Category: Announcements

July 29, 2019

Sales Area Exclusive: Class 37/0 37275 ‘Stainless Pioneer’ BR Railfreight

We are pleased to announce another new addition to our range of OO scale Branchline area sales representative exclusive models. The prototype diesel-electric locomotive upon which this Bachmann model of the popular 1750hp English Electric Type 3 is based, entered service as D6975 at Cardiff in 1965. It was named in late 1988 during the BR ‘Sectorisation’ era, when allocated...

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July 9, 2019

An Atlantic Gesture by Bachmann Europe

On Saturday 8th June 2019, Bachmann Europe Plc visited the Bluebell Railway during its Atlantic House Open Weekend to present a cheque for £10,617.50 to the Bluebell Railway Atlantic Group. Following the release of the acclaimed Bachmann Branchline OO scale model of the H2 Class Atlantic locomotive in 2018, the donation was made in recognition of the assistance provided by...

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June 14, 2019

Make Scenecraft Central to Your Plans

On Friday 14th June 2019, Bachmann Europe Plc announced several new additions to its Scenecraft range of OO scale buildings during the Great Central Railway’s Model Event. Fittingly, the models are based on the structures found at the GCR’s Rothley Station. The models have previously been available in Green & Cream livery – originally used by the GCR in the...

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May 30, 2019

Bachmann Launches the Five Peak Challenge

Ahead of this weekend’s Diesel Electric Modellers United (DEMU) Showcase Event we are delighted to unveil the next instalment in our series of Sales Area Exclusives models. The much-requested ‘Sealed Beam’ Class 45/0 Diesel Locomotive will be produced in OO scale by Bachmann Branchline using body tooling which has only previously been used for a Limited Edition model, combined with...

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April 16, 2019

Job vacancy: Military & Toy Brand Artworker

The Military & Toy Brand Artworker will report into the Marketing Manager and will work closely with the Creative Brand Manager and Military and Toy Brand Manager.

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April 8, 2019

Another craving satisfied by E.F.E.

At the London Bus Museum’s Spring Gathering, held at Brooklands, Surrey on Sunday 7th April 2019, Bachmann Europe announced a brand new 1/76 scale model of the Cravens RT bus for its Exclusive First Editions range. In the early post-war years when coachbuilders Park Royal Vehicles and Weymann were at full capacity and unable to fully meet London Transport’s enormous...

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April 2, 2019

Sales Area Exclusive – Our Cockney Sparrow Spreads its Wings

Each of our Area Sales Representatives has commissioned specific models to be produced for them which are only available from stockists within their geographical area. We are pleased to announce that our models of Class 37 No. 37104 in Railfreight Triple Grey (General Sector) with Cockney Sparrow are now available to order from a wider range of stockists! Class 37/0...

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March 14, 2019

Latest Bachmann Collectors Club News

The latest edition of the Bachmann Times, the official magazine of the Bachmann Collectors Club started to arrive with our members last week and featured on the front cover is the latest limited edition club model – the N scale Diesel Shunter No. 878 ‘Basra’ in Longmoor Military Railway Blue livery (371-020K).

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February 22, 2019

New announcements for E.F.E at Model Rail Scotland

Bachmann Europe are pleased to announce a new 2019 E.F.E. release. Our first updated E.F.E. Routemaster to feature new panel rib detail was unveiled today at the Model Rail Scotland Show in Glasgow. AEC Routemaster RML Clydeside Scottish. Registered WLT 900 running on route 36 to Kilbarchan. The WLT 900 Routemaster, depicted in the ownership of Clydesdale Scottish in the late 1980’s....

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February 11, 2019

Behind the Scenes at Bachmann Showcase 2019

In January the Bachmann team toured the country as part of our annual Bachmann Showcase, where we announced our 2019 Branchline & Graham Farish catalogues and upcoming ranges to our retailers and members of the press. On our travels we visited London, Bristol, Leicester, Bolton and Edinburgh and were delighted with the response we received to our new announcements. In London we welcomed Phil Parker from BRM who...

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