13503-043 O Gauge Town and Country - New Imperial 1914 Light Tourist and Rider Class-37 The charm of the prototype

The charm of the prototype is captured in the Branchline model which features a highly detailed

a coast guard hovercraft and a service truck with a cherry picker arm

Armoured Obdservation Post (AOP) tanks

and will look great as part of the Modern Shopping Center (#933-4115

13503-043 O Gauge Town and Country - New Imperial 1914 Light Tourist and Rider Class-37 The charm of the prototypeMan checking motorbike, with an oil can and a bag. New Imperial 1914 Light Tourist. 293cc, two speed hand change, no clutch, no kickstart, belt drive (spare belt carried on the back), acetylene lights, wicker basket on rear. Very similar to many other makes of motorcycles pre WW1, often with the same JA Prestwich (JAP) engine. In use up to 1919 20 when kick starts and chain drives became more prevalent. Andy Dean of the New Imperial Owners Association