Category: Bachmann Europe News

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...

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...

The Bachmann team are excited to be attending this years ‘Derby Model Railway Exhibition’ at the Roundhouse in Derby. The show is once again being held in the former North Midland Railway locomotive workshops. Built in 1839, it is currently Grade II listed and is the oldest surviving railway roundhouse in the world. Now part of Derby College, the building...

The Bachmann team are excited to be attending this years ‘Bristol Model Railway Exhibition’ at Thornbury Leisure Centre, Bristol on the 4th-6th of May. The exhibition is organised by the Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & West of England and is one of the largest provincial events spanning over three days of the May bank holiday weekend. This years 51st show...

We are pleased to announce that the Bachmann Road Show team will be heading to York this Easter weekend to attend the annual York Model Railway Show. Held annually over Easter the York Model Railway Show has gradually expanded to become the North’s premier event. Located in York at the historic Knavesmire racecourse at three days it is one of the longer running...