Tag: All New Tooling

Class 74s Get the EFE Rail Treatment

Ahead of its Spring 2025 British Railway Announcements, Bachmann Europe Plc today revealed that it has commissioned a OO Scale model of the Class 74 Electro-Diesel Locomotive for its EFE Rail range. The Class 74 Electro-Diesel Locomotives (known as ‘HB’s before the introduction of the Total Operations Processing System (TOPS)) began life as Class 71 Electric Locomotives (originally ‘HA’s) of...

Brush Type Twos get the Bachmann Treatment

Today Bachmann Europe Plc unveiled brand new models of the Brush Type Two – BR Class 30 and Class 31 – Diesel Locomotives in OO scale for its Bachmann Branchline range. Launched ahead of the company’s Spring 2024 British Railway Announcements, the new Branchline models were unveiled in a special Hornby Magazine production, with a selection of Engineering Prototypes and running samples showcased by Graeme Watkins, Bachmann’s Design Engineer responsible for the project.