Category: Bachmann Europe News

12 January 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale LSWR Cross Country Coach Packs

It’s the start of a new year and for our first Product Highlight of 2024, we’re taking the opportunity to look at some of the OO Scale models that are already available from the EFE Rail range – the LSWR Cross Country Coach packs. Each pack contains either three or four coaches that carry authentic running numbers and liveries for...

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27 December 2023

Product Highlight: N Scale Teddy Bears Picnic

You may be sure of a big surprise if you go down to the woods today, but if you are looking for Teddy Bears then the Graham Farish range is a better place to start. Of course, when we say “Teddy Bears”, we mean N Scale models of the British Railways Class 14 Diesel-Hydraulic Shunter. The bodyshells on these models...

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22 December 2023

Merry Christmas from Bachmann Europe!

Merry Christmas from Bachmann Europe! The festive period is upon us, so the Bachmann Europe offices will be closed from 12:00 midday on Friday 22nd of December 2023 until the 2nd of January 2024. Orders for Spare Parts and the Bachmann Collectors Club can still be placed online through our website during this period, and will be processed on our...

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20 December 2023

Product Highlight: OO9 Scale Round-Up

It has been another big year for the OO9 scale Bachmann Narrow Gauge range, with several new models having been released during the course of 2023. For this Product Highlight, we will have a quick look at many of the new models that have arrived over the last year, along with any equivalent models from 2022 that are still available....

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15 December 2023

Product Highlight: Southern Region Refurbished EMUs

The Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models has recently celebrated the arrival of several new models that are sure to catch the eyes of BR Southern Region modellers. These models are the Corridor Electro-Pneumatic Brake refurbished Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) in both 3-Car (3-CEP) and 4-Car (4-CEP) arrangements, as well as the 4-Car Temporary BEP (4-TEP) refurbished EMU. Models...

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15 December 2023

You Wait for One Bus and Four Come Along at Once

Bachmann Europe is delighted to announce the arrival of the next four 1:76 scale diecast buses in its expanding EFE Road range – the highly-anticipated Cravens RTs. The models are the first to be produced from all-new tooling since Bachmann’s acquisition of EFE in 2016, and represent the 120 RT-type double deckers built for London Transport (LT) by the Cravens Railway...

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8 December 2023

Product Highlight: Open a Bachmann Train Set this Christmas

We all know that a train set is for life, not just for Christmas, and a Bachmann Train Set makes both a wonderful Christmas present and a perfect starting point to enjoy a lifelong interest in the wonderful world of model railways. Bachmann’s range contains many different sets in multiple scales, showcasing a large choice of locomotives and rolling stock...

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30 November 2023

Bachmann Kinesis – Model Railway Control Redefined

At the Warley Show we revealed Kinesis, our new Digital Command Control (DCC) System that has been built from the ground up and developed entirely in-house to produce a flexible wireless DCC system unlike any other.

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23 November 2023

Product Highlight: OO Scale LSWR 10 Ton Vans

The EFE Rail range has had several newly tooled releases in 2023, including the wagons that are the subject of this Product Highlight: OO scale models of the the LSWR 10 Ton Van. These vans were built by the London & South Western Railway between 1885 and 1922. They were built with outside frames, with other aspects of their design...

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11 November 2023

Stand By For Action!

Bachmann Europe are proud to announce the launch of a brand new product line in their nostalgic Adventures in Plastic (AiP) brand: a new range of officially licensed, 1:6 scale resin figures depicting characters from Gerry Anderson’s classic ‘Supermarionation’ TV shows.   The initial releases are two figures from STINGRAY, which debuted in 1964 and ran for two series. The...

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