Bachmann announcements 2018 - full list

[Andy Y]

Bachmann 2018/19 RELEASES

Bachmann Europe has announced its 2018/19 programme and released its new catalogues covering the Bachmann Branchline (OO and OO9 Scales) and Graham Farish (N Scale) ranges at a Trade Event held near Birmingham today.

 

 

New Tooling – Bachmann Branchline (OO Scale)
Train Sets and Collectors Editions

Class 251 Western Pullman (REVISED TOOLING TO CAB FRONT)

 

 

Metropolitan Cammell (Birmingham) built 2 x six-car Pullman Diesel Multiple Units (TOPS code Class 251) between 1959 and 1960. The two six-car units worked between London St. Pancras and Manchester on the Blue Pullman service. Following electrification of the West Coast Main Line, Pullman services between London and Manchester transferred to the new electric railway for which new coaches were built. The two units were transferred to the Western Region in 1966 where they worked alongside 3 x eight-car units. The former Midland Region units were fitted with cables on the cab front to enable the two units to be coupled together and they received a revised BR livery adopted for Pullman services of grey and blue (reversed corporate livery). All Class 251 units were withdrawn in May 1973.

30-420 Western Pullman Dynamis Ultima Digital Sound Train Set in Grey/ Blue British Rail Pullman livery
Revised Tooling to allow the later Western Region version of the 6-car former Blue Pullman unit to be modelled, as working on the Western Region of British Rail (1966 to 1973)


Steam Locomotives
NER Class E1/J72 0-6-0 Tank (ALL NEW TOOLING, NOT PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED VERSIONS)

 

The 113 NER class E1 locomotives (later LNER J72) were built in nine batches between 1898 and 1951. Our model represent the locomotives in 7 batches (93 locos) built from 1914 onwards. The locomotives survived in main line service until 1964. One locomotive is preserved. A number of variations are modelled including fitment of vacuum brakes and alternative smoke-box doors amongst others.
31-060 Class J72 No. 2313 in LNER Lined Black livery
New Tooling, Steam heat and vacuum brake fitted
31-061 Class J72 No. 68733 in BR Black livery with Early Emblem
New Tooling
31-062 Class J72 No. 68696 in BR Black livery with Late Crest
New Tooling, Steam heat and vacuum brake fitted
 

Photo by North Eastern Railway Association
31-063 Class E1 No. 2173 in NER Lined Green livery

 

New Tooling, as built condition

LB&SCR H1 Class Atlantic 4-4-2
Five H1 Class locomotives were built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway by Kitson & Co. between December 1905 and February 1906 to the design of D.E.Marsh. The first was withdrawn in January 1944 and the last in July 1951.

 

31-910 H1 Class Atlantic No. 39 'La France' in LBSCR livery
New Tooling specific to the H1 Class. Differences from the H2 Class currently in production include the curved running plate, early cab and boiler fittings

 

 

GNR C1 Class Atlantic 4-4-2 (NOT PREVIOUSLY IN MAIN RANGE)
94 locomotives were built for the Great Northern Railway to the designs of Henry A. Ivatt between 1902 and 1910. The first was withdrawn in February 1944 and the last in November 1950. One locomotive has been preserved.

 

 

31-761 GNR Class C1 Atlantic No. 272 in GNR Green livery
31-762 GNR Class C1 Atlantic No. 4421 in LNER Green livery
This model was initially produced as a special commission for Locomotion Models and has not appeared in the main catalogue before

 

LNER Class V2 2-6-2 (ALL NEW TOOLING, NOT PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED VERSIONS)
A total of 184 V2s were built in eleven batches between 1936 and 1944. The V2s were allocated to all regions of the LNER and they remained in service until 1966. One locomotive is preserved as part of the national collection. Our all new model covers detail variations carried during their working lives including different tenders and cylinders.

