The Bachmann Collectors’ Club, part of Bachmann Europe Plc, is to sponsor the Train Collectors Society Summer Exhibition at Sandy for a fifth year running. Bachmann’s sponsorship began with the 2007 Exhibition and has continued since. The exhibition organised by the TCS provides the largest single gathering of historical operating layouts under one roof in the UK.

The 2011 event is to be held in Sandy, Bedfordshire, on Saturday 2nd July and brings together train collectors of all marques. Since it was established in 1999 it has become the leading exhibition of its type in the UK.

Encompassing a wide range of models produced over the past 100 years or so, the exhibition features operating vintage layouts in all scales, specialist traders and is supported by leading collectors clubs including those devoted to Bassett–Lowke, Hornby, Kitmaster, Trix and Wrenn.

David Ramsey, Chairman of the Train Collectors Society (TCS) explained, "Members of the TCS are interested in all types of model trains produced since the early days of the last century, be they clockwork, steam or electrically driven. No other exhibition in the UK offers such a wide variety of rare, historical and collectable models under one roof which makes the event a very different exhibition from all the others. We are delighted that Bachmann will once again represent the current standing of our great hobby by showcasing the latest models, they really show how far model manufacturing has come. The support of Bachmann for 2011 reinforces the point that model and toy train collecting is not just about the past but also the present".

Dennis Lovett, Public Relations Manager for Bachmann Europe Plc said, "The TCS Exhibition is without doubt the one event where we can show the very latest models from Bachmann alongside those from the past. Our involvement over the last five years has seen us raise our profile amongst collectors and increased membership of our own Bachmann Collectors’ Club".