N

Specific Item Information: Popularly known as the Ford Thames Van, it comes in one of the favourite British Rail liveries too, which will appeal to N gauge railway enthusiasts of the period, providing an authentic lineside vehicle in its maroon and cream British Rail colour scheme. With black interior and registered NVY 385, the detail extends to the tiny red and silver Thames marque on the flat fronted bonnet and above the rear number plate. The side window dividers, filler cap, door handles, wheel trims and hub caps are all silver. Black masking to window surrounds, bumpers, radiator grille and wheels completes the realistic look.

Model Information: Factory painted and assembled, the Oxford Diecast line of metal vehicle models are 1:148 (British) N-Scale.

Prototype History: The Ford Thames 400E is a commercial vehicle that was made by Ford UK and introduced in 1957. Production of the range continued until September 1965, by which time a total of 187,000 had been built.

Road Name History: British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962 designated as the British Railways Board.

British Rail designed and manufactured rolling stock from 1948 to 1989, at which time its subsidiary British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was privatised.

1997 marked the end of the privatization effort in which the last assets of British Rail were sold to 31 regional freight and passenger operators as well as Railtrack (which was later brought under public control as Network Rail), which was given the track and infrastructure.

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Manufacturer Information: Established in 1993, Oxford Diecast is a British Company that specializes in high-quality die-cast metal vehicles. Produced in various scales, the firm's models are marketed as collector items, gifts, and promotional products. Their largest production goes to OO scale (1:76) and in 2015 they introduced railway products under 'Oxford Rail' brand.
Their N-scale collection is using the 1:148 scale ratio as most British manufacturers.