 

 

Photo by Colour Rail
35-200 Class V2 No. 4791 in LNER Apple Green livery
New Tooling, as built condition
35-201 Class V2 No. 60845 in BR Lined Black livery with Early Emblem
New tooling
35-202 Class V2 No. 60847 'St Peter's School' in BR Lined Green livery with Late Crest
New Tooling, outside steam pipes

 

 

Railway Operating Division 2-8-0
521 locomotives were ordered in 1917 by the Railway Operating Division during World War 1 and the design was a variation on the Great Central Railway’s Robinson 8K 2-8-0 (later LNER Class O4). 311 of them saw service in France and following the cessation of hostilities the locomotives returned to the UK. They found use with several railway companies including the SE&CR, Caledonian, GWR and L&NWR amongst others.

 

35-175 Railway Operating Division (ROD) No. 1918 in War Department Black livery
New Body Tooling to represent ROD built locomotives – previously only the Great Central Railway and Great Western Railway types have been available
 

Photo by LNWR Society Zenfolio
35-176 Railway Operating Division (ROD) No. 2394 in LNWR Black livery
New Body Tooling to represent ROD built locomotives running post war

 

Class 25/1 and 25/2 Diesel Locomotives
323 locomotives were built between 1961 and 1967 by British Railways’ workshops at Darlington & Derby and by Beyer Peacock in Manchester. The first was withdrawn in December 1975 and the last in 1987. 20 locomotives have been preserved.


Photo by Colour Rail
32-341 Class 25/2 No. D5282 in BR Green livery with Small Yellow Panel
New Tooling developed from the Class 24/1
32-340 Class 25/1 No 25060 in weathered BR Blue livery
New Tooling developed from the Class 24/1

 

Second Generation Diesel Multiple Units
A new range of second generation diesel multiple units is being developed to replace models previously available. These use all-new tooling and feature a low-level drive mechanism with DCC provision (previous models did not have any DCC provision).

Class 170 DMU
44 x two-car and 89 x three-car units were built between 1998 and 2005 for Porterbrook Leasing Company and HSBC Rail. The units have seen service with a considerable number of operators both past and present. Current operators are Cross Country, Greater Anglia, ScotRail and West Midlands Trains.
35-625 Class 170/1 3-Car DMU No. 170104 in Cross Country livery
New Tooling

 

Photo by Neil Downing

35-626 Class 170/4 3-Car DMU No. 170453 in ScotRail (Saltire) livery
New Tooling

 

Class 171 DMU
9 x two-car and 6 x four-car units were built between 2003 and 2005 for Porterbrook Leasing Company for use on Southern’s Uckfield branch which is not electrified.
 

Photo by Dan Adkins
35-580 Class 171 2-Car DMU No. 171722 in Southern livery
New Tooling

Class 168/3 DMU
9 x two-car Class 170 units were obtained by Chiltern from First TransPennine Express which were subsequently converted to operate with the existing Class 168 fleet and re-designated as Class 168/3.

 

Photo by Joseph Porter
35-560 Class 168 2-Car DMU No. 168327 in Chiltern Railways livery
New Tooling, represents Class 168/3s that were reclassified from 170s
Class 159 DMU
22 x three-car units were originally built as Class 158 units by British Rail Engineering Ltd in 1992 for Regional Railways, by the time construction had been completed they were no longer required. Rosyth Dockyard converted them in 1992 and 1993 to a new specification for the Network SouthEast sector of British Rail. These units were to replace locomotive hauled trains on the London Waterloo – Salisbury – Exeter route. All saw service post privatisation with South West Trains and more recently with South Western Railway (since 20th August 2017).

Photo by Colour Rail
31-520 Class 159 3-Car DMU No. 159013 in BR Network SouthEast livery
New Tooling combination which adds a centre car to the previously announced Class 158 models

 

Coaches
Bulleid coaches

 

The Southern Railway and then the Southern Region of British Railways normally ran their coaches in fixed formation sets. Our coaches are numbered correctly to reproduce 3 of these sets at different points during their working lives (except 34-775 which is a ‘loose’ coach). We are producing coaches that have both the early shallow window vents and the later deep window vents along with both variants of underframe equipment. The Late BR green coaches of Set 69 will also feature the additional strengthening rib along the bodyside which was a common feature of this design of coach later in their lives.

