NEW LOOK ‘BLUE PULLMAN’

Bachmann’s Midland Pullman is one of the firm’s best ever models, both in Branchline and Farish ranges, but its livery options were limited: original Nanking blue and a very short-lived blue with full yellow ends. But a good number of colour photographs show the units in the revised Pullman grey/blue, after their transfer to the Western Region, when their handsome noses sprouted unsightly hoses and pipes. Bachmann has, therefore, decided to re-tool both ‘OO’ and ’N’ gauge Midland Pullmans to allow them to be modelled in post-1966 guise when fitted with multiple-working equipment. The Graham Farish Midland Pullman will be available in a six-car train pack. The Branchline version, meanwhile, comes in a train set of Pullman-esque quality. Not only do you get two sound-fitted power cars but an oval of track and a Bachmann Dynamis DCC system too.