Category: Bachmann Europe News

The next all-new tooling projects to emerge from Bachmann’s EFE Rail brand are the Class 313 and Class 314 Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). Both classes were developments of British Rail’s prototype ‘Standard Suburban Train’, for which three prototype units were built at the start of the 1970s. Designated 2-PEP and 4-PEP, which stood for Prototype Electro Pneumatic, these prototypes spawned...

Today (Saturday 11th October 2025), Bachmann Europe Plc has unveiled four new 1:76 scale Alexander Y-Type buses as part of its popular EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The announcement was made at the Isle of Wight Bus Museum’s annual ‘Wightrider’ event. The Alexander Y-Type buses and coaches were manufactured by Walter Alexander & Co (Coachbuilders) Ltd at its works...

The all-new Bachmann Branchline Brush Type 4, later known as the British Rail (BR) Class 47, first took to the tracks in 2021 and at the time, the Branchline models set new standards for OO Scale diesel locomotives. Winning a public vote to be crowned Model of the Year 2021, the Branchline Class 47 introduced two new features to the...

The Great Western Railway (GWR) could count many classes of 4-6-0 among its locomotive designs, but none were more numerous or successful than the 49XX ‘Hall’ Class. Add in the later 6959 ‘Modified Hall’ Class and a total of 330 locomotives were produced and now, high-fidelity N scale models of both the ‘Hall’ and ‘Modified Hall’ are being produced by...