34-725 Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third (10" Vents) in Southern Railway Malachite Green
New Tooling, 34-725/725A/750 will make set 790
34-725A Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third (10" Vents) in Southern Railway Malachite Green
New Tooling, 34-725/725A/750 will make set 790
34-750 Bulleid Corridor Composite (10" Vents) in Southern Railway Malachite Green
 

Photo by Mike King / J.H. Abron

New Tooling, 34-725/725A/750 will make set 790
34-775 Bulleid Corridor Third (10" Vents) in Southern Railway Malachite Green
 

Photo by Mike King / D. Cullum

 

New Tooling, this coach is a ‘loose’ coach that would be added to strengthen sets
34-726 Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third (10" Vents) in BR (SR) Green
New Tooling, 34-726/800 will make set 69
34-800 Bulleid Brake Composite (10" Vents) in BR (SR) Green
New Tooling, 34-726/800 will make set 69
34-727 Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third (15" Vents) in BR Crimson & Cream
New Tooling, 34-727/727A/751/776/776A will make set 847
34-727A Bulleid Semi-Open Brake Third (15" Vents) in BR Crimson & Cream
New Tooling, 34-727/727A/751/776/776A will make set 847
34-751 Bulleid Corridor Composite (15" Vents) in BR Crimson & Cream
New Tooling, 34-727/727A/751/776/776A will make set 847
34-776 Bulleid Corridor Third (15" Vents) in BR Crimson & Cream
New Tooling, 34-727/727A/751/776/776A will make set 847
34-776A Bulleid Corridor Third (15" Vents) in BR Crimson & Cream
New Tooling, 34-727/727A/751/776/776A will make set 847



Wagons
Parrot Wagon
250 wagons were constructed in 1917 to the standard LNWR 40 ton ‘Parrot’ bogie trolley design for the War Department – for use at home and by the French Railways during the First World War. After the war 25 of these were passed over to the LNWR to join the original ‘Parrot’ wagons and a further 140 were sold to the Midland Railway, plus some to the Caledonian Railway. The remainder of the wagons were either left in France or retained for use by the British Military. At the time of the grouping in 1923 all of the wagons in railway company ownership became part of the LMS fleet. By the Second World War the original 40t ‘Parrot’ wagons were requisitioned by the War department for further military use.
 

 

38-740 War Office 'Parrot' Bogie Wagon in W˄D livery with Sheeted Tank Load
New Tooling, represents wagons with pressed steel sides as built for the First World War
38-741 War Office 'Parrot' Bogie Wagon in LMS Grey livery
New Tooling, represents wagons with pressed steel sides as built for the First World War

 

 

Other significant Branchline (OO Scale) introductions
Train Sets and Collectors Editions

 

30-047 Whiskies Galore (with Digital Sound)

30-180 The Station Pilot

Digital Control Systems
36-501 E-Z Command® Control Centre

Locomotives
31-146A LNER Class D11/1 No. 62667 'Somme' BR Lined Black Early Emblem
First D11/1 model to carry fully lined BR livery
31-147A Class 11F No. 502 'Zeebrugge' Great Central Railway Lined Green & Maroon
New DCC sound file
31-086A 3200 (Earl) Class No. 9018 BR Black Early Emblem Weathered
New tooling combination. Parallel buffers.
32-510 BR Standard Class 5MT No. 73118 'King Leodegrance' BR Lined Black Early Emblem
32-511 BR Standard Class 5MT No. 73051 BR Lined Green Late Crest Weathered
32-791DS Class 37/0 No. D6739 BR Green Small Yellow Panel
32-792 Class 37/0 No. 37046 BR Grey & Yellow 'Dutch' Split Headcode
32-480 Class 40 No. D248 BR Green Indicator Discs
32-764A Class 57/3 No. 57312 'Solway Princess' Northern Belle
32-755A Class 57/3 No. 57314 Arriva Trains Wales
31-998 LMS No. 10001 BR Black with Early Emblem
New tooling combination as running early BR
32-941 Class 150/2 2 Car DMU No. 150275 Northern
31-519 Class 158 2 Car DMU No. 158766 GWR
New Tooling combination

Departmental Vehicles
32-994 Wickham Type 27 Trolley Car Green
36-165B Plasser Tamper Machine (Motorised)
Coaches
39-603 SECR 60' Birdcage Brake Composite Southern Railway Malachite Green
39-613 SECR 60' Birdcage Composite Southern Railway Malachite Green
39-623 SECR 60' Birdcage Brake 3rd Southern Railway Malachite Green
39-051E BR Mk1 SO Second Open Maroon
39-050D BR Mk1 SO Second Open Blue & Grey
39-421B BR Mk1 POS Post Office Sorting Van Post Office Red (with Nets)
39-422 BR Mk1 POS Post Office Sorting Van Royal Mail Travelling Post Office
Wagons
37-475B 1 Plank Wagon LMS Grey
37-479A 1 Plank Wagon BR Bauxite
37-934 3 Plank Wagon 'Eastern Iron Mines'
37-925A 3 Plank Wagon 'ICI Buxton Lime'
37-093 7 Plank End Door Wagon 'Highley Mining Company Ltd' Weathered
37-117 7 Plank Fixed End Wagon C. P. Perry
37-134B 8 Plank End Door Wagon 'Ketton Cement'
37-157A 8 Plank Fixed End Wagon Fixed 'Stewart & Lloyds Ltd'
33-085A 5 Plank China Clay Wagon with Hood BR Bauxite Weathered
33-088 5 Plank China Clay Wagon with Hood GWR Grey Weathered
38-180C 12 Ton BR Plywood Fruit Van BR Bauxite (Early)
38-183A 12 Ton BR Plywood Fruit Van BR Bauxite (Late) Weathered
38-576A 12 Ton Fish Van BR Bauxite (Early)
38-578 12 Ton Fish Van BR Bauxite (Late) Weathered
37-729C 12 Ton Ventilated Van BR Bauxite
37-781 12 Ton Ventilated Van BR Grey Weathered
37-778D 12 Ton Mogo Van GWR Grey
37-807 12 Ton Planked Ventilated Van 'Westmoreland Eggs'
38-083A 12 Ton Southern 2+2 Planked Ventilated Van GWR Grey
38-080C 12 Ton Southern 2+2 Planked Ventilated Van LMS Grey
38-170D 12 Ton BR Plywood Ventilated Van Bauxite (Early)
38-171D 12 Ton BR Plywood Ventilated Van Bauxite (Late)
38-381A 12 Ton Ventilated Van Corrugated Ends BR Bauxite (Late)
38-382 12 Ton Ventilated Fruit Van Corrugated Ends BR Bauxite (Early)
33-307A 20 Ton Toad Brake Van BR Bauxite
37-239 Triple Pack 16 Ton Steel Mineral Wagon BR Grey with Loads Weathered
37-353B 13 Ton Steel Sand Tippler Wagon BR Grey Weathered
37-355D 13 Ton Steel Sand Tippler Wagon BR Bauxite
38-325A 13 Ton High Sided Steel Wagon BR Bauxite (Early)
38-326A 13 Ton High Sided Steel Wagon BR Bauxite (Late)
37-680B 14 Ton Tank Wagon 'Fina' Silver
38-778 Class A 14 Ton Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'National Benzole'
38-779 Class B 14 Ton Anchor-Mounted Tank Wagon 'Fina' Black
37-578B 45 Ton TTA Tank Wagon 'ICI Petrochemicals & Plastics'
37-588 45 Ton TTA Tank Wagon 'Murco'
33-435C 51 Tonne SSA Scrap Wagon 'SR' Blue & Grey Weathered
Track and accessories
36-565 Train Control and Transformer
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New Tooling – Bachmann Narrow Gauge (OO9 Scale)
Steam Locomotives
Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0STs
The Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds produced 21 of these light weight locomotives between 1886 and 1904 for use in the slate quarries of North Wales. Many locomotives remained in use at the quarries until their closure in the late 1960s. All 21 locomotives have been preserved and are now in use on heritage lines or in museums across the country. Locomotives from the same ‘family’ were used in a number of other industries the length of the country.

 

Photo by Julian Birley
391-050 Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 'Alice' in Dinorwic Quarry Red livery
New tooling, open cab, dumb buffers. As built but also as preserved
 

Photo by Andrew Simmonds

391-051 Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 'Britomart' in Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Blue livery
New tooling, Cab fitted, no buffers. Painted blue in 1966, remains in this condition in preservation
391-052 Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 'Nesta' in Penrhyn Quarry Lined Black livery
New tooling, open cab, No buffers. Later Penrhyn quarry livery
391-053 Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0 'Dorothea' in Dorothea Quarry Lined Green livery
New tooling, Cab fitted, dumb buffers. As built but also as preserved

Coaches
Ashover Coach
The Ashover Light Railway ordered four coaches of this design from the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1924 for the operation of passenger services on its line in Derbyshire. They were built on recycled bogies from First World War wagons. They operated at Ashover until passenger services ceased in 1936. Two coaches later found further use with the Lincolnshire Coast Light railway then based in Cleethorpes. These coaches can still be seen today operating at the LCLR line which is now located in Skegness. A third coach that also survived is located at the Golden Valley Light Railway in Derbyshire.


Photo by Steve Purves
394-025 Bogie Coach in Ashover Railway Crimson livery
New Tooling, as built condition
394-026 Bogie Coach in Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Blue & Cream livery
New Tooling. As used by the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway from the 1960s to present day at both Cleethorpes (until 1985) and Skegness (since 2009)
 

Wagons
Slate wagon
These wagons are based on the Talyllyn Railway’s fleet of unbraked two-bar slate wagons and are typical of the type of wagons used for moving slate from quarry to interchange.

 

393-075 4 Wheel Slate Wagon (Pack of 3) - weathered Grey livery with slate load

New Tooling, as used on the Talyllynn Railway.

Other significant Branchline (OO9 Scale) introductions
391-025A Baldwin Class 10-12-D No. 542 WW1 in ROD Black livery
New Tooling combination, depicts the first batch of locos which had no spectacle plate shields or water pickup gear
391-028A Baldwin Class 10-12-D 'Bridget' in Ashover Railway Black livery
As first run by the Ashover Railway
391-029 Baldwin Class 10-12-D in Glyn Valley Tramway livery
New tooling combination, new cab back and no water pickup gear
393-027 Covered Goods Wagon in Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Crimson livery
As used by the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway in the 1960s to 1980s as a mobile ticket office
393-028 Covered Goods Wagon in SR Brown livery
Inspired by the wagons used on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
393-054 Open Bogie Wagon in SR Brown livery
Inspired by the wagons used on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
393-055 Open Bogie Wagon Ashover Railway Light Grey (Early) livery
Early livery as carried when the wagons were first acquired
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Scenecraft (OO Scale) ALL NEW MODELS
44-0007 Two Curved Platforms Radius 2
44-084 Flat Roof Garage
44-287 Low Relief Railway Arches
44-288 Urban Stone walling
44-289 Low Relief Modular Mill Façade
44-290 Low Relief Modular Mill Entrance
44-291 "In Cod We Trust"
44-292 Single tunnel Portal
44-537 Caged Gas Bottles (x4)
44-0086 Industrial Gate House
44-0087 Industrial Yard Office
44-0088 Industial Stores and Canopy
44-0089 Presflo Loading Hopper
44-0090 Small Industial unit
44-0091 Goods unloading shed
44-0092 Motorail Car Loading Point
44-0093 Gents Toilet and Staff Room
44-0094 Rendered Prefab Building
44-0095 Stone Booking Hall
44-0096 Stone Waiting Room
44-0097 Weavers Cottage
44-0098 Estate Cottages
44-0099 The Gate Inn
44-0100 Midsomer Norton Signal Box
44-590 Tall Retaining Walls
44-591 Concrete Single Arm Lamp Post x 4
44-592 Sleeved Street Lamp Posts
44-593 Concrete Bus Shelter
44-594 Southern Platform Lamps x 4
44-595 Sleeper built fencing
44-596 Small kiosk
44-597 Platform Vending Machines
44-598 Platform Accessories
Scenecraft Figures
36-420 Midland Pullman Stewards and Train Crew

Scenecraft (N Scale) ALL NEW MODELS
Scenecraft Buildings
42-0034 Depot Crew Room
42-0053 Servicing Point
42-0054 Depot Mess Room and Toilet
42-040 Fuelling Point
42-047 Hampton Hill Platelayers Hut
42-087 Bluebell Waiting Room 42-088 Sheffield Park Booking Office
42-089 Sheffield Park Station Canopy
42-090 Sheffield Park Waiting Room with Toilet 42-091 Sheffield Park Storeroom
42-093 Sheffield Park Footbridge
42-0056 Dutch Barn
42-202 Low Relief Front Terraced Houses
42-289 Low Relief Modular Mill Façade 42-290 Low Relief Modular Mill Entrance
42-511 Grounded Van Body
42-515 Greenhouse
42-580 Dry Stone Walling and Gate

Scenecraft Figures
379-322 Midland Pullman Stewards and Train Crew

-Ends-

2018 – 2
7th January 2018

 

 

OO Gauge Works Report

 

OO SCALE WORKS REPORT

2018/19 Newly announced Items in Red

FORTHCOMING ITEMS

 

Our development team are working on the following items in readiness for them progressing to the Drawing Office:

 

Class 25/1 and 25/2

Turbostar Family (168, 170 and 171 new tooling)

BR ‘Prestwin’ Twin Silo Wagon

J39 Class 0-6-0 (DCC chassis upgrade)

 

 

IN THE DRAWING OFFICE

 

These items are at the design stage. From the CAD drawings produced, the toolmakers will commence turning them into EP samples. The following items are currently at this stage:

 

 

Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0T (OO9)

Ashover coach (OO9)

Bulleid coaches (5 types - new tooling)

Midland Class 1532 (1P)

Class 20/3

Class 410 (4BEP) EMU

VEA Vanwide Ventilated Van

V2 Class 2-6-2 (all new tooling)

94xx Class Pannier Tank

Class 414 2HAP

Class 121 Railcar

Class B Bitumen TTA Tank

 

IN THE TOOL ROOM

 

Class 158 (all new tooling)

Class 159 (new tooling)

Class 117 DMU

Class 24/1

 

 

 

 

EP SAMPLE STAGE

 

The following items have now reached the EP (Engineering Prototype) stage:

 

ROD 2-8-0 (new body tooling)

Class 03 (Sound Upgrade)

Ransomes & Rapier 45T Steam Crane

J72 Class 0-6-0T (all new tooling)

LMS 3F ‘Jinty’ (Sound Upgrade)

 

ARTWORK STAGE

 

Our artwork department are currently working on the following items:

 

H1 Class Atlantic

LBSCR H2 Class 4-4-2

Class 90

Mark 2F Coaches (including DBSO)

4 wheel Talyllyn slate wagon (OO9)

 

 

IN PRODUCTION

 

The following items have been approved for production:

 

BR Carflat

Baldwin 10-12-D (OO9)

Class 70/8

22T Double Bolster Wagon

     (exclusively for TMC)

22T Plate Wagon

    (exclusively for TMC)

WD Warflat

War Office ‘Parrot’ bogie wagon

FFA/FGA Freightliner Flats

TPO Stowage Van

 

[GreenGiraffe22]

That's a LOT of BR... And no wartime black E4 poop. But Southern malachite green Birdcages are interesting. =)

[Fat Controller]

I wonder what those 'Parrot' wagons are? The ones I know of were built during WW2 to transport aircraft components, and subsequently found use as cable-drum carriers. I can't think how you would load them with a tank; at least not if you wanted to get it out again.

[OOgaugeJaf]

Suppose I can buy yet another J72. Nothing for me to get excited about.

[owentherail]

Western Pullman... mmmm £££££ tho,

No 47s ?

[Black 5 Bear]

My prayers have been answered, a BR Green 40 D248 with indicator discs. Brilliant !

[James Harrison]

I'm genuinely curious why there's another GCR-liveried Director on the list.  "Mons" has literally just come out (December 2017), I'd imagine anyone who wants a GC-liveried Director either has one of those, or Butler Henderson.  I would have thought the J11 would have been a more likely candidate for pre-grouping colours; Bachmann even did a limited edition run of it a few years back. 

[GWJ]

Great news abut the Western Pullman and the Quarry Hunslets in 009 too - lots to look forward to.  Well done Bachmann!

[centraltrains]

What!??! No new 150/1s?!?! What has happened to the brilliant 150/1 ;(

[centraltrains]

Why only N Guage for the TPE 350?

[GWR8700]

Looking forward to those 009 Hunslets.

Edited January 7, 2018 by GWR8700

[WD1995]

I wonder what those 'Parrot' wagons are? The ones I know of were built during WW2 to transport aircraft components, and subsequently found use as cable-drum carriers. I can't think how you would load them with a tank; at least not if you wanted to get it out again.

 

I was wondering about that, I thought they mainly used strengthened Macow wagons and Poll wagons to move tanks around. It seems a bit weird as the Parrot drops down in the middle which surely couldn't accommodate a tank

 

Edit - After a bit of googling I just found online that Parrot was the WW1 telegraph code for Warflat so we may be thinking of the wrong thing

Edited January 7, 2018 by WD1995

[Big James]

I’m excited for the 5MT and it’s sods law that the bullieds would be released as I’ve just built up 2 rakes I guess I can squeeze another one on. The H1 looks nice if they released it post war I would probably get one.

 

Big james

[Quarryscapes]

Holy crap! 009 RTR Quarry Hunslets! I never thought I'd ever read that in my lifetime. My only worry is those little statements as built but also as preserved - the current locomotives are markedly different in detail from their as built selves. Even so I await them with massive excitement - now where's the pics?

[No Decorum]

Thank you, Andy. Most useful to have the complete list laid out like that.

[adb968008]

We seem to have two Southern class 170’s in the range, one old tooling, one new ?

 

32-468 Class 171/7 2-car DMU 171727 in Southern livery is awaiting release for a year or so....

 

And a new tooling

 

35-580 Class 171 DMU 171122 in Southern Railway

 

Switchable day and night modes.

Illuminated destination blinds.

Functional BSI couplings on outer ends.

Conductive coupling meaning only one decoder is required for DCC operation.

Easy access DCC decoder fitting.

 

will an old tooling stand up against a new one ?

 

Must be a first to see a new tooling replace an old tooling, before the old tooling has been released, is one a kind of “railroad vs new superdetailed” perhaps ?

 

I wouldn’t mind both, as they run in 4 cars, but they need to sit well next to each other.

Edited January 7, 2018 by adb968008

[GWR8700]

Holy crap! 009 RTR Quarry Hunslets! I never thought I'd ever read that in my lifetime. My only worry is those little statements as built but also as preserved - the current locomotives are markedly different in detail from their as built selves. Even so I await them with massive excitement - now where's the pics?

From past experience, if it's pointed out to Bachmann that they have got something wrong they will gladly change it.  If you email them with the information that you have then they'll be very grateful I'm sure

[phil gollin]

.

 

Well, it looks like they are being realistic in not announcing too many totally new locos, and their odds and ends (especially the bulleid coaches and Quarry Hunslets) will keep me very happy.

 

I hope their range proves popular and makes a profit.

 

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[D9020 Nimbus]

This is a relatively thin list with new versions and new tooling but nothing completely new in either OO or N. There seem too be quite a few re-announcements — the J72 and V2 for example. The presentation makes it difficult to see what are the significant new items. In N, I think it is the new tooling for the class 158 DMU—needed for some time.

