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2 February 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 20/3s

The Class 20 has been a key part of the Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models for the last few years, with a number of models already available. This range is continuing to grow with a slightly more modern twist on this classic locomotive, as models of the Class 20/3 in Direct Rail Service‘s liveries are set to arrive...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

29 January 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Alton Febex 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 3rd February 2024, 10:30 – 17:00 Sunday 4th February 2024, 10:30 – 16:00  Location: Eggars School, London Road, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 4EQ.  The Bachmann Collectors Club is delighted to announce that we will be attending the Alton Model Railway Group’s ‘FebEx’ Exhibition in 2024. The exhibition will see a mixture of layouts in a wide variety of scales, regions...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

19 January 2024

Product Highlight: OO and N Scale HRA Bogie Hopper Wagons

The end of 2023 saw the release of the HRA Bogie Hopper Wagon for the Graham Farish range of N Scale models. The same wagon will soon be arriving in OO Scale as part of the Bachmann Branchline range, so now is the perfect time to look at these models in both scales. There are four HRA Bogie Hopper Wagons...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

12 January 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale LSWR Cross Country Coach Packs

It’s the start of a new year and for our first Product Highlight of 2024, we’re taking the opportunity to look at some of the OO Scale models that are already available from the EFE Rail range – the LSWR Cross Country Coach packs. Each pack contains either three or four coaches that carry authentic running numbers and liveries for...

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27 December 2023

Product Highlight: N Scale Teddy Bears Picnic

You may be sure of a big surprise if you go down to the woods today, but if you are looking for Teddy Bears then the Graham Farish range is a better place to start. Of course, when we say “Teddy Bears”, we mean N Scale models of the British Railways Class 14 Diesel-Hydraulic Shunter. The bodyshells on these models...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

22 December 2023

Merry Christmas from Bachmann Europe!

Merry Christmas from Bachmann Europe! The festive period is upon us, so the Bachmann Europe offices will be closed from 12:00 midday on Friday 22nd of December 2023 until the 2nd of January 2024. Orders for Spare Parts and the Bachmann Collectors Club can still be placed online through our website during this period, and will be processed on our...

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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....

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories 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...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows