Category: Bachmann Europe News

31 July, 2025

Graham Farish Launches NER P7 and LNER D12 Coal Hoppers in Railway 200 Year

Two hundred years ago in 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) opened, heralding the age of the train and kickstarting rail travel as we know it today. Established deep within the rich coal fields of North East England, the S&DR connected collieries and docks, ports and pitheads, to move coal faster than ever before, fuelling the industrial revolution. Later,...

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28 July, 2025

Product Preview | EFE Rail Class 74s

At the start of the year we revealed a new and exciting project for our EFE Rail range – the Class 74 Electro-Diesel. Never before has this prototype been produced as a mainstream ready to run OO Scale model and so our new model has really caught the imagination of Bachmann enthusiasts worldwide. We launched the project with Engineering Prototypes...

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5 July, 2025

An AEC Autumn for EFE Road

Today (Saturday 5th July 2025) Bachmann Europe Plc has unveiled four new 1:76 scale AEC Routemaster RML buses as part of its popular EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The announcement was made at the Wythall Busfest event at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire. Watch the launch video below: The four new models are based on EFE Road’s...

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3 July, 2025

Product Preview | It’s T(3) Time!

Our OO Scale models of the LSWR Adams T3 first broke cover at the Swanage Railway during the 2024 Bachmann Collectors Club Members Day, and today we are delighted to share the livery samples for the five colourful locos that make up our launch range! The London & South Western Railway (LSWR) T3 Class was part of a family of...

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27 June, 2025

AC Models Eastleigh slots into place as Bachmann Retailer of the Year for 2024

It is our pleasure to announce that the coveted Bachmann Europe Retailer of the Year award for 2024 has been presented to AC Models of Eastleigh. AC Models began trading in 2009, starting out as AC Slot Cars and run by husband and wife Clive and Annette Osborne – hence the ‘AC’ part of the name – and unsurprisingly specialised...

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17 June, 2025

Product Preview | N Scale Class 47s

The Class 47 is a staple of the Graham Farish N Scale range, and with the next releases due to arrive within a few months, it’s the perfect time to have a look at these upcoming locomotives in more detail. The latest Class 47 models all contain the high levels of detail that you would expect from Graham Farish’s masterpieces...

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13 June, 2025

Bachmann to Support Andy’s Man Club With a Model of Class 69 No. 69013

Bachmann Europe Plc has teamed up with GB Railfreight (GBRf) to produce a OO Scale model of the operator’s Class 69 Diesel Locomotive No. 69013, which will be sold to help raise funds for Andy’s Man Club, the mental health charity that encourages men to talk and aims to prevent male suicide. The Class 69 locomotive debuted in its striking...

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6 June, 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale Open Plank Wagons

Whilst many people nowadays tend to first think of passenger services when they think of the railway, many of the lines throughout the history of the UK were built primarily to carry freight. In order to do this, many open wagons were designed to a variety of shapes and sizes to suit different loads, and very similar wagons were used...

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30 May, 2025

Bachmann Collectors Club Exclusive Member Events 2025

Members of the Bachmann Collectors Club are invited to join us at our annual special events, the Practically Perfect Sale and the Members Day, and we are pleased to confirm the details of this year’s events.  Practically Perfect Sale 2025 Date and Time: Sunday 8th of June, 10:00 – 13:00. Location: The Battlefield Line, Market Bosworth Station, Off Station Road, Market...

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23 May, 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale LNWR Round Up

The original London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened in 1846 and lasted for over 75 years until it was absorbed into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) as part of the 1923 Grouping. The LNWR’s influence can still be felt on the modern railway network as their main line connecting London to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool ultimately became...

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