Oxford Diecast Bedford QLR 1st Infantry Division UK 1942 Models working out of Tempsford railway

working out of Tempsford railway station in Bedfordshire

Three Land Rovers come on a plinth in a display case

The advertising panels are promoting Kemp Town Brewery on one side and Nodan Cures on the other

The Austin Heavy 12/4 was introduced in 1921 and although the mechanical specifications did not change much between then and the late 1930s when it ceased production

Oxford Diecast Bedford QLR 1st Infantry Division UK 1942 Models working out of Tempsford railwayAt the outbreak of WW II, Bedford was contracted by the British War Office to produce a 3 ton 4 x 4 general service truck. A pilot model was ready in February 1940 and quantity production started in March 1941. The Bedford QL was in production from 1941 to 1945 and was Bedford's first vehicle series built for the British Armed Forces and evolved for use in numerous different military activities during the conflict, several of which have been produced