| Industry: | Rail transport modelling |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| Parent: | Bachmann Industries |
| Website: | https://www.bachmann.co.uk |
Bachmann Branchline is a British OO gauge model railway brand manufactured by Bachmann Europe PLC, a subsidiary of Bachmann Industries, and is used for British outline OO scale model railways.
Bachmann, a US company founded in 1835, was purchased by Kader Industries in 1987. Kader had previously produced models for Palitoy under the Mainline brand. Palitoy required its manufacturers to produce and retain ownership of the toolings and Kader had used the toolings and added new ones for models commissioned by Replica Railways following the demise of Mainline.
Kader formed Bachmann Europe PLC in 1989 with its main UK headquarters in Moat Way, Barwell, and the following year launched the Bachmann Branchline range for the British market with the moulds that had previously been used for Mainline Railways and Replica. From this starting point Bachmann has developed the range further and now produce a large range of models competing in particular with Hornby.
In 2000, Bachmann Europe PLC bought Graham Farish, an N gauge manufacturer, and since then many of its models have been made available in both gauges.
Bachmann is known for its consistent quality of model trains . Many of its trains include NEM pockets, making it possible to replace standard tension lock coupling with close couplings such as Kadees or screw link couplings.
The following locomotive models have been produced, or announced by Bachmann Branchline:
| Class | Liveries | Notes[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 BR/Gardener Shunter | BR Plain Green, BR Green & Wasp Stripes, BR Blue, NCB Black | Special Edition models in Network SouthEast and WAGN liveries. DCC Ready (6 Pin) | |
| 04 BR/Gardener Shunter | BR Black, BR Green, BR Blue | No longer produced as of Jan 2020 | |
| 08 BR/English Electric Shunter | BR Black, BR Green, BR Blue, EWS, Freightliner, First Great Western (limited edition of 512) | Later models Digital Command Control (DCC) ready. Formerly available in LMR blue. | |
| 20 English Electric Type 2 | BR Green, BR Blue, DRS, Harry Needle Railroad Company, Waterman Railways (collectors club limited edition), GB Railfreight | DCC Sound version available | |
| 24 Sulzer Type 2 | BR Green, BR Blue | DCC ready. DCC Sound version available. Post 2008 versions features directional lighting and 21 pin DCC socket. | |
| 25 Sulzer Type 2 | BR Green, BR Two Tone Green, BR Blue | DCC ready. Post 2008 version features directional lighting and 21 pin DCC socket. DCC Sound version available. | |
| 37 English Electric Type 3 | BR Blue Large Logo, BR Green (collectors club limited edition), Civil Engineers, Coal Sector, Intercity Mainline, Transrail, EWS, Direct Rail Services (commissioned limited editions), DB Schenker (limited edition of 504). | New revised version released summer 2007; all versions now DCC ready. First DCC Sound versions released spring 2008 as "Coed Bach" in Coal sector livery and "Viking" in BR Large Logo Blue. | |
| 40 English Electric Type 4 | BR Green, BR Blue | Post 2015 models DCC Ready. DCC Sound versions available | |
| 42 Warship Class | BR Maroon, BR Blue, BR Green (As of Jan 2020) | Old Mainline Model replaced in 2015 with brand new tooling | |
| 44 BR/Sulzer Type 4 | BR Green | Post 2015 models DCC Ready. DCC Sound versions available | |
| 45 BR/Sulzer Type 4 | BR Green, BR Blue With White Roof | No longer produced as of Jan 2020 | |
| 46 BR/Sulzer Type 4 | BR Blue | Post 2015 models DCC Ready. DCC Sound versions available | |
| 47 Brush Type 4 | Two Tone Green, BR Blue, InterCity Swallow - Windsor Castle (limited edition of 500), BR Great Western 150 Green - G J Churchward (limited edition), First Great Western Heritage two-tone Green - Abertawe Landore (limited edition) | Released July/August 2007 - DCC Sound version available | |
| 55 English Electric/Napier Deltic Type 5 | BR Two Tone Green, BR Blue | DCC Sound version available | |
