Bachmann Branchline
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Bachmann Branchline is a brand name of Bachmann Industries used for British outline 00 gauge model railways.
Bachmann, a US company founded in 1835, had been 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 Industries Europe in 1989 and the following year launched the Bachmann Branchline range for the British market with the moulds that had previously been used for Mainline and Replica.
From this starting point Bachmann have developed the range further and now produce a large range of models competing in particular with Hornby.
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[edit] Items
Bachmann are known for their consistent quality of model trains. Many of their trains include NEM pockets, so that you change a standard coupler to a close coupling systems (such as Kadees.)
[edit] Models Produced
The following models have been produced, or announced by Bachmann Branchlines:
[edit] Diesel locomotives
| Class | Liveries | Notes[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | BR Black, BR Green | Released Aug/Sep 2007 |
| 08 "Gronk" | BR Green, BR Blue, EWS, Freightliner, First Great Western (limited edition of 512) | Later models DCC ready. |
| 20 "Chopper" | BR Green, BR Blue, Waterman Railways (collectors club limited edition. | DCC Sound version available |
| 24 "Rat" | BR Green, BR Blue | DCC ready. Planned release of DCC Sound version during 2008. |
| 25 "Rat" | BR Green, BR Two Tone Green, BR Blue | DCC ready. |
| 37 "Tractor" | BR Blue Large Logo, BR Green (collectors club limited edition), Civil Engineers, Coal Sector, Intercity Mainline, Trans-Rail, EWS (EW&S and EWS versions) | 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 "Whistler" | BR Green, BR Blue | |
| 42 "Warship" | BR Maroon, BR Blue | |
| 44 "Peak" | BR Green | |
| 45 "Peak" | BR Green, BR Blue With White Roof | |
| 46 "Peak" | BR Green | No longer produced |
| 47 "Duff" or "Spoon" | 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 Jul/Aug 2007 - DCC Sound version available |
| 55 "Deltic" | BR Two Tone Green, BR Blue | DCC Sound version available |
| 57 "Body Snatcher" | Freightliner, First Great Western, Virgin, Porterbrook (collectors club limited edition), DRS. | DCC ready. |
| 66 "Shed" | EWS, DRS, Freightliner, GBRf, Stobart Rail | DCC Sound version 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 DRS liveries. |
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
[edit] Diesel Multiple Units
| Class | Liveries | Notes[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 105 | BR Green with Speed Whiskers, BR Green Yellow Warning Panels, BR Blue/Grey | Under development - Announced 2008, expected 2008/2009. DCC Ready. |
| 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 | DCC Ready. Three car variant under development. |
| 150 - "Sprinter" | First Northwestern, Centro, Arriva Trains Wales, Provincial | Under development - Announced 2006, expected 2008. DCC ready. |
| 158 - "Express Sprinter" | Regional Railways, Regional Railways EXPRESS, West Yorkshire PTE, Alphaline Wales and 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 in 2008), Arriva Trains Wales | Two and Three car units available |
| 159 - "Express Sprinter" | Network SouthEast, Stagecoach South West Trains NSE variant, South West Trains | |
| 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, Anglia, ScotRail, First ScotRail, One Anglia, Transpennine, Southern (limited edition of 504), CrossCountry, London Midland | Two and Three car units available. The models cab fronts are based on original style Turbostars with smaller light clusters. The Transpennine model will be the first 170 to come with a DCC chip pre-fitted. |
| 171 - "Turbostar" | Southern (limited edition of 504) | Utilises the class 170 tooling, no alterations have been made to portray the differences between a class 170 and 171. |
| 220 - "Virgin Voyager" | Virgin, CrossCountry. | |
| 221 - "Super Voyager" | Virgin | Tilting train. |
| MPV | Railtrack, Network Rail | Under development - Announced 2008, expected 2008/2009. DCC on board and DCC Ready - 21 pin. |
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
[edit] Electric Multiple Units
| Class | Liveries | Notes[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 411 "4-CEP" | BR Green, BR Green with yellow warning panels, BR Blue/Grey | Announced at 2006 Bachmann trade show, officially announced for 2007, expected late 2007/early2008. DCC Ready (21-pin socket). Model is of the units in their unrefurbished form. |
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
[edit] Steam locomotives
| Class | Liveries | Notes | DCC Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T | BR Black, LMS | DCC Ready | |
| LMS Jubilee Class | BR Green, LMS | DCC Ready, On Board | |
| LMS Parallel Boiler Scot | BR Green | See LMS Royal Scot Class | |
| LMS G2A | BR Black, LMS | See LNWR G Class | DCC Ready, On Board |
| LMS Rebuilt Scot | BR Green, LMS | See LMS Royal Scot Class | DCC Ready, On Board |
| LMS Hughes Crab | BR Black, LMS | DCC Ready | |
| LMS Fowler Class 3F | BR Black | DCC On Board | |
| LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 | BR Green, BR Black, LMS | DCC Ready | |
| LMS Ivatt Class 4 4-6-0 | BR Black, LMS | DCC Ready | |
| LNER Class V2 | BR Black, LNER | "Green Arrow" in LNER Doncaster Green - Part of National Collection. | |
| LNER Class V1/V3 | BR Black | ||
| LNER Thompson Class B1 | BR Black, LNER | ||
| LNER J72 Tank (NER Class E1) | BR Black | ||
| LNER Class J39 | BR Black, LNER | ||
| LNER Class A4 | BR Blue, LNER | Hornby also produces this model | |
| LNER K3 | BR Black, LNER | See GNR Class H4 | DCC Ready |
| LNER Peppercorn Class A1 | BR Green, | DCC Ready | |
| BR WD Austerity 2-8-0 | Br Black | ||
| BR standard class 4 tank | BR Black | 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 |
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
[edit] Rivals
- Hornby Railways - Bachmann and Hornby are the two largest OO manufacturers
- Dapol - Produce wagons in OO
- Heljan - Produce a number of locomotives and wagons
- Vi Trains - Recently started producing OO locomotives
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