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Bachmann Spring 2024

British Railway Announcements

Bachmann 2024 Spring Announcements!

Take a look at some of our favourite picks below or alternatively click on the links to view a specific gauge or product
 
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All Items are now available for pre order on our website. Be quick, there are very limited numbers available!

 

EFE Road

Cravens Bus Twin Pack

Twin-pack containing Cravens RT buses RT1431 (JXC194) working route X81 to Grays, and RT1499 (KGK758) also on route X81, but with Shenfield Stn destination. Both models in Ensignbus preserved condition.

 

OO Gauge Bachmann Branchline

Class 30/31

The Brush Type Twos – Class 30s and Class 31s – are the next Diesel Locomotives to get the Bachmann Branchline treatment, with models of these long-lived prototypes joining the Branchline OO scale range for the first time. Following in the footsteps of their N scale counterparts from Graham Farish, these new OO scale models have all the hallmarks of the Branchline Class 37 & 47 locomotives and more.

 


Available Analogue & Sound Fitted

Class 44

The popular Class 44 ‘Peak’ Diesel Locomotive returns to the Bachmann Branchline range with this OO scale model depicting No. 44007 ‘Ingleborough’. Known as the ‘Peaks’ because they were named after mountains in England and Wales, No. 44007 was named after the second
 

Available Analogue & Sound Fitted

Class 45

The popular Class 45 Diesel Locomotive returns to the Bachmann Branchline range with this OO scale model depicting No. D25 in plain BR Green livery with Small Yellow Panels. Together with the Class 44s and 46s the classes were commonly known as the ‘Peaks’, because the Class 44s had been named after mountains in England and Wales, however many of the Class 45s went unnamed.
 

Available Analogue & Sound Fitted

Class 20

The all-new Bachmann Branchline Class 20/0 broke cover in 2021, our first New Tooling project to be unveiled in the quarterly British Railway Announcements, and now we have expanded our tooling suite further in order to offer models of the locomotives that were fitted with tablet catcher apparatus.

 


Available Analogue & Sound Fitted

TTA Tank

Britain’s railways have long been used to transport oil and petroleum products and the 45 Ton Tank Wagons, later given the TOPS code TTA, were introduced by British Rail to replace an ageing fleet of private owner tank wagons of various design. Used extensively throughout Britain for many decades, the final examples have recently been withdrawn from traffic.

N Gauge Graham Farish

LMS 10000/10001

The LMS ‘Twins’ – Nos. 10000 and 10001 – were the very first mainline diesel locomotives built in the UK and now, this pioneering pair is available in N scale for the first time thanks to Graham Farish.

Available Analogue and DCC Sound Fitted

Mk1 Coaches

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful. Built from 1951 until the early 1960s to augment and replace the array of ‘Big Four’ and earlier ‘pre-grouping’ designs inherited from the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR, BR took the best features from several of these types to produce the new steel-bodied design. As a result, the Mk1 was stronger and safer than any of the inherited types that came before it.

HEA Hoppers

The HEA Hopper Wagons were introduced following the success of the HAA Coal Hoppers which were first used in the mid-1960s to deliver coal to power stations as part of the then-new Merry-Go-Round (MGR) trains. The first wagons were built in the mid-1970s as HBAs, but as construction progressed, the design was changed, and the code HEA was used for later batches. The HBAs were subsequently modified to match the HEAs and recoded, giving a total fleet of almost 2,000 HEAs.

Dance Hall Brake Vans

We are excited to present this brand new model of the SE&CR 25 Ton ‘Dance Hall’ Brake Van as part of the Graham Farish range. 

Never before available in N scale, this Graham Farish model depicts the South Eastern and Chatham Railway’s (SE&CR) 25 Ton Goods Brake which became known as the ‘Dance Halls’ owing to the spacious cabin provided for the Guard. Designed and built by the SE&CR, the Southern Railway (SR) built further examples after Grouping before designing their own version – the 25 Ton ‘Pill Box’ Brake Van (models of which are also produced by Graham Farish) – which afforded a Guard much less covered accommodation. Whilst the final example was built during the 1920s, the Dance Halls were long lived with some surviving through to the late-twentieth century having been granted a second life in departmental use.

