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Honouring the Brave 100 Years On

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, an armistice was agreed to end the fighting of World War 1. The conflict, which was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, started on 28th July 1914 and saw a staggering 8 million soldiers lose their lives and another 21 million being wounded....

Great Model Railway Challenge Final Airs Tonight

At 8:00pm tonight on Channel 5, the Great Model Railway Challenge will see the winning teams from the five heats compete in the final to be crowned Britain’s Best Railway Modellers 2018. The teams battling to impress the two judges are: Aberdeen Model Railway Club, Basingstoke Bodgers, Fawley Flyers, Railway Video Division and Strangers on a Model Train. This week’s theme is ‘a journey through time’, with...

Bachmann Products Make a Splash

The fifth and penultimate episode of ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ (Friday 2nd November 2018) challenged the three teams to create a layout based upon this week’s theme of ‘Waterworld’. The teams had three days to build their layouts before being judged by Steve Flint and Kathy Millatt on how creatively they interpreted this week’s theme, the quality of their craftsmanship...

More Accolades for Bachmann

Readers of the Hornby Magazine have recently been voting for the 2018 Model Railway Awards with the winners being revealed at this year’s Great Electric Train Show, Milton Keynes, on 13th October 2018. Following the results, we are proud and honoured to have won two of the awards available. Bachmann Europe was voted overall Manufacturer of the Year whilst our...

Bachmann Products on the Great Model Railway Challenge

The fourth episode of ‘The Great Model Railway Challenge’ (Friday 26th October 2018) challenged the three teams – The Railway Children, The Fawley Flyers and The Diesel Dynamos – to create a layout based upon this week’s theme of ‘Fire and Ice’. The teams had three days to build their layouts before being judged by Steve Flint and Kathy Millatt, with one...