| 57 Brush/Electro-Motive Diesel Type 5 | Freightliner, First Great Western, Virgin CrossCountry, Porterbrook (collectors club limited edition), Direct Rail Services, West Coast Railways (Model Rail limited edition), Arriva Trains Wales, Network Rail | DCC ready. DCC Sound version available. | |
| 66 Electro-Motive Diesel Type 6 | EWS, Direct Rail Services, Freightliner, GB Railfreight, Belmond Royal Scotsman, Stobart Rail, DB Schenker, Fastline (limited edition of 504). | DCC Sound and DCC onboard versions available, others DCC ready (recent models are fitted with a 21-pin socket rather than the 8-pin one found in earlier models). 66/9 variant released in Direct Rail Services and Freightliner liveries. | |
| 70 General Electric Type 5 | Freightliner PowerHaul | DCC ready, fitted with a 21-pin socket. | |
| D16/1 English Electric Type 3 | BR Black (Early Emblem) | DCC ready, New Model for 2020 |
| Class | Liveries | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 "AL 5" | BR Electric Blue With White Roof, BR Blue | DCC ready, fitted with a 21-pin socket. | |
| 90 | BR Intercity Swallow, BR Railfreight Grey, Freightliner Green "Powerhaul". | DCC ready, fitted with a 21-pin socket. |
| Class | Liveries | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BR White and Blue, Network SouthEast | DCC Ready (Network SouthEast model fitted with DCC Sound from factory) At present only 2 car units available. | |
| 105 | BR Green with Speed Whiskers, BR Green Yellow Warning Panels, BR Blue/Grey | Announced 2008, released Autumn 2010. DCC Ready (8 pin socket, two decoders required). | |
| 108 | BR Green with Speed Whiskers, BR Green Yellow Warning Panels, BR Blue/Grey, BR Blue (limited edition of 504), Network SouthEast, BR Greater Manchester PTE White/Blue, Strathclyde PTE Orange (limited edition of 510) | DCC Ready (8 pin socket, two decoders required). Two and three car variants available. | |
| 117 | BR Green with Speed Whiskers, BR Blue/Grey, Network SouthEast | DCC Ready. | |
| 121 | BR Green with Speed Whiskers, BR Blue/Grey, Network SouthEast | DCC Ready. | |
| 150 - "Sprinter" | First North Western, Centro, Arriva Trains Wales, Regional Railways, Provincial 'Sprinter' (bundled only with Dynamis Starter Set), Merseyrail (limited edition of 504), Silverlink (Bachmann Collectors Club limited edition of 504), Provincial revised livery (limited edition of 504), ScotRail 'swoosh' (limited edition of 500). | Released around May 2009. DCC ready (21 pin socket, one decoder required). | |
| 158 - "Express Sprinter" | Regional Railways, Regional Railways EXPRESS, West Yorkshire PTE, Alphaline Wales & West, Central Trains, First North Western, Northern Spirit, Alphaline Wessex Trains, ScotRail, Northern Rail, First TransPennine Express, First ScotRail former ScotRail 'swoosh' livery, First ScotRail 'Barbie' livery (limited edition of 504, full production version due 2009), Arriva Trains Wales, Iarnród Éireann as an Irish Rail Class 2700 DMU (exclusive to train set) | Two and Three car units available | |
| 159 - "South Western Turbo" | Network SouthEast, Stagecoach South West Trains NSE variant, South West Trains | Network SouthEast is only livery currently available new. | |
| 166 - "Network Express Turbo" | Network SouthEast, Thames Trains, First Great Western Link, First Great Western 2006 'neon' | ||
| 168 - "Clubman" | Chiltern Railways | Utilises the Class 170 tooling. No alterations have been made to portray the differences between a Class 170 and 168. | |
| 170 - "Turbostar" | Central Trains, Midland Mainline, South West Trains, ScotRail, First ScotRail, One, CrossCountry, London Midland, ScotRail Saltire | Two and three car units available. The models cab fronts are based on original style Turbostars with smaller light clusters. A First TransPennine Express model was advertised in the 2008 range and was to have been the first 170 to come with a DCC chip pre-fitted, however it has been dropped from the range. | |
| 171 - "Turbostar" | Southern (2 x limited editions of 504) | Utilises the Class 170 tooling. Second weathered limited edition was advertised as a 170 portraying the unit before it was reclassified to class 171 but was delivered as 171724. No alterations have been made to portray the differences between a Class 170 and 171 except the side destinations displays. This was exclusive to Modelzone. | |
