Tag: OO scale

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

6 August 2024

PCV Gets the EFE Rail Treatment

Ahead of the Autumn British Railway Announcements, Bachmann Europe Plc today (Tuesday 6th August 2024) unveiled brand new models of the NAA Propelling Control Vehicle (PCV) in OO Scale as part of its EFE Rail range. The first PCVs were built in 1993 as British Rail sought to improve efficiencies on mail trains, removing the requirement for multiple locomotives to...

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26 July 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 25s

The BR Class 25 locomotives were a common sight on the UK railway network for over 20 years, so it only makes sense that OO scale models would be available in the Bachmann Branchline range. New models of these ubiquitous locomotives that have been produced with all new tooling are due to arrive soon, so it’s a great time to...

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12 July 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale Class 30 and 31s

The new OO Scale models Class 30 and Class 31 of the Bachmann Branchline range were first announced in our Spring 2024 British Railway Announcements after having been previewed in a special video production with Hornby Magazine. We’ve shown these models before in a previous Product Highlight, but with the first models docking in the UK at the end of July,...

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5 July 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale OBA and ZDA Wagons

It’s been about a year since the OBA Open Wagon returned to the Graham Farish range, and so it’s only fitting that this year, OO Scale models of the the same wagons, along with the reclassified ZDA Open Wagon, return to the Bachmann Branchline range as well. These models depict the wagons with the usual level of detail that you...

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1 July 2024

Bachmann Retailer Open Days

Next week you can find members of the Bachmann Team out and about at two retailer events so if you’re in the area, be sure to pop by to catch up with us and see the latest models on display. At each event we will have a showcase of the latest products from your favourite Bachmann brands, including the newly...

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21 June 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale GWR ‘Bloater’ Fish Vans

If you can smell something fishy, it might be because a set of newly tooled OO Scale wagons have recently been introduced into the EFE Rail range – the Great Western Railway’s 10T ‘Bloater’ Fish Vans. These vans are already available to purchase from our retailers, so now is the best time to take a look at them in more...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

15 June 2024

A New Dawn for the Diesel Shunter

Bachmann Europe Plc today (Saturday 15th June 2024) revealed that it has been working on brand new OO Scale models depicting the iconic BR Class 08 and Class 09 Diesel Shunters. Bachmann has long supported the Diesel and Electric Modellers United (DEMU) and their Showcase event, so naturally Showcase 2024 was selected as the launch platform for these important new...

Categories Bachmann Europe News/UK Model Railways

24 May 2024

Product Highlight: OO Scale LSWR Adams O2

EFE Rail have recently welcomed back a popular locomotive to their range of OO Scale models – the LSWR Adams O2. These were revealed a few weeks ago in our Summer 2024 British Railway Announcements and are already available to purchase from retailers, so now is a great time to take a look in more detail. These locomotives retain the...

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22 May 2024

Exclusive Members Only Event – ‘Practically Perfect’ Sale 2024

Date and Time: Sunday 2nd of June 2024, 10:30 – 13:30  Location: The Battlefield Line, Market Bosworth Station, off Station Road, Market Bosworth, CV13 0PF.Club Members may prefer to park in the large car park at Shackerstone Station (CV13 6NR), where there will be a 10:00 departure which will arrive at Market Bosworth Station for approximately 10:10, although a ticket for travel...

Categories Bachmann Collectors Club/Exhibitions and Shows/UK Model Railways