Blue Peter steam locomotive model announced by Bachmann

Bachmann Europe has today, Wednesday. 4th November, released details of its winter 2026 releases. After announcing three new products for the autumn, this year’s star release is undoubtedly an OO Scale model exclusive to the Bachmann Collectors Club of LNER A2 Class No. 60532 Blue Peter in the Express Blue livery it has carried since returning to steam in 2024. This is a One:One Collection model produced under license, and just 500 have been made. Retail price is £214.95 or £324.95 for SOUND FITTED models, but club members can enjoy a 10% discount at £192.95 or £291.95 for sound. This model is exclusive to Club members and, for an initial period, is limited to one per member. In N Scale, Class 20/3s are in the Graham Farish range for the first time, following the launch of Class 23 ‘Baby Deltics’ in the EFE Rail range and Class 37/7 and Scottish Class 20/0s in the Graham Farish range earlier this year. For steam enthusiasts, the Graham Farish range will offer three new models of Stanier 8Fs and an LMS Fairburn tank. In the Bachmann Branchline range is a BR Mk1 NKA ‘Super GUV’ that BR developed by modernising redundant GUVs in the mid-1990s for mail services operated by Rail Express Systems; they later passed into EWS ownership. A new selection of liveries is available for the Class 08 and 09 Diesel Shunters released last year, including BR Green, Wasp stripes, EWS, and RSS. Also being released in the Branchline range is a Class 31 in two new colour schemes, No. 31135 in BR Blue with yellow ends wrapped around the cab side windows, and No. 31112 in BR Engineers Grey & Yellow with Transrail branding. Other OO Scale releases include more BR Mk1 designs, the Horse Box, CCTa, nd the VEA ‘Vanwide’ of the BR Railfreight era. Winter 2026 sees the end for Scenecraft buildings and accessories. The final N Scale releases include a GWR Standard Station, Newsagent Platform Kiosk, and a trio of Low Relief shops. Other popular models such as the House Under Construction and the Red Star Parcels Office return in both N and OO Scale, as well as accessories like Buffer Stops and Colour Light Signal.