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 1980s by the Royal Naval Armaments Depot, along with 4 suitable wagons.
Although no new tooling specifically for SR / BR(s) modellers have been announced as many previously announced models are still under development such as the 64ft Bulleid coaches, a host of new models utilising existing tooling were unveiled.
Bachmann Europe advised that with a changing retail climate and increased competition across multiple sectors, 2018 proved to be a challenging, but ultimately still a successful year for Bachmann Europe, culminating in the release of several key products during the final quarter. These of course included the lovely 00 scale ex LBSC H1 and H2 4-4-2 Atlantics. Bachmann Europe also stated that despite the closure of one of the production facilities operated by their parent company, Kader, the new facilities in China (Gaobu) that were in the process of being commissioned during 2018, are now fully operational with staffing levels and output continuing to rise.
Bachmann Branchlines 00 Gauge
The only new 00 gauge tooling is that of the HKA bogie hopper wagon seen on the current network since 1995 and these will be released three livery variants, with plug in buffers to be adaptable between inner and outer wagons within rakes.
- 38-036 HKA Bogie Hopper ‘National Power’ – weathered
- 38-037 HKA Bogie Hopper ‘National Power’ (De-Branded) – weathered
- 38-038 HKA Bogie Hopper DB Schenker
The new livery releases base on existing tolling of SR / BR(s) interest are as follows:
- 31-460A SE&CR C Class 583 SE&CR Lined Green (Original)
- 32-956 BR Standard 4MT with BR1B Tender 76066 BR Lined Black (Late Crest) – weathered
- 31-520SF Class 159 3-Car DMU 159013 BR Network SouthEast (Revised) – SOUND FITTED
- 31-236A Class 205 DEMU 1121 BR (SR) Green (Small Yellow Panels) – weathered
- 31-238A Class 205 DEMU 1122 BR Blue – weathered
- 31-239A Class 205 DEMU 205001 BR Network SouthEast (Revised) – weathered
- 31-381 Class 416 2-EPB 2-Car EMU 6262 BR Blue & Grey – weathered
- 31-426C Class 411 4-CEP 4-Car EMU 7122 BR (SR) Green (Small Yellow Panels)
- 31-427C Class 411 4-CEP 4-Car EMU 7106 BR Blue & Grey – weathered
- 31-265A Class 419 MLV S68002 BR (SR) Green
- 31-267A Class 419 MLV S68008 BR Blue & Green
Coaches
- 39-604 SE&CR 60ft Birdcage Brake Composite Lavatory SE&CR Wellington Brown
- 39-614 SE&CR 60ft Birdcage Composite Lavatory SE&CR Wellington Brown
- 39-624 SE&CR 60ft Birdcage Brake Third SE&CR Wellington Brown
- 39-526A SR PMV Parcels & Miscellaneous Van BR Crimson
Wagons
- 37-935 3 Plank Wagon SR Brown
- 38-081C SR 12T 2+2 Planked Ventilated Van BR Grey (Early) – weathered
- 38-082D SR 12T 2+2 Planked Ventilated Van BR Bauxite (Early) – weathered
- 38-076D SR 12T Plywood Ventilated Van BR Bauxite (Early)
- 38-401B SR 25T ‘Pill Box’ Brake Van Left-Hand Duckets BR Grey (Early) – weathered
- 38-077 SR 12T Plywood Ventilated Van BR Bauxite (Late) – weathered
- 38-402B SR 25T ‘Pill Box’ Brake Van Right-Hand Duckets BR Bauxite (Early) – weathered
and in 009
- 391-032 Baldwin 10-12-D Tank E763 ‘Sid’ SR Maunsell Green
- 393-030 Bogie Covered Goods Wagon SR Insulated
Graham Farish N Gauge
New tooling in the Graham Farish range includes the WD 40T ‘Parrot’ bogie wagon in WD department and LMS grey liveries and also, as per in 00, the HKA bogie hopper wagon in the three livery versions. The British Railways Class 5 MT 4-6-0 has been upgraded to include for the fitting of Sound with options of a fully sound fitted version or just a factory fitted speaker. The sound upgrade has also been applied to the Class 14, Class 60, Class 101 DMU and Class 150 DMU.
- 372-727A BR Standard 5MT with BR1B Tender 73109 BR Lined Black (Early Emblem)
- 372-728SF BR Standard 5MT with BR1 Tender 73049 BR Lined Green (Late Crest) – SOUND FITTED
- 372-729 BR Standard 5MT with BR1 Tender 73050 BR Lined Black (Late Crest) – weathered
The new livery releases base on existing tolling of SR / BR(s) interest are as follows:
- 372-936 SE&CR N Class 1860 SR Black (Sunshine)
- 371-606 Class 42 ‘Warship’ D820 ‘Grenville’ BR Green (Late Crest)
- 371-600B Class 42 ‘Warship’ D809 ‘Champion’ BR Maroon (Small Yellow Panels)
- 371-601B Class 42 ‘Warship’ 812 ‘The Royal Naval Reserve 1859-1959’ BR Blue
- 371-680 Class 220 4-Car DEMU 220018 ‘Dorset Voyager’ Virgin Trains (Revised)
Coaches
- 374-418 SR PLV Passenger Luggage Van SR Maunsell Green
- 374-011C BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open BR (SR) Green
- 374-010E BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open BR Crimson & Cream
- 374-815A BR Mk1 FO First Open BR Crimson & Cream
- 374-160A BR Mk1 FK First Corridor BR Crimson & Cream
- 374-632A SR Bogie B Luggage Van BR Blue – weathered
- 374-419 SR CCT Covered Carriage Truck BR Departmental Olive Green
Wagons
- 377-875A SR 25T ‘Queen Mary’ Brake Van SR Brown
- 377-852A SR 25T ‘Pill Box’ Brake Van BR Grey (Early)
- 377-876A SR 25T ‘Queen Mary’ Brake Van BR Bauxite (Late)
- 377-878 SR 25T ‘Queen Mary’ Brake Van BR Departmental Olive Green
Work in progress
In the Drawing Office
- Bulleid Coaches (00)
- Class 410 / 4Bep (00)
- Class 450 (N)
- Class 319 (N)
Engineering Samples
- Class 414 / 2Hap (00) [Due Q4]
- Class 117 (00) [Due Q4]
Artwork (and due to be in production this year)
- Class 159 (00) [Due Q4]
- Ransomes & Rapier 45T Steam Crane (00) [Due Q3]
- ex SECR C CLass 0-6-0 (N) [Due Q2]
- ex SECR Birdcage coaches (N) [Due Q1]
The full range can be found on the Bachmann website here. Many will consider this appearing to be a lean year for Bachmann Europe especially when compared to the 2019 range announcement made by Hornby last week, however with much work in progress from previous announcements still to appear this is perhaps hardly surprising and sensible especially in light of the factory upheaval experienced during 2018.