Category: Bachmann Europe News

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...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

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...

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14 March, 2025

A New Standard for the LMS Standard Brake Van

Ahead of the London Festival of Railway Modelling, sponsored by Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish, Bachmann Europe Plc today (Friday 14th March 2025) revealed that it is producing models of the LMS Standard 20 Ton Brake Van for its Bachmann Branchline OO Scale range. After inheriting large numbers of brake vans from its constituents upon Grouping in 1923, and then...

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14 March, 2025

New EFE Rail Coaches Provide the Perfect Ryde for Isle of Wight Enthusiasts

To coincide with the London Festival of Railway Modelling, sponsored by Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish, Bachmann Europe Plc today (Friday 14th March 2025) unveiled brand new models of the Isle of Wight Coaches as part of its EFE Rail OO Scale range. The railways operating on the Isle of Wight came under Southern Railway (SR) control upon Grouping in...

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13 March, 2025

Product Preview: OO Scale Class 350 and 450 ‘Desiro’ EMUs

After our N scale versions of the Class 350 and 450 ‘Desiro’ Electric Multiple Units made their debut last year, it’s now time for modellers of OO Scale to look forward to these units’ highly anticipated return to the Bachmann Branchline range as well! Each of the Branchline ‘Desiro’ units is formed of four cars, with two driving vehicles sandwiching...

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7 March, 2025

Product Preview: N Scale Mk1 Post Office Tender Coaches

The next new coaches to arrive for the Graham Farish range of N Scale models will be BR Mk1 Post Office Tender Vans! These newly tooled models depict the diagram 732 variant of these vehicles, which were used along with the previously modelled Post Office Sorting Vans (POS) as part of Travelling Post Office (TPO) trains. The Graham Farish BR...

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26 February, 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR 49XX ‘Hall’ Class

The Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models has recently welcomed the return of a long-time favourite for fans of the Great Western Railway, the GWR 49XX ‘Hall’ Class. Three new models are now available from Bachmann stockists, so it’s a perfect time to have a look at them in more detail. Each model sports all the hallmarks that give...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

20 February, 2025

Product Highlight: O Scale Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Tank Locomotives

EFE Rail have recently welcomed their first O Scale steam locomotive models to the range, the Hudswell Clarke 0‑6‑0 Tank Engine. Originally developed by Australian manufacturer Ixion Model Railways, these locomotives were voted as Model of the Year by readers of Model Rail Magazine and RMweb shortly after their release. Since Ixion now focus primarily on models based on Australian...

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