Category: Bachmann Europe News

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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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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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28 June 2024

Product Highlight: N Scale BR 102T TEA Bogie Tank Wagons

It’s almost time for a spot of TEA, but we don’t mean the kind made with leaves and boiling water! We’re talking about the BR 102T TEA Bogie Tank Wagon, which is the basis of several new N scale models that are due to arrive into the Graham Farish range over the next few months. These TEA wagons have been...

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21 June 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR ‘Bloater’ Fish Vans

If you can smell something fishy, it might be because a set of newly tooled OO Scale wagons have recently been introduced into the EFE Rail range – the Great Western Railway’s 10T ‘Bloater’ Fish Vans. These vans are already available to purchase from our retailers, so now is the best time to take a look at them in more...

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15 June 2024

A New Dawn for the Diesel Shunter

Bachmann Europe Plc today (Saturday 15th June 2024) revealed that it has been working on brand new OO Scale models depicting the iconic BR Class 08 and Class 09 Diesel Shunters. Bachmann has long supported the Diesel and Electric Modellers United (DEMU) and their Showcase event, so naturally Showcase 2024 was selected as the launch platform for these important new...

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13 June 2024

Product Highlight: NG7 Round Up

The Bachmann Narrow Gauge NG7 range of 7mm narrow gauge models was first revealed back in April and has since garnered a huge amount of interest from modellers whenever the range has been shown at exhibitions and events across the country. The most recent event at which the models made an appearance was fittingly the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association’s annual...

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7 June 2024

Product Highlight: N Scale ‘Desiro’ EMUs

It’s been a while since we last previewed the upcoming N Scale models of the Class 350 and 450 Electrical Multiple Units from Graham Farish. These models are due to arrive shortly, and with additional liveries announced in our Summer 2024 British Railways Announcements, it’s the perfect time to take another look at these masterpieces in miniature. These ‘Desiro’ units...

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