| 205 - "Thumper" | BR Green with small yellow panels, BR Blue, Network South East, (Kernow Model Centre editions included: Connex South Eastern, BR Blue & Grey and BR Green (With warning V) liveries) | Originally released in 2012 exclusive to Kernow Model Centre but as of 2020 part of main range. | |
| 220 - "Voyager" | Virgin CrossCountry, CrossCountry | ||
| 221 - "Super Voyager" | Virgin CrossCountry, CrossCountry | Tilting train. | |
| MPV | Railtrack, Network Rail | Announced 2008, released 2011. DCC on board and DCC Ready (21 pin socket, one decoder required). | |
| 251/261 - "Blue Pullman" | Midland Pullman, Nanking Blue and GreyWestern Pullman, Reverse Grey and Blue | Announced mid-2010. DCC on board. DCC Sound version available. Western region modified sets were subsequently available from 2020. | |
| British Rail Derby Lightweight | BR Green with Speed Whiskers, BR Green with Yellow Warning Panels, BR Blue. | Announced 2010, released November 2011. DCC Ready (8 pin socket, two decoders required). |
| Class | Liveries | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350 "Desiro" | Silverlink unbranded blue/grey (Apollo), London Midland | Announced at 2010 Model Rail Scotland; officially announced for 2010. Unbranded blue/grey model released November 2011. DCC Ready (21-pin socket). London Midland models delayed by half a year. | |
| 411 "4-CEP" | BR Green, BR Green with yellow warning panels, BR Blue/Grey | Announced at 2006 Bachmann trade show; officially announced for 2007; released early December 2009. DCC Ready (21 pin socket, one decoder required). Model is of the units in their unrefurbished form. | |
| 412 "4-BEP" | BR Green, BR Blue/Grey | Due for release 2020; DCC Ready (21 pin socket), Model is of the units in unrefurbished form. | |
| 414 "2-HAP" | BR Green, Network South East | Due for release 2020; DCC Ready (21 pin socket) | |
| 416 "2-EPB" | BR Green, BR Green with yellow warning panels, BR Blue/Grey | Announced at 2009 Warley show; officially announced for 2009; released 2011. DCC Ready (21 pin socket, one decoder required). | |
| London Underground S7 and S8 Stock | Available in 4 models. 4 car motorised train pack and 4 individual unpowered cars. Bonus features include addition of lights and realistic train door sounds | Exclusive to London Transport Museum announced for release in 2015. |
| Class | Liveries | Notes | DCC? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Black, LMS Black and Midland Railway Maroon | DCC Ready | |||
| BR Black, LMS Black, LMS Crimson, SDJR Blue | DCC Ready | |||
| BR Black, LMS Black, Caledonian Railway Blue | DCC Ready | |||
| LB&SCR Umber, SR Green and BR Black | No. 473 Birch Grove produced for Bachmann Collectors Club | DCC Ready | ||
| SE&CR C Class | SECR Lined Green, SECR Dark Grey, SR Black and BR Black | No. 689 in SECR Dark Grey produced for Bachmann Collectors Club | DCC Ready | |
| GCR Class 9J | GCR Lined Black, LNER Goods Black, BR Black | No. 316 in Great Central lined black produced for Bachmann Collectors Club | DCC Ready | |
| BR Black and GWR Green | DCC Ready | |||
| SR Green and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| GWR Green, BR Black and BR Green | DCC Ready | |||
| LMS Black and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| SE&CR N Class | SECR Dark Grey, SR Malachite Green, SR Maunsell Green and BR Lined Black | DCC Ready | ||
| GCR Green, LNER Green, LNER Black and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| LNER Class O4 GWR 3000 Class ROD 2-8-0 | GCR Black, LNWR Black, ROD Black, LNER Black, BR Black (Early Emblem and Late Crest) and GWR Green | DCC Ready | ||
| SDJR Blue and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| LMS Black and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| GWR Green, London Transport Maroon, GGMSWR Ochre and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| MR Maroon, LMS Black and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| USATC Black, SR Black, BR Black, Longmoor Military Railway Blue, National Coal Board Black, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Ochre and BR Green. | Model Rail Exclusive | DCC Ready | ||
