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18 March 2025

Bachmann on the Road – ModelWorld Live

Date and Time: Saturday 26th April 2025, 09:30 – 17:00. Sunday 27th April 2025, 09:30 – 16.00.  Location: Hall 2, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, B40 1NT.  Bachmann Europe are proud to sponsor this scale modelling show which will feature over 150 stands as well as real full-size prototypes, bringing together the very best in all types of modelling. Bachmann will have stands dedicated...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

14 March 2025

A New Standard for the LMS Standard Brake Van

Ahead of the London Festival of Railway Modelling, sponsored by Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish, Bachmann Europe Plc today (Friday 14th March 2025) revealed that it is producing models of the LMS Standard 20 Ton Brake Van for its Bachmann Branchline OO Scale range. After inheriting large numbers of brake vans from its constituents upon Grouping in 1923, and then...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

14 March 2025

New EFE Rail Coaches Provide the Perfect Ryde for Isle of Wight Enthusiasts

To coincide with the London Festival of Railway Modelling, sponsored by Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish, Bachmann Europe Plc today (Friday 14th March 2025) unveiled brand new models of the Isle of Wight Coaches as part of its EFE Rail OO Scale range. The railways operating on the Isle of Wight came under Southern Railway (SR) control upon Grouping in...

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13 March 2025

Product Preview: OO Scale Class 350 and 450 ‘Desiro’ EMUs

After our N scale versions of the Class 350 and 450 ‘Desiro’ Electric Multiple Units made their debut last year, it’s now time for modellers of OO Scale to look forward to these units’ highly anticipated return to the Bachmann Branchline range as well! Each of the Branchline ‘Desiro’ units is formed of four cars, with two driving vehicles sandwiching...

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7 March 2025

Product Preview: N Scale Mk1 Post Office Tender Coaches

The next new coaches to arrive for the Graham Farish range of N Scale models will be BR Mk1 Post Office Tender Vans! These newly tooled models depict the diagram 732 variant of these vehicles, which were used along with the previously modelled Post Office Sorting Vans (POS) as part of Travelling Post Office (TPO) trains. The Graham Farish BR...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

26 February 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR 49XX ‘Hall’ Class

The Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models has recently welcomed the return of a long-time favourite for fans of the Great Western Railway, the GWR 49XX ‘Hall’ Class. Three new models are now available from Bachmann stockists, so it’s a perfect time to have a look at them in more detail. Each model sports all the hallmarks that give...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

24 February 2025

Bachmann on the Road – London Festival of Railway Modelling 2025

Date and Time: Saturday 15th March 2025, 09:30 – 17:00. Sunday 16th March 2025, 09:30 – 16.30.  Location: Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, N22 7AY.  Bachmann Europe are proud to once again sponsor London’s premier model railway show at the Alexandra Palace, where there will be over 35 layouts and 70 traders across two halls. We are also hosting the Bachmann Kids’...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

20 February 2025

Product Highlight: O Scale Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Tank Locomotives

EFE Rail have recently welcomed their first O Scale steam locomotive models to the range, the Hudswell Clarke 0‑6‑0 Tank Engine. Originally developed by Australian manufacturer Ixion Model Railways, these locomotives were voted as Model of the Year by readers of Model Rail Magazine and RMweb shortly after their release. Since Ixion now focus primarily on models based on Australian...

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17 February 2025

Bachmann on the Road – Model Rail Scotland 2025

Date and Time: Friday 21st February 2025, 10:30 – 18:00. Saturday 22nd February 2025, 10:30 – 18:00. Sunday 23rd February 2025, 10:00 – 17.00. Location: Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, G3 8YW.  Bachmann Collectors Club are proud to support one of the biggest shows north of the border as Model Rail Scotland is held once again over 3 days with over 50 layouts...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

14 February 2025

Product Preview: Railway Celebrations Range

The world’s first passenger carrying railway was the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened on the 27th of September 1825. The opening of the railway sparked a revolution over not just the UK but the whole world, leading to huge changes not just in the way that people travelled, but also how they traded, communicated, and even measured time! The...

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