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20 December 2023

Product Highlight: OO9 Scale Round-Up

It has been another big year for the OO9 scale Bachmann Narrow Gauge range, with several new models having been released during the course of 2023. For this Product Highlight, we will have a quick look at many of the new models that have arrived over the last year, along with any equivalent models from 2022 that are still available....

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

15 December 2023

Product Highlight: Southern Region Refurbished EMUs

The Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models has recently celebrated the arrival of several new models that are sure to catch the eyes of BR Southern Region modellers. These models are the Corridor Electro-Pneumatic Brake refurbished Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) in both 3-Car (3-CEP) and 4-Car (4-CEP) arrangements, as well as the 4-Car Temporary BEP (4-TEP) refurbished EMU. Models...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

15 December 2023

You Wait for One Bus and Four Come Along at Once

Bachmann Europe is delighted to announce the arrival of the next four 1:76 scale diecast buses in its expanding EFE Road range – the highly-anticipated Cravens RTs. The models are the first to be produced from all-new tooling since Bachmann’s acquisition of EFE in 2016, and represent the 120 RT-type double deckers built for London Transport (LT) by the Cravens Railway...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

11 December 2023

Bachmann on the Road – Longfield Model Railway Exhibition

Date and Time: Saturday 27th January 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 28th January 2024, 10:00 – 16:00 Location: The Longfield Academy, Main Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7PH. The Bachmann Collectors Club’s first outing in 2024 will be at the Erith Model Railway Society’s Longfield Model Railway Exhibition. One of the South East of England’s largest shows, it is expected to have at least...

Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

8 December 2023

Product Highlight: Open a Bachmann Train Set this Christmas

We all know that a train set is for life, not just for Christmas, and a Bachmann Train Set makes both a wonderful Christmas present and a perfect starting point to enjoy a lifelong interest in the wonderful world of model railways. Bachmann’s range contains many different sets in multiple scales, showcasing a large choice of locomotives and rolling stock...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways/USA Model Railways

30 November 2023

Bachmann Kinesis – Model Railway Control Redefined

At the Warley Show we revealed Kinesis, our new Digital Command Control (DCC) System that has been built from the ground up and developed entirely in-house to produce a flexible wireless DCC system unlike any other.

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways/USA Model Railways

23 November 2023

Product Highlight: OO Scale LSWR 10 Ton Vans

The EFE Rail range has had several newly tooled releases in 2023, including the wagons that are the subject of this Product Highlight: OO scale models of the the LSWR 10 Ton Van. These vans were built by the London & South Western Railway between 1885 and 1922. They were built with outside frames, with other aspects of their design...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

13 November 2023

Bachmann on the Road – Warley National Model Railway Exhibition

The largest model railway show in the UK returns to the NEC in Birmingham for another weekend of model railway festivities, and as always, it will feature a multitude of traders, societies, and layouts. Bachmann will be showcasing its extensive product range to show-goers, with the latest products from Bachmann Branchline, Graham Farish and more available to see at the...

Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

11 November 2023

Stand By For Action!

Bachmann Europe are proud to announce the launch of a brand new product line in their nostalgic Adventures in Plastic (AiP) brand: a new range of officially licensed, 1:6 scale resin figures depicting characters from Gerry Anderson’s classic ‘Supermarionation’ TV shows. The initial releases are two figures from STINGRAY, which debuted in 1964 and ran for two series. The...

Bachmann Europe News/Collectables

11 November 2023

Chopper News

After a phenomenally successful production run spanning three years the final two Chopper models to be produced by Toyway are now available! The runaway – or should we say ride away – success of the 1:12 scale Chopper bicycle model series began with the Mk I in four colour variations. We then moved on to the Mk II in the...

Bachmann Europe News/Collectables/Toys and Education