Valid to UK only - excludes oversized items
The era system is a way in which model manufacturers describe specific periods in railway history. This is to help modellers identify from which period a particular model belongs. The era system is updated from time to time to allow for new eras to be introduced and to make it as user friendly as possible for the end-user.
Both Hornby and Bachmann have their own era system, but they both follow roughly the same pattern concentrating on the significant periods in railway history.
Below is Bachmann's era system as it stands today:
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