Take a look at the Winter 2023

British Railway Announcements

The last three months have flown by meaning it’s time for Bachmann's next British Railway Announcements and their final instalment for 2023! As we've come to expect, their new announcements will be revealed in a video which premieres on YouTube tomorrow, Wednesday 1st November, at 0930, so be sure to tune in and see what we have in store for the next three months. With four new tooling projects across two scales and new products from all of our model railway brands, there’s something for everyone this Winter.

New Models in N, OO and OO9 Scale!

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This Winter sees four new tooling projects launched alongside a range of new liveries and identities for existing models in the Bachmann Branchline, Graham Farish, Bachmann Narrow Gauge and EFE Rail. For the Bachmann Branchline range the Full Brake vehicles are all new additions to the fleet of LNER Thompson Coaches, whilst the HRA Bogie Hopper Wagon expands Bachmann’s range of modern freight stock. The new Refurbished CEP EMU appears as a 4-car unit for the first time, whilst the Class 20/3 returns, now with working marker lights. There are new Class 20/0s too, along with several new tank wagons of both the 14T and TEA variety.

In N scale the Graham Farish range sees the addition of the HRA Wagons too. Another major development for N scale is the upgrading of the Class 47 to allow SOUND FITTED models to be offered for the first time. Along with new tooling to depict the ‘Crewe-Cut’ locomotives, cab lights and independently controlled directional lights have been added. There are further releases of the Class 158 DMU, Ivatt 2MT, Standard 5MT, Mk1 Coaches and 16T Mineral Wagons.

For Bachmann Narrow Gauge the Ffestiniog Ladies - ‘Linda’ and ‘Blanche’ - will go on general release from December following their launch period with the Ffestiniog Railway. Further versions of the Gloucester Bogie Coaches will be released as well.

The Scenecraft range sees several new station and lineside buildings available in N scale for the first time, many of which are available in a choice of two colour schemes. The Narrow Gauge station returns, whilst in OO scale the new Electric Train Depot is an impressive structure which can be used in multiple to create even larger depots!

Our fourth and final new tooling for Winter 2023 sees the SR Booster Electric Locomotives released as part of the EFE Rail range. We have invested in a full suite of tooling to depict the first two locomotives throughout their careers, from 1941 through to 1969. Two more ‘Pacers’ join the range too, whilst in N scale we have more WD Austerity Tank locomotives and PBA Clay Tiger Wagons this Winter.

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Why not view the last Autumn announcements below

New Models in N, OO and OO9 Scale!

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There’s something new for each of Bachmanns model railway ranges this Autumn starting with the Bachmann Branchline OO scale range where new tooling for the BR Standard Class 9F has been developed allowing the ‘Tyne Dock’ locomotives to be modelled. New tooling for the CEP EMU has also been produced to model the refurbished units and we’ve chosen a 3-CEP and a 4-TEP unit to be the launch models for this new tooling. With two new Class 37s and more Class 158 DMUs along with a selection on new BR Mk1 Suburban Coaches, there’s something for everyone this Autumn.

 

In N scale the Graham Farish range sees the welcome announcement of four new Train Sets - two of which will also be available with SOUND FITTED. The LMS Black 5 returns to the range whilst SOUND FITTED versions of the Class 14 Diesel and Class 158 DMU join the previously announced versions, along with further liveries for the 158. We have more Class 90s for you too, along with a host of Thompson Coaches reappearing in LNER Teak Effect and BR Crimson & Cream livery, alongside models carrying BR Maroon for the first time.

 

For Bachmann Narrow Gauge we turn our attention to the Dinorwic Slate Wagons with both flatbeds and wagons with sides modelled - all come in triple packs.

 

The Scenecraft range has a S&DJR flavour with the return of Shillingstone Goods Shed in both N and OO scale, plus a OO scale model of Burnham-On-Sea Station and Train Shed - all available in two colour schemes. New Low Relief Rear of Terraces join the OO range with four options, along with various other buildings including a Fire Station complete with exercise tower.

 

Celebrating the third anniversary of EFE Rail we have three new toolings starting with the LSWR Cross Country Coaches. A new vehicle has been produced to expand the 3-coach packs that we’ve already made into 4-coach packs, allowing original LSWR livery and early SR livery to be applied to these models for the first time. The LSWR Covered Vans are next with six models covering three different van designs. Finally, and in N scale the WD Austerity Saddle Tank becomes EFE Rail’s first N scale steam locomotive and six models will be available depicting both the locomotives purchased by the LNER from the War Department (which were subsequently classified as J94s), and locomotives in private use.