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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...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

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

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...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

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...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

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...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

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...

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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