Tag: OO scale

13 June 2025

Bachmann to Support Andy’s Man Club With a Model of Class 69 No. 69013

Bachmann Europe Plc has teamed up with GB Railfreight (GBRf) to produce a OO Scale model of the operator’s Class 69 Diesel Locomotive No. 69013, which will be sold to help raise funds for Andy’s Man Club, the mental health charity that encourages men to talk and aims to prevent male suicide. The Class 69 locomotive debuted in its striking...

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6 June 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale Open Plank Wagons

Whilst many people nowadays tend to first think of passenger services when they think of the railway, many of the lines throughout the history of the UK were built primarily to carry freight. In order to do this, many open wagons were designed to a variety of shapes and sizes to suit different loads, and very similar wagons were used...

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23 May 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale LNWR Round Up

The original London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened in 1846 and lasted for over 75 years until it was absorbed into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) as part of the 1923 Grouping. The LNWR’s influence can still be felt on the modern railway network as their main line connecting London to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool ultimately became...

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12 May 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale Thomas & Friends™ Locomotives

Today we celebrate 80 years since The Three Railway Engines, the first book of Reverend W. Awdry’s The Railway Series, was published on the 12th of May 1945. These books and their TV adaptation Thomas & Friends™ have inspired many railway modellers of all ages over the last 80 years, and this anniversary is a perfect opportunity to start your...

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7 May 2025

British Rail Icons Lead the Way in Bachmann Europe’s Summer 2025 British Railway Announcements

Wednesday 7th May 2025 saw Bachmann Europe reveal the latest additions to its British model railway ranges with the launch of the Summer British Railway Announcements. In the build-up three high profile new tooling projects have already been unveiled and today, further new models were added to the Bachmann Branchline, Graham Farish and Scenecraft ranges. The company’s flagship N Scale...

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23 April 2025

CLICKETY CLICK IT’S THE 66 NEXT FROM BACHMANN BRANCHLINE, AS STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW OO SCALE SHED IS REVEALED

Ahead of Model World Live at the NEC Birmingham on 26-27 April 2025, Bachmann Europe Plc today revealed that it has developed all-new models of the iconic British Rail Class 66 Diesel Locomotives for its Bachmann Branchline OO Scale range. As far as locomotives go, the introduction of the Class 66 was the biggest revolution for the UK’s rail freight...

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17 April 2025

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR Tank Engines

The Great Western Railway (GWR) lasted for over a hundred years before it was absorbed into British Railways in 1948, and during those years they had a large number of different designs for Tank Engines. It should be no surprise that several of these are depicted in the Bachmann Branchline range of OO Scale models, so lets have a more...

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13 April 2025

New Leyland Titan B15 Models from EFE Road

Today (Sunday 13th April 2025) Bachmann Europe Plc has unveiled four new 1:76 scale Leyland Titan B15 buses as part of its expanding EFE Road range of diecast collectables. The announcement was made at the London Bus Museum’s Spring Gathering event at the famous Brooklands racing circuit. The Leyland B15 project was conceived in 1971 as a modern replacement for...

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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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