Monthly Archive: July, 2024

26 July 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 25s

The BR Class 25 locomotives were a common sight on the UK railway network for over 20 years, so it only makes sense that OO scale models would be available in the Bachmann Branchline range. New models of these ubiquitous locomotives that have been produced with all new tooling are due to arrive soon, so it’s a great time to...

Categories Bachmann Europe News

22 July 2024

Bachmann on the Road – The Battlefield Line Railway Models Weekend 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 10th August 2024, 10:00 – 16:00 Sunday 11th August 2024, 10:00 – 16:00  Location: Market Bosworth Railway Station, Station Road, Market Bosworth, CV13 0PF.  The Bachmann Collectors Club stand will be at the Models Weekend at the Battlefield Line Railway. The exhibition will have displays of model railways from N to 5″ scale, trade stands and miniature steam traction...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

20 July 2024

New RMC Routemaster Coaches from EFE Road

Today (Saturday 20th July 2024) during the Routemaster Association’s ‘Routemaster 70’ event at Chiswick Park, London, Bachmann Europe Plc unveiled four new 1:76 scale RMC Routemaster coaches as part of its expanding EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The new models come hot on the heels of EFE Road’s four standard AEC Routemaster models announced in April, and continue this year’s...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/Collectables

17 July 2024

V2.0 for Graham Farish V2 in N Scale

Today (Wednesday 17th July 2024) Bachmann Europe Plc revealed that it has been working on a brand new model of the LNER V2 Class Steam Locomotive for its Graham Farish N scale range. The V2 Class locomotive was one of the LNER’s most successful designs, commonly referred to as ‘the engines that won the war’ owning to their contribution to...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

12 July 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 30 and 31s

The new OO Scale models Class 30 and Class 31 of the Bachmann Branchline range were first announced in our Spring 2024 British Railway Announcements after having been previewed in a special video production with Hornby Magazine. We’ve shown these models before in a previous Product Highlight, but with the first models docking in the UK at the end of July,...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

8 July 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Northampton & District Model Railway Club Exhibition 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 20th July 2024, 10:00 – 16:00  Location: Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, Northamptonshire, NN7 2LS. The Bachmann Collectors Club is proudly sponsoring the Northampton & District Model Railway Club’s annual exhibition, where Collectors Club members can gain discounted entry. This year the show has a greater number of exhibitors attending displaying a variety of scales right...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

8 July 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Routemaster 70

Date and Time: Saturday 20th July 2024, 10:00 – 18:00. Sunday 21st July 2024, 10:00 – 18:00.  Location: Eastern Car Park of Chiswick Business Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5AN. The Routemaster Association have organised a free two-day event to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Routemaster RM1 at the site of the Former London Transport Works in Chiswick. Around...

Categories Exhibitions and Shows

5 July 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale OBA and ZDA Wagons

It’s been about a year since the OBA Open Wagon returned to the Graham Farish range, and so it’s only fitting that this year, OO Scale models of the the same wagons, along with the reclassified ZDA Open Wagon, return to the Bachmann Branchline range as well. These models depict the wagons with the usual level of detail that you...

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1 July 2024

Bachmann Retailer Open Days

Next week you can find members of the Bachmann Team out and about at two retailer events so if you’re in the area, be sure to pop by to catch up with us and see the latest models on display. At each event we will have a showcase of the latest products from your favourite Bachmann brands, including the newly...

Categories Exhibitions and Shows

1 July 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Wythall Busfest @ Gaydon 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 6th July 2024, 10:00 – 16:00.  Location: British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ. The Transport Museum Wythall are returning to the British Motor Museum in Gaydon for their third Busfest rally. There are over 100 buses expected to be at the event, showcasing the a wide range of restored, vintage and modern road transport. There...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows