Airfix Model Railway Kits
1957 - 1984
Airfix first produced items in their OO Gauge Trackside Series of construction kits in 1957. They were the Signal Box, Country Inn, Bungalow, General Store and Detached House. They were sold in plastic bags with folded card headers. Twenty Six of them were issued in the first four years.
In 1960 the Esso Tank Wagon and Railbus kits became the first in the rolling stock range. They were issued in cardboard boxes with a full size picture of the vehicle on the lid and a distinctive vertical colour stripe running through it (these came to be known as "Type 2" boxes) There were eventually eleven models in this range.
In 1962 Airfix bought Kitmaster and their range of model railway rolling stock kits. Over the next few years, ten of the Locomotives were released as Airfix models, the remaining Kitmaster models were never re-released. In 1963 the packaging was changed to the "Type 3" design with the white oblong panel with "Airfix OO"
In 1984 Airfix sold all the rolling stock, trackside accessories and railway buildings range to Dapol, they have re-released these and they can still be bought from them. |
| 1957 | 1958 |
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Signal Box Country Inn Bungalow General Store Detached House Service Station |
Kiosk And Platform Steps Booking Hall Platform Fittings Station Accessories Thatched Cottage Station Platform Footbridge Shop And Flat Village Church Windmill Platform Figures Control Tower
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| 1959 | 1960 |
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Signal Gantry Platform Canopy Trackside Accessories Level Crossing Fencing & Gates Telephone Poles Girder Bridge Travelling Crane
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Esso Tank Wagon Water Tower Engine Shed Railbus
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1961 |
1962 |
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Turntable Mineral Wagon Brake Van Cattle Wagon Cement Wagon 15 ton Diesel Crane
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Meat Van Refrigerated Van Scammel Scarab
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| 1963 | 1964 |
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Lowmac Diesel Shunter Couplings? |
Prestwin Silo Wagon |
