Bachmann Branchline

(Barwell Leicestershire UK)

Airfix introduced their range of ready to run 00 scale model railways in 1976, the name changing to GMR (Great Model Railways) in 1979. Two years later, Airfix withdrew from the ready to run model railway business, selling the tooling of their range to Palitoy, owners of Mainline Railways. Part of the Mainline range was produced by Kader, who owned the tools, which subsequently formed the base of the Replica Railway range. Kader then decided to enter the British market directly (1989), using the Bachmann Branchline name, Kader having purchased Bachmann in 1987. Bachmann purchased Graham Farish in 2000, and now produces a wide range of models in both N and 00 scales.