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16 August 2023

Product Highlight: N Scale BR Standard Class 5MTs

For this week’s Product Highlight, we will once again be returning to the Graham Farish range of N Scale models as we focus on another Graham Farish returnee, the British Rail Standard Class 5MT steam locomotive. As with all Graham Farish locomotives, there is a large amount of detail present on these small models, including separate metal handrails on both the...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

11 August 2023

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 20/0

OO scale models of the Class 20 are set to return to the Bachmann Branchline range over the next few months, so now is the perfect time to have a closer look at these upcoming locomotives. These models all feature the high level of detail that you would expect from a a Bachmann Branchline Diesel Locomotive. There is an unmotorised...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

7 August 2023

Bachmann on the Road – Northampton & District Model Railway Club Exhibition

The Bachmann Collectors Club is thrilled to be sponsoring the Northampton & District Model Railway Club’s Model Railway Exhibition for a second year running, held at the Roade Village Hall in Northamptonshire. This will be the 50th iteration of this show, so you are sure to expect a greater number of exhibitors and traders in attendance. The Northampton & District...

Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows

2 August 2023

BACHMANN REVEALS NEW MODELS ACROSS THE SCALES FOR AUTUMN 2023

Bachmann Europe Plc today unveiled its Autumn 2023 British Railway Announcements, revealing new products that are set to be released over the coming months for each of its model railway ranges. With new tooling projects in N, OO and OO9 scale, more than a century of railway history is depicted by the models that make up the Autumn collection. Bachmann...

Bachmann Europe News

25 July 2023

Product Highlight: OO9 Scale Gloucester Bogie Coaches

Our previous Product Highlight for the Bachmann Narrow Gauge range focused on wagons, so this time we are going to preview some OO9 scale models of a different nature; the highly anticipated Gloucester Bogie Coaches that are expected to arrive towards the end of 2023. The real coaches were originally built for the Ashover Light Railway by the Gloucester Railway...

Bachmann Europe News

24 July 2023

Bachmann on the Road – Shoeburyness MRC Model Railway Exhibition

Another new show for the Bachmann Roadshow team will be the Shoeburyness MRC’s event, held Thorpe Hall School in Southend-on-Sea. This show will be the first chance for Collectors Club members and the general public to see the Autumn British Railways Announcements in person. Over 30 layouts, traders and societies will be in attendance, with free parking available over the...

Exhibitions and Shows

12 July 2023

Product Highlight: N Scale BR Mark 2F Coaches

This year’s British Railway Announcements so far have both contained large numbers of N Scale items from the Graham Farish range. We’ve previously looked at the BR Mark 1 Coaches from the Summer announcements, so for this Product Highlight we are going to take the opportunity to have a look at the remaining passenger vehicles that were announced at the...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

7 July 2023

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 25

Today we preview two new models of the British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives, for which we have recently received livery samples.

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

3 July 2023

Bachmann on the Road – Exe Model Railway Exhibition

The Bachmann Collectors Club team will be making their first ever visit to the Exe Model Railway Society’s annual model railway exhibition this summer, at the Matford Livestock Centre. This well-established show will boast over 30 layouts, and 15 trade stands. Come along to see the latest British Railway Announcements, and the range of Collectors Club exclusive items will be...

Exhibitions and Shows

28 June 2023

Product Highlight: N Scale BR Mark 1 Coaches

The Graham Farish range of N Scale models were the focus of our recent Summer British Railway Announcements and much like with the real British Railways, the Mark 1 Coach made up a significant proportion of the fleet. Our Mark 1 Coaches are fitted with several impressive details despite the small scale of the models. There are ventilators and handrails...

Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways