Tag: OO scale

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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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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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...

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14 February 2025

Product Preview: Railway Celebrations Range

The world’s first passenger carrying railway was the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened on the 27th of September 1825. The opening of the railway sparked a revolution over not just the UK but the whole world, leading to huge changes not just in the way that people travelled, but also how they traded, communicated, and even measured time! The...

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