Category: Bachmann Europe News

2 May 2025

Product Highlight: N Scale Signal Boxes

The ability to provide information to the crew and control the path of a train are a requirement for any railway, and these tasks have been traditionally handled by Signal Boxes which are located either to the side of the line or at the end of a platform at a station. Due to the essential nature of these structures, it’s...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

26 April 2025

5..4..3..2..1…. THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO… again!

At Model World LIVE on Saturday 26 April 2025 we unveiled prototypes of our new large-scale Thunderbird 2 plastic model kit and two new Thunderbird 1:6 scale collectable figures! The place: National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, Hall 2. The date: Saturday/Sunday 26/27 April 2025. The time: Entry from 10am. Click the links below for more information about these exciting new models!

Categories Bachmann Europe News/Collectables/Plastic Model Kits

23 April 2025

CLICKETY CLICK IT’S THE 66 NEXT FROM BACHMANN BRANCHLINE, AS STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW OO SCALE SHED IS REVEALED

Ahead of Model World Live at the NEC Birmingham on 26-27 April 2025, Bachmann Europe Plc today revealed that it has developed all-new models of the iconic British Rail Class 66 Diesel Locomotives for its Bachmann Branchline OO Scale range. As far as locomotives go, the introduction of the Class 66 was the biggest revolution for the UK’s rail freight...

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17 April 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR Tank Engines

The Great Western Railway (GWR) lasted for over a hundred years before it was absorbed into British Railways in 1948, and during those years they had a large number of different designs for Tank Engines. It should be no surprise that several of these are depicted in the Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models, so lets have a more...

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13 April 2025

New Leyland Titan B15 Models from EFE Road

Today (Sunday 13th April 2025) Bachmann Europe Plc has unveiled four new 1:76 scale Leyland Titan B15 buses as part of its expanding EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The announcement was made at the London Bus Museum’s Spring Gathering event at the famous Brooklands racing circuit. The Leyland B15 project was conceived in 1971 as a modern replacement for...

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11 April 2025

Product Preview: OO9 Scale Quarry Renaissance

OO9 scale models of the Quarry Hunslet locomotives were first released as part of the Bachmann Narrow Gauge range towards the end of 2022 and were an immediate success, with the entire production run having sold out within a few months of their release. Since then, we’ve been inundated with requests for these diminutive locomotives to return, so we were...

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4 April 2025

Product Highlight: OO9 Scale Ffestiniog Railway Brake Coaches

The Ffestiniog Railway’s Curly Roof Brake Van will soon be joining the Brake Third Coaches that are already available as part of the Bachmann Narrow Gauge range of OO9 Scale models. These brake vehicles have a shared history that has enabled us to produce highly detailed models of both types, so this is a great opportunity to take a look at...

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4 April 2025

All Five Leyland Atlantean ‘Sea Dogs’ Now in Stock

EFE Road’s new 1:76 scale diecast Leyland Atlantean ‘Sea Dog’ open top double deckers were unveiled as part of Bachmann Europe’s Spring 2025 British Railway Announcements in early February. We are delighted to report that these models are now in stock, and will be arriving with Bachmann retailers in the next few days. Your nearest retailer can be found by...

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27 March 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale Midland Railway 1532 (1P) Class

The Bachmann Branchline range of OO scale models is set to welcome back the Midland Railway’s 1532 Class locomotive (later classified as the 1P Class) to the range. These models were first released in 2020 and proved to be an instant success and with new versions arriving next month, now’s the time to order yours! Before that though, let’s find...

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20 March 2025

Product Highlight: N Scale LMS 10000 and 10001 ‘Twins’

N Scale models of the first mainline diesel locomotives built in the UK, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway’s ‘Twins’, Nos. 10000 and 10001, made their way to the Graham Farish range last year and proved to be a popular success that were even crowned Model of the Year by Model Rail Magazine. Since then, new liveries have been announced...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways