Last month on Saturday 8th June 2019, Bachmann Europe Plc visited the Bluebell Railway during its Atlantic House Open Weekend to present a cheque for £10,617.50 to the Bluebell Railway Atlantic Group. This follows the release of the excellent Bachmann Branchline OO scale model of the H2 Class Atlantic locomotive in 2018, my review of … Continue reading Bachmann Europe make and ‘Atlantic’ gesture
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Picture of the Month – June 2019
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Making Quay Changes #1 Moving Eastwards
Although my usual modelling genre, as regular readers will know, is the Southern Railway between 1946 and 1949, however due to Canute Road Quay having very few visual references to either period or location (yes there are a couple, but hey...) it allows me to change the location and era with different rolling stock, vehicles … Continue reading Making Quay Changes #1 Moving Eastwards
Picture of the Month – May 2019
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New Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Ready for N-Gauging Duty
The latest limited edition model to be produced exclusively for Bachmann Collectors Club members is the N Scale Class 08 Diesel Shunter as No. 878 ‘Basra’ in Longmoor Military Railway livery (371-020K). Although not technically Southern Railway related the extensive Longmoor Military Railway was located in the heart of the Southern Railway territory in Hampshire … Continue reading New Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Ready for N-Gauging Duty
Picture of the Month – February 2019
This months picture... Canute Road Quay can be see on 23rd this month at the RisEx show of the Princes Risborough and District MRC,at the Community Centre, Wades Park, Stratton Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks, HP27 9AX
Bachmann and Graham Farish 2019 catalogues launched, a round up from an SR / BR(s) perspective [Updated]
The 2019 Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish Catalogues were launched today at a trade event held in London. Alongside the announcement of a small number of new-tooling projects, mainly wagons in 00 and N gauges the 009 range increases with new tooling for the delightful and minuscule Baguley-Drewry 70hp Diesel 0-4-0 shunter, as used since the early … Continue reading Bachmann and Graham Farish 2019 catalogues launched, a round up from an SR / BR(s) perspective [Updated]
Model Railway Awards for 2018, like buses two come along at once, vote now, vote Southern of course… (and a bit of a shameless plug!)
It's the start of 2019 and two separate votes for UK Model Railway Awards have opened. Voting for the 2018 British Model Railways Awards promoted on RMweb and British Railways Modelling Magazine is now live and open for voting until 20th January with the winners being announced in the Spring edition of British Railways Modelling Magazine and on RMweb. As well as … Continue reading Model Railway Awards for 2018, like buses two come along at once, vote now, vote Southern of course… (and a bit of a shameless plug!)
Picture of the Month – January 2019
A Happy New Year... This months picture USA 0-6-0T No. 68 shunts in front of the the quayside offices at Canute Road Quay. She is a Model Rail magazine commissioned loco by Bachmann.Canute Road Quay can be seen on 26th / 27th this month at the Southampton MRS exhibition, Barton Peveril Collge, Chestnut Avenue, Eastliegh, SO50 … Continue reading Picture of the Month – January 2019
Picture of the Month – December 2018
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