12 August, 2019 Modelmaker Latest Arrivals The Modelmaker range of tools are incredibly versatile and can be used for a variety of modelling and crafting projects. Please see below for more details on our latest arrivals – Categories Bachmann Europe News/Modelling Tools
8 August, 2019 Product Availability Update We recently welcomed a group of Bachmann Collectors Club members to our Barwell premises to have a sneak preview of our upcoming new website alongside a guided tour of our offices. During the day we were asked about the status of several forthcoming items and so we would like to take this opportunity to remind you where this information can... Categories Bachmann Europe News
8 August, 2019 Sales Area Exclusive: Class 37/7 37710 LoadHaul We are pleased to announce another new addition to our range of OO scale Branchline area sales representative exclusive models. Presented by Bachmann in the attractive black and orange LoadHaul livery, adopted by one of the BR freight companies created in the run up to privatisation, No. 37710 is an example of the locomotives modified to form the 37/7 ‘Heavyweight’... Categories Bachmann Europe News
30 July, 2019 Sales Area Exclusive: Class 37/4 37416 ‘Mt Fuji’ BR InterCity (Mainline) We are pleased to announce another new addition to our range of OO scale Branchline area sales representative exclusive models. The Electric Train Supply (ETS) equipped Class 37/4 sub-class gained an enthusiastic following after its creation in the mid 1980s, specifically to haul passenger trains on secondary lines in Scotland and Wales. Bachmann’s model of No. 37416 represents the locomotive... Categories Bachmann Europe News
29 July, 2019 Sales Area Exclusive: Class 37/0 37275 ‘Stainless Pioneer’ BR Railfreight We are pleased to announce another new addition to our range of OO scale Branchline area sales representative exclusive models. The prototype diesel-electric locomotive upon which this Bachmann model of the popular 1750hp English Electric Type 3 is based, entered service as D6975 at Cardiff in 1965. It was named in late 1988 during the BR ‘Sectorisation’ era, when allocated... Categories Bachmann Europe News
9 July, 2019 An Atlantic Gesture by Bachmann Europe On Saturday 8th June 2019, Bachmann Europe Plc visited the Bluebell Railway during its Atlantic House Open Weekend to present a cheque for £10,617.50 to the Bluebell Railway Atlantic Group. Following the release of the acclaimed Bachmann Branchline OO scale model of the H2 Class Atlantic locomotive in 2018, the donation was made in recognition of the assistance provided by... Categories Bachmann Europe News
2 July, 2019 East meets West with Bachmann Trains History was made 150 years ago when the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. A face-to-face meeting of two locomotives and the driving of silver and golden spikes to join the last two sections of track were the climax of the famous Golden Spike ceremony. Now you can celebrate this momentous event with the DCC... Categories Bachmann Europe News
11 June, 2019 A Look inside the Bachmann Times | Summer 2019 The latest edition of the Bachmann Times, the official magazine of the Bachmann Collectors Club, has been distributed and is now arriving with our members. This issue features a wide selection of topics including our Works Report, how to build a Modern Depot Diorama and information on our 2019 Members Day. Featured on the magazine front cover is the latest Limited... Categories Bachmann Europe News
3 June, 2019 Bachmann Class 90 – Raising the Bar The hotly anticipated Bachmann Branchline Class 90 Electric locomotives are now on their way to retailers across the UK. This all-new OO scale model is the first British-outline model to feature a DCC-operated pantograph and other highlights include an easy-access DCC decoder socket, sprung and retractable buffers (retractable option on certain models), full-depth cab interiors and switchable day or night lighting modes. To coincide with the arrival of... Categories Bachmann Europe News
30 May, 2019 Bachmann Launches the Five Peak Challenge Ahead of this weekend’s Diesel Electric Modellers United (DEMU) Showcase Event we are delighted to unveil the next instalment in our series of Sales Area Exclusives models. The much-requested ‘Sealed Beam’ Class 45/0 Diesel Locomotive will be produced in OO scale by Bachmann Branchline using body tooling which has only previously been used for a Limited Edition model, combined with... Categories Bachmann Europe News