Thomas & Friends™ take to the garden

To the delight of many, the range of G scale Thomas & Friends™ models has been launched to the European market at the Nuremburg Toy Fair this week. The models were produced initially for our sister company Bachmann America. Bachmann Europe has negotiated a license with HIT Entertainment to enable the G scale items to be sold in Europe, which of course includes the UK.

Two sets are available with Thomas The Tank Engine ™ hauling Annie and Clarabel (90068) and Percy running with the two troublesome trucks (90069). Each set comes with a circle of track and a controller. The recommended retail price of each set is £240.

Thomas The Tank Engine ™ (91401) and Percy (91402) are also available separately with a recommended retail price of £130 each.

Rolling stock in the form of Annie (97001), Clarabel (97002) and the troublesome trucks (98001 and 98002) retails at £45 per item.

Graham Hubbard Managing Director of Bachmann Europe Plc said today “since we launched Thomas & Friends ™ in America there has been much interest in the product from British and European G scale modellers. We are delighted that we have been able to obtain the necessary license agreement with HIT Entertainment and the products are now being shipped to Bachmann dealers”.

The locomotives feature moving eyes and all items are available through your Bachmann stockist.

Please note that Hornby holds the license for OO models in Europe and that Bachmann Europe cannot support or retail the range produced in that scale by Bachmann USA.

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5 February 2010

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For further information please contact :

Dennis Lovett, Public Relations Manager,

Bachmann Europe PLC, Moat Way, Barwell, Leicestershire, LE9 8EY

Telephone:+44 (0) 1455 847097