22908 Bedford TK 2 Axle Box Van
The Bedford TK range of trucks with their roomy cabs were introduced in the 1960's. The chassis had it's engine mounted vertically under the rear of the cab which was accessed was via a flap on the rear of the cab.
The TK was supplied on various lengths of chassis, and could be fitted with a wide range of different body types.
The popular TK remained in the Bedford range until the late 1970's and was still a common sight on British roads well into the late 1980's.
THE EFE MODELS
All the the EFE TK models have been produced as two axle vehicles, these come in three chassis lengths. - short rigid, long rigid and aticulated tractor unit. So far tipper and tanker versions have failed to be produced, although the Luton Van and short boxvan bodies are exclusive to the Bedford TK. The Bedford TK is also the only truck model to be issued with a draw bar trailer to date.
The truck range was put on the back burner during in the period around 2000 when EFE was suffering some business uncertainties. However a number of TK models have appeared in the Gilbow Railway Collection range, and the truck range has since 2004 has been given a higher profile.
Please note that the release months shown on the model pages, are based on those printed on EFE release sheets, the actual release month may have been later in some cases.
24103BS Bedford TK 2 Axle Dropside