Gilbow Railway Collection Box |
The Gilbow Railway Collection Models
This range was first introduced in 1999, and the first six model releases were produced for and distributed by Richard Kohnstam Ltd. All the initial batch of bus and truck models (99630-5/7) carried various versions of the British Railways livery. There was also a set of 4 sports cars and eleven packs of various track side accessories or truck loads (99600-10).
EFE took over all responsibility for the range in early 2001 and a steady flow of new models has continued to appear since.
The products in the range are primarily aimed at Model Railway enthusiasts all the buses have had some sort of railway connection, either operators with railway joint ownership, or railway connected liveries.
All the trucks issued have been based on the Bedford TK cab and have featured various body types used by British Railways. These have appeared in either the maroon and cream or pale yellow livery used for the railway ancillary road vehicles.
The track side accessories part of the series is based mainly on loads which had previously featured on various trucks in the commercial series range. Some of the original items 99600-04 appear to have been dropped from the range, although the rest continue to be available.
The sports cars were originally part of the main EFE range but appear to have been transferred to this series, and are now issued in sets of 4 models rather than pairs. The first car set in this series was issued without registrations, however all subsequent releases had this feature and have also had extra detailing that includes two tone paint work and body stripes.
The two RT model bus kits come in in plastic bags with Gilbow banded card hangers. The metal body castings are painted in one colour but have no decals of any sort applied. The kits are based on the original 1989 RT models 101 & 102.
A further range of new backloads along with station & street furiture were added to range during the Summer of 2009 (99612-23).
All the models have been issued in the dark blue and yellow 'Gilbow Railway Collection' boxes. The accessories come in plastic bags with card tops.
The models in this series are also allocated catalogue numbers in their own main casting series, although these are only used for internal EFE ordering purposes. I've shown these on the model pages in brackets mainly for indexing purposes, but these never appear on the actual model packaging.
Use the model number links below to view the full details and the pictures of each release. To return to this index click the 'Gilbow Railway Collection' links found on each of the model pages. |
99638 - Crosville LMS - Leyland TD1 |
99632 - British Railways - Bedford TK |
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| Cat No. |
Thumbail |
Model Type |
Operator / Colour / Registration / Notes |
| Lorry Backloads, Railway & Street Accessories |
| 99600 |
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Cable drums | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99601 |
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Large wooden crates | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99602 |
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Small wooden crates | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99603 |
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Stacks of timber | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99604 |
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Stacks of bricks | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99605 |
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Large wooden barrels | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99606 |
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Small wooden barrels | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99607 |
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Aluminium Kegs | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99608 |
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Oil drums | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99609 |
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Small oil drums | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99610 |
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Bottles in crates | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99611 |
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Number not used | -- |
| 99612 |
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Milk Churns | Sold in packs of 3 |
| 99613 |
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Large Sacks | Sold in packs of 4 |
| 99614 |
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Small Sacks | Sold in packs of 5 |
| 99615 |
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Wooden Pallets | Sold in packs of 4 |
| 99616 |
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Cement Bags | Sold in packs of 4 |
| 99617 |
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Bricks (l Layer) | Sold in packs of 5 |
| 99618 |
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Post Boxes | Sold as a set of 4 |
| 99619 |
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Bus Stops & Decals | Sold as a set of 3 |
| 99620 |
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RSJ Girders | 2 of each lenght per pack |
| 99621 |
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Escalator Set | 2 parts per pack |
| 99622 |
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Station Seats & Decals | 3 parts per pack |
| 99623 |
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Telephone Box | 1 per pack |
| Bus, Lorry & Sports Car Models |
| Unknown |
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RT Double Deck Bus Kit | Maroon |
| Unknown |
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Open Top RT Double Deck Bus Kit | Red |
| 99630 |
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Bedford OB Coach | British Railways - Maroon & Cream - FWO 616 |
| 99631 |
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B.E.T. Half Cab Bus | British Railways - Maroon & Cream - HKL 843 |
| 99632 |
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Bedford TK Articulated Flatbed Truck | British Railways - Maroon & cream - 117 CKV |
| 99633 |
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Bedford TK Articulated Flatbed Truck | British Railways - Yellow - NWK306D |
| 99634 |
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Bedford TK Dropside Truck | British Railways Engineering Services - Yellow - HXE451D |
| 99635 |
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Bristol Windover Coach | British Railways - Blue & cream - DDB 282 |
| 99636 |
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Set of 4 British Sports Cars | Triumph Roadster 20TR - Red - KKH 697
MGB Roadster - Racing Green - EPE 17B
Triumph Vitesse MK II - Two tone blue - DVT784J
Austin Healey Sprite - Yellow - 806 BOH |
| 99637 |
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Set of 4 British Sports Cars
(without registration marks) | Triumph Roadster 20TR - Champagne red
MGB Roadster - Sky blue
Triumph Vitesse MK II - Green
Austin Healey Sprite - Navy blue |
| 99638 |
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Leyland Titan TD1 Enclosed Staircase Double Decker | Crosville Motor Services (LMS) - Maroon & cream - FM 5887 |
| 99639 |
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Leyland Titan TD1 Open Staircase Double Decker | Sheffield L.M.S. / L.N.E.R. - Dark blue & cream - WE 2931 |
| 99640 |
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Leyland Titan PD2 Lowbridge Double Decker | Todmorden LMS - 30 - Green & white - FWT 187 |
| 99641 |
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Bedford TK Articulated Flatbed Truck | British Railways - Blood red & cream - 3579 DN |
| 99642 |
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BET 1950's Single Deck Bus | Todmorden British Railways - 37 - Green & white - 573 EYG |
| 99643 |
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Set of 4 British Sports Cars | Triumph Roadster 20TR - Two tone green- 2239 EV
MGB Roadster - Orange - AJB893B
Triumph Vitesse MK II - Blue with white stripe - YGK 4G
Austin Healey Sprite - Sky blue - OSL 478 |
| 99644 |
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Bedford TK Box Van | British Rail Signal Engineering Dept. - Yellow - HWE748D |
| 99645 |
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Leyland Titan TD1 Enclosed Staircase Double Decker | Todmorden - L.M.S. - 23 - Green & cream - WX 2074 |
| 99646 |
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Bristol VRT Series III Double Decker | First Devon & Cornwall Ltd - Brown and cream (G.W.R. Livery) - VDV141S |
| 99647 |
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Leyland National Mark II & Luggage Trailer | Western National - 2823 - White & blue (Sealink Livery) - MOD823P |
