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8 May 2024

Product Highlight: N Scale Train Sets

For anyone looking to start modelling railways in N Scale, a Graham Farish analogue (DC) train set would be a fantastic place to start. There are multiple sets available, representing a wide range of eras, location and purpose.  Each set contains everything that you need to get started for a model railway; a locomotive and rolling stock, a 714mm x...

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1 May 2024

New Tooling Leads the Way in Bachmann’s Summer 2024 British Railway Announcements

Bachmann Europe Plc today (Wednesday 1st May 2024) presented its Summer 2024 British Railway Announcements, publishing details of new models that have been developed for its Bachmann Branchline, Graham Farish, Bachmann Narrow Gauge and EFE Rail brands. The anticipation for today’s announcements has been building since March when Bachmann shared news of two new tooling projects that it is working...

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27 April 2024

Three new BR Mk1 Coaches join the Bachmann Branchline Line-up at Model World LIVE

To coincide with the opening of the new Model World LIVE event, the national modelling exhibition sponsored by Bachmann Europe Plc, Bachmann today announced three brand new BR Mark 1 Coaches for its Bachmann Branchline OO Scale range.

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25 April 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale OTA Timber Wagons

There is a long standing philosophical debate about whether or not a tree that falls in a forest where no‑one is around to hear it actually makes a sound, but if your model railway layout features a lot of trees that have already fallen then these new OTA Timber Wagons from the Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models are quite...

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14 April 2024

EFE Road Marks 70 Years of The London Routemaster

Today (Sunday 14th April 2024) at the London Bus Museum’s Spring Gathering, Bachmann Europe Plc unveiled four new 1:76 scale Routemaster buses as part of its expanding EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The announcement was made to mark 70 years since the very first Routemaster prototype, RM1, was unveiled to the world in 1954. Development had started in 1947,...

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13 April 2024

Bachmann Europe Launches Its First British 7mm Narrow Gauge Range – Bachmann Narrow Gauge NG7

Bachmann Europe plc today announced its entry into the British 7mm Narrow Gauge market with a range of new products unveiled at the 2024 Statfold Model Railway Exhibition. Bachmann has established the term NG7 Scale for its new range – as the models depict Narrow Gauge prototypes at a scale of 7mm:1ft – which will be produced by the company’s...

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10 April 2024

Bachmann Retailer of the Year 2023 | Harburn Hobbies

Bachmann Europe has revealed the latest recipient of its prestigious Retailer of the Year Award, with Scottish retailer Harburn Hobbies crowned as the winners for 2023. The award was presented to owners Bob and Gillian Baird and members of their team by their Regional Account Manager, Ron Jones and Bachmann’s Head of Sales, Pauline Hinkley.

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28 March 2024

Product Highlight: N Scale ‘Dance Hall’ Brake Vans

Our OO scale models of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway’s 25 Ton ‘Dance Hall’ Brake Van were a swinging success when they were introduced into the Bachmann Branchline range in Autumn 2022. It’s now time for N Scale modellers to take to the dancefloor as the same vans have made their debut as part of the Graham Farish range...

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20 March 2024

Product Preview: OO Scale Class 69s

It has been a few years since we first announced our upcoming OO scale models of the Class 69 for the Bachmann Branchline range, and it’s clear from all of the questions that we’ve received since then that there is a keen interest for these new locomotives. The models are still some time away, but engineering prototypes are now being...

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16 March 2024

Bachmann Reveal OO Scale Palvans at The Palace

Today (Saturday 16th March 2024) at the London Festival of Railway Modelling Bachmann Europe Plc revealed that it is developing models of the BR 12 Ton ‘Palvan’ Pallet Van for its Bachmann Branchline range – the first time models of these distinctive vehicles have been produced in OO Scale. Engineering Prototypes were available for inspection during the Alexandra Palace event,...

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