Oxford Diecast - NPB004 - Truck, Commer, PB - Crosville Motor Services - CFM 356B

Specific Item Information: The green and cream Crosville Motor Services livery is also a favourite with bus collectors and is already part of the Oxford 1:76 series. Now you can add it to your 1:148 scale collection in exactly the same livery, heading for Ynys Station near the Menai Bridge in North Wales. The railway station at Ynys was closed in 1964 due to lack of traffic but was replaced with a bus service provided by Crosville Motor Services Limited. The Commer Minibus was probably chosen because of the small passenger needs and in real life only lasted a few seasons as a result.

Model Information: Commer developed the PB as an upgrade from their successful FC vehicle. Commer became known in later years as a maker of vans for the British Post Office—particularly the Commer FC which was introduced in 1960 with many body styles, including a 1,500 cc (92 cu in) van. After engine and interior upgrades it was renamed the PB in 1967 and the SpaceVan in 1974.[ Following the merger of Rootes Group with Chrysler to form Chrysler Europe, the SpaceVan would be sold as a Dodge and Fargo model until 1976, when both Commer and Fargo names were dropped. These were rounded-front forward-control vans with narrow front track—a legacy of their Humber car-derived suspension. Utilising at first the Hillman-derived 1,500 cc (92 cu in) 4-cylinder engine in the PA series, then the larger 1,600 cc (98 cu in), and from 1968 onwards the 1,725 cc (105.3 cu in) unit in the PB, only the cast-iron-head version of this engine were used. A Perkins 4108 diesel was also available.

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Road Name History: Crosville Motor Services was a bus operator based in the north-west of England and north and mid-Wales.From Wikipedia

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.