 

The only models which aren't new versions or new tooling for existing models in the range are in 009. Does this mean that Bachmann feel there are no completely new subjects worth tackling in standard gauge?

Edited January 7, 2018 by D9020 Nimbus

[coachmann]

Yawn,

 

Just crawled out of bed expecting a flurry of new images of proposed models and nothing there for me's. 

[davidw]

No maroon Thompson's. Bad

[gc4946]

Although I model standard gauge, the real stand-out items are the Quarry Hunslets and the Ashover bogie carriages.

 

I've seen a few of the Quarry Hunslets in preservation and I'll bet they'll sell well.

In future, I foresee quite a few model Welsh quarry layouts and Ashover Light Railway set-ups described on this forum.

 

The other big surprise is the introduction of shallow-vent Bulleids - I was expecting the Farish versions which have deeper sliding vents to be reproduced for the larger scale. 

At least Bachmann's made the right choice because they've appeared in malachite!

[newbryford]

. Nothing for me to get excited about.

 

 

What!??! No new 150/1s?!?! What has happened to the brilliant 150/1 ;(

 

 

 

No maroon Thompson's. Bad

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NNOrp_83RU

 

Cheers,

Mick

[159220]

New Tooling 35-625 Class 170/1 3-Car DMU No. 170104 in Cross Country livery                                                          Yes

New Tooling 35-580 Class 171 2-Car DMU No. 171722 in Southern livery                                                                      YEs
New Tooling 31-520 Class 159 3-Car DMU No. 159013 in BR Network SouthEast livery                                                YESSSSS!

32-764A Class 57/3 No. 57312 'Solway Princess' Northern Belle                                                                                     Go on
32-755A Class 57/3 No. 57314 Arriva Trains Wales                                                                                                          Huh?
31-519 Class 158 2 Car DMU No. 158766 GWR                                                                                                              Oh Yeah!

 

​Excellent announcement, the modern modeller is rewarded in 2018 for their continued patience. Funny enough, I jokingly charmed Bachmann at Warley about a class 159 where I got a wink back, and I did say to them, what would be brilliant, would be to reward us for our patient wait for the re-tooled 158, by giving us an example in GWR livery! Most wonderful! 

 

The Arriva Trains 57/3 is an odd choice? Why not DRS green fade instead? 

Interesting the N gaugers get a TPE class 350, but we don't? 

 

Quite a small range, means most could be delivered this year? Also, was it not mentioned on here, Bachmann have new tooling but shall not show it/announce it until they have an EP. Would this suggest the Electrostar is forthcoming later this year. Or are Hornby announcing tomorrow?

[Quarryscapes]

From past experience, if it's pointed out to Bachmann that they have got something wrong they will gladly change it.  If you email them with the information that you have then they'll be very grateful I'm sure

 

Well we don't yet know what they are planning exactly so can't really say what is/isn't right however there are some differences that are important to note:

 

Alice, Britomart & Dorothea all share the same frames. Nesta has very different ones which are unique to the Penrhyn locos. 

 

Britomart & Dorothea have different cabs, neither extends forward of the back of the saddle tank, but they are never the less different. Nesta & Alice's cab side sheets do extend past the back of the saddle tank and are attached to it's side with a bracket along the top. 

 

Alice should have the standard Dinorwic steam turret and injectors on the backhead, Nesta should have the penrhyn Steam turret with salter safety valves  on the backhead, injectors on the tank sides. 

 

Chimneys should be short on Nesta & Alice (Unless Alice as preserved in which case long) the cabbed ones should be long. 

 

All this is without going into tank and smokebox rivetting patterns, nameplate positions and buffer lengths, which could all vary wildly! 

 

Liveries could also be fun - what is Dinorwic Red livery? well it isn't set in stone that's for sure, and Britomart never was blue at Pen yr Orsedd. 

 

But yes, very excited to have some in RTR form, going to be buying several!