Category: Announcements

November 2, 2018

More Accolades for Bachmann

Readers of the Hornby Magazine have recently been voting for the 2018 Model Railway Awards with the winners being revealed at this year’s Great Electric Train Show, Milton Keynes, on 13th October 2018. Following the results, we are proud and honoured to have won two of the awards available. Bachmann Europe was voted overall Manufacturer of the Year whilst our...

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October 23, 2018

Press Statement – 23/10/2018

At our annual Press Day held at the Churnet Valley Railway on Friday 31st August 2018, we outlined that our parent company, Kader, had opened a new model railway production facility in Gaobu to supplement the existing facilities at Shenzen and Dongguan. Although the Kader site in Dongguan was earmarked for redevelopment by the local authority, it was expected that...

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August 30, 2018

Bachmann on the Road – The Victory Show

This weekend we will be exhibiting at the fantastic Victory Show in Cosby, Leicestershire. Held over a 100 acre site, the Show provides Historical Societies and re-enactments through various forces from several era’s and theatres during the period of 1939-45. From Airmen to Infantry, the Victory Show opens a window in time to the fabulous 1940’s.Come visit our stand to...

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August 17, 2018

Bachmann Retailer of the Year 2017!

Jackson’s Models & Railways win prestigious ‘Bachmann Retailer of the Year’ Award for 2017! The latest retailer to win the coveted Bachmann Retailer of the Year Award is Jackson’s Models & Railways of Wigton, Cumbria and the Jackson’s team were recently presented with the shield by members of the Bachmann Europe Sales Team. Established in 2000, Jackson’s started out as...

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June 22, 2018

New Limited Edition Typhoon Model

We are pleased to announce our first exclusive Easy Model limited edition model! The EF-2000A Eurofighter Typhoon has been commissioned by Bachmann Europe to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force 1918-2018. Formed during the tail end of the First World War in 1918, the RAF is the oldest independent Air Force in the world and has engaged in...

Categories Announcements/Die-Cast and Readymade

June 13, 2018

New Bachmann YouTube Channel Launched

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Bachmann Europe YouTube Channel – the home of all our videos featuring content such as events, new products and tutorials. We have also transferred a selection of popular videos across from our former channel for you to enjoy. Furthermore, we have already added new videos to this channel with many...

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March 26, 2018

First Look: OO Class 117 DMUs

After their debut at the London Festival of Railway Modelling held at Alexandra Palace last weekend, we are now extremely pleased to be able release images of one of the first test shot samples of our new Branchline OO Class 117 3-car DMU. The Class 117 DMUs were built by the Pressed Steel Company between 1959 and 1961 as 3-Car units, comprising of...

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March 9, 2018

Latest Website Update

As you may already be aware, the Bachmann web team have been busy in the background working on the new website. Our new website launch must coincide with the launch of our new head office computer system, which is on track to be implemented later this summer. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy using our intermediary site to get...

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March 2, 2018

An Accolade for EFE

We are pleased to announce that our Exclusive First Editions model of the E12311 Harrington Grenadier in Maidstone & District NBC livery has won 1st place in the ‘Public Service’ category of the Diecast Collectors Awards 2017! Furthermore, our model E23406 a Bedford TK truck in British Railways livery also got an honourable mention in the ‘HGV, Vans & Pickup Trucks’ category. Maidstone & District became...

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February 23, 2018

Bachmann top the polls

Voting recently closed for the 2017 British Model Railway Awards and we are proud and honoured to have topped the polls in five categories! Bachmann Europe was voted overall Manufacturer of the Year whilst Graham Farish took a clean sweep in N scale winning not only the Manufacturer of the Year but also the Locomotive and Rolling Stock categories too, for...

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