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Black Fives return, New Class 158 liveries & more for Farish from the Bachmann Autumn announcements

In a sure sign that Bachmann remain as committed to the Graham Farish range as ever, the Autumn announcements include a raft of new N Gauge models to be released over the next few months.


Black Five's return

The ubiquitous and ever popular Black Five makes a welcome return to the Graham Farish steam range, with six new models planned for release:


372-135A LMS 5MT 'Black 5' with Riveted Tender 5000 LMS Lined Black £174.95


372-135B LMS 5MT 'Black 5' with Riveted Tender 5004 LMS Lined Black £174.95


372-136A LMS 5MT 'Black 5' 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' BR Lined Black (E/E) £174.95


372-136B LMS 5MT 'Black 5' with Welded Tender 45247 BR Lined Black (Early Emb.) £174.95


372-137A LMS 5MT 'Black 5' with Welded Tender 45195 BR Lined Black (Late Crest) £174.95


372-137B LMS 5MT 'Black 5' with Welded Tender 45198 BR Lined Black (Late Crest) £174.95



Two new sound fitted 'Teddy Bears'

Previously announced as regular DC versions, two Class 14's will also now be available with sound fitted


372-954SF Class 14 D2/9531 NCB British Oak Orange & Black £254.95


372-955SF Class 14 D9523 BR Maroon (Wasp Stripes) £254.95




New numbers for the Class 90

The excellent Graham Farish Class 90 (Check out our review of this outstanding model here) will appear with new numbers on previously available liveries and in both DC and DCC sound fitted versions.


371-780A Class 90/0 90006 'High Sheriff' BR InterCity (Swallow) £194.95

371-780ASF Class 90/0 90006 'High Sheriff' BR InterCity (Swallow) £294.95



371-781A Class 90/1 90139 BR Railfreight Distribution Sector £194.95

371-781ASF Class 90/1 90139 BR Railfreight Distribution Sector £294.95


371-782A Class 90/0 90017 'Rail Express Systems Quality Assured' RES £194.95

371-782ASF Class 90/0 90017 'Rail Express Systems Quality Assured' RES £294.95


371-783A Class 90/0 90002 'Mission: Impossible' Virgin Trains (Original) £194.95

371-783ASF Class 90/0 90002 'Mission: Impossible' Virgin Trains (Original) £294.95


371-785A Class 90/0 90048 Freightliner G&W £194.95

371-785ASF Class 90/0 90048 Freightliner G&W £294.95



Class 158 gains extra liveries

Originally announced in Regional Railways and Scotrail liveries (See our exclusive close-up look here) the forthcoming Class 158 DMU will now be available in three additional schemes:


371-862 Class 158 2-Car DMU 158856 Central Trains £284.95

371-862SF Class 158 2-Car DMU 158856 Central Trains £384.95


371-857 Class 158 2-Car DMU 158766 GWR Green (FirstGroup) £284.95

371-857SF Class 158 2-Car DMU 158766 GWR Green (FirstGroup) £384.95


371-858 Class 158 2-Car DMU 158844 Northern £284.95

371-858SF Class 158 2-Car DMU 158844 Northern £384.95


Thompson Coaches return


Returning to the range are Thompson coaches in three liveries and multiple running numbers:


374-862 LNER Thompson Full Brake BR Maroon £48.95

376-202 LNER Thompson First Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-202A LNER Thompson First Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-227 LNER Thompson Composite Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-227A LNER Thompson Composite Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-252 LNER Thompson Second Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-252A LNER Thompson Second Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-277 LNER Thompson Brake Second Corridor BR Maroon £48.95

376-277A LNER Thompson Brake Second Corridor BR Maroon £48.95


374-861 LNER Thompson Full Brake BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

376-201A LNER Thompson First Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

376-201B LNER Thompson First Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

376-226A LNER Thompson Composite Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

76-226B LNER Thompson Composite Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

376-251A LNER Thompson Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

376-251B LNER Thompson Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

376-276A LNER Thompson Brake Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95

76-276B LNER Thompson Brake Third Corridor BR Crimson & Cream £48.95


74-860 LNER Thompson Full Brake LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-200A LNER Thompson First Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-200B LNER Thompson First Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-225A LNER Thompson Composite Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-225B LNER Thompson Composite Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-250A LNER Thompson Third Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-250B LNER Thompson Third Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-275A LNER Thompson Brake Third Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95

376-275B LNER Thompson Brake Third Corridor LNER Teak Effect £48.95


374-863 LNER Thompson Full Brake BR Blue £48.95

Other Coaching Stock

374-198 BR Mk1 BSK Brake Second Corridor 'Laboratory 11' BR RTC (Revised) £47.95



Trainsets return to the Farish range

Four new trainsets have been announced, two of which are also available with sound fitted locomotives giving basic sound effects on analogue control.


370-052 Western Rambler Train Set £189.95


370-062 Suburban Sulzer Train Set £209.95


370-165 The Thanet Flyer Train Set £274.95

370-165SF The Thanet Flyer SOUND FITTED Train Set £374.95


370-221 Moving Mountains Train Set £259.95

370-221SF Moving Mountains SOUND FITTED Train Set £359.95



For more information visit the Bachmann Website

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