OXFORD D/CAST 1/76 BRISTOL MW6G COACH/BUS TILLING TRANSPORT THOMAS COOK 76MW6004

Name: OXFORD D/CAST 1/76 BRISTOL MW6G COACH/BUS TILLING TRANSPORT THOMAS COOK 76MW6004
Brand: Oxford Diecast

Oxford Diecast

The excellent 1/76/OO scale Oxford Diecast \""Omnibus\"" Bristol MW6G coach in the livery of Tilling Transport.\nThe coach carries destination blinds that read \""Thos. Cook & Son Ltd.\"" & English Lakes & Scottish Highlands\"".\nOxford says:This Tilling Transport liveried Bristol MW6G evokes public transport history. London\u2019s oldest bus company founded by Thomas Tilling had humble beginnings. Born in 1825 in Hendon, Middlesex, at the age of 21 Thomas went into business in London using a horse and carriage which cost him \u00A330. By the time of his death in 1893, he had become the biggest supplier of horsepower and vehicles in London. His sons carried on the business and the Tilling Group grew in stature over the decades until the company was eventually absorbed under nationalisation. However, sections remained under the British Transport Commission umbrella.\nThe Bristol MW (Medium Weight) was a bus and coach chassis designed and built between 1956 and;