Graham Farish New Tooling Announcement Tomorrow (20 March 2026)

[Bob G]

Graham Farish New Tooling Announcement Tomorrow (20 March 2026) ahead of Alexandra Palace show.

This weekend sees the return of the London Festival of Railway Modelling at the iconic Alexandra Palace, and Bachmann is proud to sponsor this event which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Ahead of the show we have some exciting news for the Graham Farish N Scale range and we will be revealing all tomorrow, Friday 20th March, in a video which premieres on our YouTube channel at 1200. Be sure to tune in to find out what we have in store, then come and see the new models for yourself on the Bachmann stand this weekend.

Bachmann retailers will be ready to take your orders tomorrow as soon as the news breaks; if you need help finding your nearest retailer simply head to our website and use our retailer map.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BmPsI7Wp9A

Let the frothing commence.

Bob

[GrahamB]

Doesn't "retooling" simply mean an update of something?

[Roy L S]

Doesn't "retooling" simply mean an update of something?

The wording of the announcement explicitly says "New Tooling" so I would expect something new from the ground up, be it a loco, coach, wagon (or toilet block!). That is not to say though that it can't or won't potentially be a completely new model of something from their existing range or a model made in the past at some point.

[Bazza]

Doesn't "retooling" simply mean an update of something?

My understanding is that 'retooling' means new tooling of a model that currently exists (or previously existed) in their range. In other words a new mark 2 (or 3 or whatever) variant of an existing model probably with new features, standards and improved fidelity.

[Roy L S]

I am getting a bit confused here, it could be me and I have missed something but I can see no reference to "retooling" the release says NEW tooling so why are people discussing retooling in the context of this announcement?

[Richard Taylor]

I am getting a bit confused here, it could be me and I have missed something but I can see no reference to "retooling" the release says NEW tooling so why are people discussing retooling in the context of this announcement?

Because Roy it appears that no-one can simply wait a few days like an adult to find out what the actual announcement is and then discuss it: instead we all have to gibber around in social media like hyperactive 5 year olds frothing at the mouth and getting the wrong end of the stick.  Frankly, it's pathetic.

[Suffolk Rob]

I am getting a bit confused here, it could be me and I have missed something but I can see no reference to "retooling" the release says NEW tooling so why are people discussing retooling in the context of this announcement?

It's a good question Roy, I suppose retooling could also be described as new tooling if an update to an existing item in the range.

I'd expected to see EPs in the video and on their stand with liveries confirmed in the May announcements, that would be their normal approach. However Bob G's post above talks about retailers being able to take orders immediately. It suggests we learn of liveries today, maybe see livery samples and a little shorter announcement to availability time than has been seen recently

All will become clear in a couple of hours.

[Bealman]

Well I ain't losing sleep over it! Actually I am - the bloody hospital fire alarm just went off! 

[Thorpe Parva]

Has anybody commented on Duck & Daisy in the trailer? Hmmmmmmm......

Duck is loco number 8. In my trainspotting days a Duck8 was a G2 class loco.

Daisy the DMU?

Probably totally incorrect.

[class8mikado]

Another farish announcement, but i dont have much hope.
Lonely misery and depression,
Piles....

[tunneroner61]

Yes I wondered what the relevance of the Thomas stuff was, but maybe you are right!!

[chrism]

Because Roy it appears that no-one can simply wait a few days like an adult to find out what the actual announcement is and then discuss it: instead we all have to gibber around in social media like hyperactive 5 year olds frothing at the mouth and getting the wrong end of the stick.  Frankly, it's pathetic.

Just wait until the actual announcement is made.

Then the frothing will be "Why one of those? I don't want that.", or "Why not one of these which I really want?", or "Oh no, not another of these, does anyone really want more of them?".

 

[Bob G]

All I can think of now is Daisy Duke, and with Duck there as well, it could be a Dukedog? So of course it won't be.

A new tooling (aka retooled) 94xx would be welcome news. Yay! More GWR! (sarcasm in case you couldn't tell)

Would love a rebuilt WC/BB or a southern 4-6-0. Can't remember what they make in OO though that could go through the shrink ray.

[Roy L S]

There was a brand new 94xx in OO not too many years back so they would have the R&D for that.

They have never done a WC/BoB/MN in OO air smoothed or rebuilt, those have always been Hornby "turf" but of course they have done an air smoothed Merchant Navy in N already.

There has been a "Nelson" in OO but not produced for many years.

I am intrigued by the Daisy and Duck thinking and a "Duck 8" has been done by Bachmann in OO....

Roy

[Newportnobby]

Just wait until the actual announcement is made.

Then the frothing will be "Why one of those? I don't want that.", or "Why not one of these which I really want?", or "Oh no, not another of these, does anyone really want more of them?".

 

@chrism Thanks for supplying the necessary phrases I'm likely to be using. Most useful, Sir