Bachmann Europe has announced a range of new models in its Winter 2025 British Railways Announcements, including, as well as the Class 313 and 314 PEP EMUs previously announced, Master & Slave shunters, Class 47s, and GWR 4-6-0s.
The Class 13 Master & Slave super shunter will be available in the two liveries they bore when working at Tinsley Marshalling Yard.
The early years will be represented by D4502 in BR Green with Wasp Stripes, and the BR Blue era by No. 13003 13 with Wasp Stripes at each end of both the Master and Slave.
In the OO Scale Branchline range, seven Class 47s are being released, with some in BR Green livery, and all featuring the Bach-Up Stay Alive system, body-mounted snowploughs, and improved cab glazing.
Available through Bachmann retailers in specific areas are four Class 150/1 two-car DMUs in Northern and London Northwestern Railway liveries, to be followed later by Transport for Wales and Anglia Class 150/2 units.
New freight wagons in the Branchline range include three LMS 12-ton planked Ventilated Vans in LMS, Army and Express Dairies liveries, three Presflo bulk powder wagons with 20-ton and 22-ton payloads, and a pair of BR 20-ton grain hoppers.
Completing the four-wheel range are new versions of an anchor-mounted tank wagon in Mobil, ICI, Fina, NCB and Irlam Margarine Works liveries.

Bogie stock includes three BR Carflat Wagon, with two in BR Blue with Motorail branding, and the other in Railease livery. New for the Bachmann Collectors Club is a BR Mk1 Brake Second Open Laboratory 10, featuring the Railway Technical Centre’s distinctive red and blue livery.
N Scale models include two GWR Hall Class locomotives in BR lined green, including preserved No. 4936 Kinlet Hall, and two Modified Halls, with preserved No. 6960 Raveningham Hall in GWR livery and another in BR black.
A second production run with new identities is planned for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway C Class 0-6-0 in SE&CR lined green and BR black late crest liveries, and Class 66s in DB Cargo, Freightliner and GBRf Europorte colour schemes are also being released.
Also being released are four 24-ton ore hoppers in Cadbury Bournville and Stanton liveries, and FNA nuclear flask wagons in both Era 8 and post-privatisation liveries.
Scenecraft OO Scale releases include a railway house and transport cottages in two paint schemes, and a toll office to partner with the transport cottages. Other buildings include a rural station, Art Deco platform centre building, subway building, end building, and a BR Eastern Region signal box.
The full range of new models can now be ordered from Bachmann retailers, and further details are on Bachmann’s website at www.bachmann.co.uk



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