| GWR 3700 Class | GWR Green | Limited Edition of 3440 City of Truro. | DCC Ready | |
| GWR 4900 Class | GWR Green, BR Green/Black | DCC Ready | ||
| GWR Green and BR Black | DCC Ready | |||
| GWR 2251 Class | GWR Green, BR Green/Black | Originally a Mainline model. Revised version introduced with a new chassis design and improved body tooling. | DCC Ready. | |
| LMS Jubilee Class | BR Green, LMS Maroon | DCC Sound version available | DCC Ready, On Board | |
| LMS Parallel Boiler Scot | BR Green, LMS Maroon | See LMS Royal Scot Class | ||
| L&YR Black, LMS Maroon, LMS Black and BR Black | No. 1008 produced for the National Railway Museum | DCC Ready | ||
| LNWR Webb Coal Tank | LNWR Black, LMS Black, BR Black | DCC Ready | ||
| LNWR Class G2 | BR Black, LMS Black | DCC Ready, On Board | ||
| LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot Class | BR Green, LMS Maroon | DCC Ready, On Board | ||
| LMS Patriot Class | BR Green, LMS Maroon | DCC Ready, On Board | ||
| LMS Hughes Crab | BR Black, LMS Maroon | DCC Ready | ||
| LMS Fowler Class 3F Jinty | BR Black, BR Maroon, LMS Crimson, LMS Black and SDJR Blue | DCC On Board | ||
| Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0 | BR Black | DCC Ready | ||
| LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 | BR Green, BR Black, LMS Black | DCC Ready | ||
| LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T | BR Black, LMS Black, BR Maroon | DCC Ready | ||
| LMS Ivatt Class 4 4-6-0 | BR Black, LMS | DCC Ready | ||
| BR Black, BR Green, LNER Green | 4771 Green Arrow in LNER Doncaster Green - Part of National Collection. | |||
| LNER Class V1/V3 | BR Black, BR Apple Green, LNER Green, LNER Black | |||
| LNER Thompson Class B1 | BR Black, LNER Green, LNER Black | |||
| LNER J72 Tank (NER Class E1) | BR Black, LNER Green, LNER Black and NER Green | |||
| LNER Class J39 | BR Black, LNER Black | |||
| LNER Class A4 | BR Blue, LNER Green, BR Green | 60019 Bittern. Body inherited from Brish Trix/Lilliput when Kader acquired the Lilliput range.[2] Hornby produces competitive models. | ||
| LNER Class K3 | BR Black, LNER Black, LNER Green | See GNR Class H4 | DCC Ready | |
| LNER Peppercorn Class A1 | BR Apple Green, BR Blue, BR Brunswick Green, LNER Green | 60163 Tornado released in BR Apple Green 2009/2010Tornado in works grey livery produced for Bachmann Collectors Club | DCC Ready | |
| LNER Peppercorn Class A2 | BR Apple Green, BR Brunswick Green (Early Emblem & Late Crest), LNER Green | 60532 Blue Peter produced during production run. | DCC Ready | |
| BR WD Austerity 2-8-0 | BR Black | |||
| BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T | BR Black, BR Green | DCC Ready, On Board | ||
| BR Standard Class 9F | BR Black | DCC Ready | ||
| BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 | BR Black | DCC Ready, On Board | ||
| BR Standard Class 5MT | BR Black, BR Green | DCC Ready | ||
| BR Standard Class 3 2-6-2T | BR Black, BR Green | DCC Ready. Released late 2009/2010 | ||
| GNR Class C1 (large boiler) | GNR Green, LNER Green and BR Black | DCC Ready | ||
| ROD 2-8-0 | ROD Black and LNWR Black | DCC Ready | ||
| LB&SCR H1 class | LB&SCR Brown and SR Green | DCC Ready | ||
| Caledonian 812 Class | Caledonian Railway Blue, LMS Black and BR Black | Produced for Rails of Sheffield | DCC Ready | |
| NER Class O | NER Green, LNER Black and BR Black | Produced exclusively for TMC (The Model Center) | DCC Ready | |
| LNWR Improved Precedent Class | LNWR Black, LMS Crimson, LMS Black | Produced exclusively for Rails of Sheffield and Locomotion Models | DCC Ready | |
| GWR 9400 Class | GWR Green, BR Black, One version exclusive to Locomotion Models | DCC Ready |
| Class | Liveries | DCC? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Class 10-12-D | ROD Black, WHR Black, ALR Crimson and ALR Black, WHR Maroon, GVR Black, SDR Black & SR Green | DCC Ready | |
| Dinorwic Alice Class | Blue, Red, Black & Green | DCC Ready | |
| Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie | FR Lined Green, FR Lined Maroon | DCC Ready | |
| Penrhyn Main Line Class | Penrhyn Quarry Lined Black | DCC Ready |