16 August 2024

Now Arriving: OO Scale Class 25s and Class 31s

This week has seen the first arrivals at Bachmann HQ of not one, but two brand new tooling models for the Bachmann Branchline OO scale range. These are the iconic British Rail Class 25 and Class 31 diesel locomotives, and the first examples of these exciting new models are now being sent to Bachmann retailers. Both the Class 25s and Class 31s are made from...
Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways
13 August 2024

Bachmann on the Road – Loughborough Model Railway Exhibition

Date and Time: Saturday 17th August 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 18th August 2024,10:00 – 16:00  Location: Loughborough Grammar School, Leicester Road, Loughborough, LE11 2DU.  Spread over 4 halls, the Soar Valley Model Railway Club’s exhibition is set to be the premier model railway exhibition of the East Midlands with over 50 exhibits and traders. Hot and cold refreshments will also be available....
Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows
7 August 2024

Exclusive Class 31 Signals A New Era for Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Model Range

As part of the Autumn 2024 British Railway Announcements, the Bachmann Collectors Club today revealed its latest exclusive models, headlined by Class 31/1 No. 31190 ‘Gryphon’ in West Coast Railways Maroon livery. The Class 31 utilises the brand new OO Scale tooling from Bachmann Branchline and will be available in three formats, including SOUND FITTED DELUXE variants which feature Bachmann’s...
Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways
7 August 2024

Bachmann Reveals All for Autumn 2024 in Latest British Railway Announcements

On Wednesday 7th August Bachmann Europe Plc launched its Autumn 2024 British Railway Announcements, releasing details of almost two hundred new products for N, OO and O Scale that will begin arriving with Bachmann retailers within the next three months. Beforehand, Bachmann had already revealed three new tooling projects for Autumn 2024 – the Class 08/09 Diesel Shunter and the...
Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways
22 July 2024

Bachmann on the Road – The Battlefield Line Railway Models Weekend 2024

Date and Time: Saturday 10th August 2024, 10:00 – 16:00 Sunday 11th August 2024, 10:00 – 16:00  Location: Market Bosworth Railway Station, Station Road, Market Bosworth, CV13 0PF.  The Bachmann Collectors Club stand will be at the Models Weekend at the Battlefield Line Railway. The exhibition will have displays of model railways from N to 5″ scale, trade stands and miniature steam traction...
Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows
20 July 2024

New RMC Routemaster Coaches from EFE Road

Today (Saturday 20th July 2024) during the Routemaster Association’s ‘Routemaster 70’ event at Chiswick Park, London, Bachmann Europe Plc unveiled four new 1:76 scale RMC Routemaster coaches as part of its expanding EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The new models come hot on the heels of EFE Road’s four standard AEC Routemaster models announced in April, and continue this year’s...
Categories Bachmann Europe News/Collectables