Mister No's Pics & Vids

As for the year, mine has the year 1997 imprinted at the bottom of the car, not 1999, although we know that that year could be the year they produced the first model in that series, i.e. the yellow tram.

Indeed it would be. The dates I gave were excavated from the remains of Kabothu's Plarail Room, R.I.P., which has always turned out to be a reliable source for such things in the past. I have no other evidence at the moment.