Monthly Archive: August, 2024

29 August 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 117s

The Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models is due to welcome the return of the British Rail Class 117 3-Car Diesel Multiple Unit. These models feature a high level of detail, with the outside of the car decorated with authentic liveries that are applied to all vehicles using BR and corporate specification colours, along with a number of separately...

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28 August 2024

Bachmann Branchline Auto-Release Coupling System

The first Bachmann Branchline OO Scale Class 31 Diesel Locomotives have recently arrived and are now available from Bachmann stockists. Not only do these models signal the first time the Class 31 (and Class 30) has been modelled in OO Scale by Bachmann Branchline, but their arrival also marks the introduction of Bachmann’s ground-breaking Auto-Release Coupling System (as fitted to...

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22 August 2024

Product Preview: N Scale LNER V2 Class

It’s been over 20 years since the N Scale models of the London and North Eastern Railway V2 Class were first produced by Graham Farish, and so it’s time for a new version of this locomotive to return to the range. These upcoming models of ‘the engines that won the war’ have been produced using all new tooling in order...

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19 August 2024

Bachmann on the Road – The International N Gauge Show 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 14th September 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 15th September 2024, 10:00 – 16:00  Location: Warwickshire Event Centre, A425, Southam Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1FE.  The International N Gauge Show is back to showcase the best N Scale layouts around, with over 40 specialist suppliers expected to attend. There will also be over 25 layouts on display, covering a wide...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

16 August 2024

Now Arriving: OO Scale Class 25s and Class 31s

This week has seen the first arrivals at Bachmann HQ of not one, but two brand new tooling models for the Bachmann Branchline OO scale range. These are the iconic British Rail Class 25 and Class 31 diesel locomotives, and the first examples of these exciting new models are now being sent to Bachmann retailers. Both the Class 25s and Class 31s are made from...

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13 August 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Loughborough Model Railway Exhibition

Date and Time: Saturday 17th August 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 18th August 2024,10:00 – 16:00  Location: Loughborough Grammar School, Leicester Road, Loughborough, LE11 2DU.  Spread over 4 halls, the Soar Valley Model Railway Club’s exhibition is set to be the premier model railway exhibition of the East Midlands with over 50 exhibits and traders. Hot and cold refreshments will also be available....

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

7 August 2024

Exclusive Class 31 Signals A New Era for Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Model Range

As part of the Autumn 2024 British Railway Announcements, the Bachmann Collectors Club today revealed its latest exclusive models, headlined by Class 31/1 No. 31190 ‘Gryphon’ in West Coast Railways Maroon livery. The Class 31 utilises the brand new OO Scale tooling from Bachmann Branchline and will be available in three formats, including SOUND FITTED DELUXE variants which feature Bachmann’s...

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7 August 2024

Bachmann Reveals All for Autumn 2024 in Latest British Railway Announcements

On Wednesday 7th August Bachmann Europe Plc launched its Autumn 2024 British Railway Announcements, releasing details of almost two hundred new products for N, OO and O Scale that will begin arriving with Bachmann retailers within the next three months. Beforehand, Bachmann had already revealed three new tooling projects for Autumn 2024 – the Class 08/09 Diesel Shunter and the...

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6 August 2024

PCV Gets the EFE Rail Treatment

Ahead of the Autumn British Railway Announcements, Bachmann Europe Plc today (Tuesday 6th August 2024) unveiled brand new models of the NAA Propelling Control Vehicle (PCV) in OO Scale as part of its EFE Rail range. The first PCVs were built in 1993 as British Rail sought to improve efficiencies on mail trains, removing the requirement for multiple locomotives to...

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