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25.01.2022 The Delorean from Back to The Future Scalextric slot car is now in stock.

24.01.2022 Hi all! Just want to say a quick thanks to everyone for keeping the shop ticking over in this tricky time. Our storefront is still closed for personal shopping but you can still order directly from us over the phone or on our website. Based on what we know about the lockdown at this point in time we are not expecting things to change anytime soon. So again, feel free to contact us here if you need help with your model train needs.... Stay safe, Nick

23.01.2022 New display cases to help show off our O and N scale ranges.

23.01.2022 New Ho Scale W Class shunters from IDR Models.

23.01.2022 New OO, OO-9, and N scale items from Bachmann Europe.

21.01.2022 New Items just arrived from Kato, Including N scale USA and Japanese trains.

20.01.2022 Hi all, we are looking for an additional team member at Branchline. Please share this with anyone you think might be interested. Only applications emailed to the address below will be considered. Any questions about the role should be emailed as well, we won't be able to respond to Facebook or phone queries. Shop Assistant Required... Weekday availability (approx. 25 hours per week) Sales/Customer Service experience essential, Marketing/Social Media skills highly regarded. Casual Award rates apply Email resume and cover letter to [email protected] with SALES ASSISTANT in the subject line.

20.01.2022 Hello everyone! Starting this week we have once again opened our doors for personal shopping. Now I really want to stress this point. This is NOT simply a return to normal. Remember we have been open all throughout the isolation so far and still encourage all who are able to shop remotely to do so. We are just a phone call away!... We do not encourage people come in to just have a browse. Similarly, if you are showing any flu like symptoms we ask you respectfully to stay away for the time being. For the time being we are limiting 2 customers at a time into the shop, and have limited our open hours to 10-4 on weekdays. If you specifically need to see someone at the store please call ahead to ensure we are free and able to help. Thanks everyone for adhering to these restrictions. We are lucky to be in the position we are in, and that's largely due to the effort of everyone to help flatten the curve! As always, stay safe.

20.01.2022 New N Scale Locos from Graham Farish. Contact us if you need anything sent out to you.

19.01.2022 New HO Scale automobiles by Oxford, available in store.

19.01.2022 New shop displays!

17.01.2022 New HO Locomotives from Riverrossi and Jouef.

16.01.2022 Hi all! Just a reminder that we are still "open". While we can't have people in the shop we can still take orders over the phone and answer questions here. If you have any questions about any item please don't hesitate to call 9723 1211 during regular business hours. Hope you're all using some at-home time to build huge layouts!

16.01.2022 We've received stock of a large OO scale collection, available in store in our second hand section.

15.01.2022 Restocked airbrush supplies, including the Badger 150 and Anthem 155, available in store.

13.01.2022 Big restock of Metcalfe kits have arrived in store. Give us a call if you've waiting for any of these at 9723 1211.

12.01.2022 Just had our Digitrax decoders restocked.

11.01.2022 Here is our current range of second hand items. We are still able to do postal/ pickup orders so feel free to call us about any of these items if you have any questions. You can reach us at 9723 1211.

11.01.2022 Hi all, Nick here again. I've gone through and photographed the majority of our second hand items. While the storefront is closed, these will be the second hand stock we have available. If you are interested in purchasing any of these, please contact the store at [email protected] or 97231211. If you have any questions about any of these message me here and I will answer as best I can. If you need to see something running I'd be happy to send a short video, but it migh...t take a day or 2 to organize. We ask that you keep questions simple (eg, brand, price, scheme ect.) as it is difficult to answer complex things over Facebook chat or the phone. We will not be holding any items for the duration of the lock down. I don't anticipate having to update this while the shop is closed, but if the storefront needs to stay shut for a long amount of time and our stocks starts to drop rapidly I will. Thanks, stay safe.

10.01.2022 New Coca Cola themed Christmas OO Train Set from Hornby.

10.01.2022 We've got flexi track back in stock! If you're one of those who have been waiting for this feel free to give us a call at 9723 1211.

10.01.2022 New OO Scale items from Hornby, including their range of 0-4-0 Railroad locomotives. These make fantastic beginner locomotives for kids, as they are super rugged and reliable.

10.01.2022 New OO Scale ROD Locomotive with railgun from Oxford.

09.01.2022 A recently acquired collection of On30 Locomotives, available in store only in our second hand department.

08.01.2022 New OO Locos from Bachmann Branchline. Feel free to contact us if you need any items sent out to you.

08.01.2022 New N Scale lit platform system from Kato. This utilizes rails running through the base of the platform pieces to pass the current. Comes in a island platform and single sided platform set, and each piece is also sold separately.

07.01.2022 New to Kato's N Scale Pocket Line range.

07.01.2022 New OO items from Hornby. The Harry Potter train set (including his flying Ford Anglia) is now back in stock!

06.01.2022 Hello again everyone, Sadly we once again have to make this announcement, but from 4pm tomorrow we will once again need to be closing our doors for personal shopping. In accordance with the Victorian government this will last for at least 6 weeks. I just want to take this opportunity to remind everyone again that even though we can't let you in the shop, we can still sell our items over the phone or online. Our number 9723 1211, so please let us know if you need assistance wi...th any purchases. For those who are local, we are still able to hand order out the front door (but please be aware if you are not local, you should not be travelling to see us, and in any case, having us mail your order is BY FAR preferred for everyone's safety). We will be answering the phones and taking orders 10-4 each week day, please leave a message at all other times. Unfortunately, right now we can't accept repairs. Thanks once again for everyone's understanding. During the first lockdown the shop still chugged along doing reasonably well despite not being able to serve anyone face to face, and I'm confident it will do the same again.

06.01.2022 The 2020 Hornby catalogue and Rocket train pack has arrived in store.

06.01.2022 Hi All! Nick here. The Branchline shopfront is now closed to the general public. We are very much still open, as we can still fill orders online or over the phone and post them out to you. We realize this is difficult for some of our customers, so we ask for your patience in this time. But the bottom line is, we are still able to help you with your shopping needs in a safe and responsible manner. You can contact us here, via our email at [email protected] or phone us ...at 9723 1211. While we don't usually help people window shop remotely over the phone, we are happy to make some exceptions during this time. If you have a shopping list of items, or you need an item and you're not sure about your options, message me here and I will show you whats on the shop floor. For those who do not know, the owner Steve is my father. As we already live together we do not need to isolate from each other, and therefore we have a permanent 2 man workforce to operate the business while our doors are closed. Thanks again everyone. Looking forward to seeing you all when we can open the storefront again! PS as we have much more time on our hands and can't show items off in store, I'll be sure to be posting here much more frequently! Don't be afraid to ask if you need me to show off a certain range of products on the Facebook page. :)

05.01.2022 Hi all, Looks like we will not be able to welcome you all back into the shop until the end of October. Please continue to order online or by phone for mail delivery. If you live nearby we can offer "click & collect". If the item that you are looking for is not listed on the website please call the shop on 03 9723 1211 between 10-4 Mon-Sat or email us at [email protected] and we will check to see if we have it in store.... Thanks for your support. See more

05.01.2022 We've recently started stocking products from Ground Up scenery. A local brand that makes flock, static grass, scenery paint, and our most affordable static grass applicator to date!

05.01.2022 Happy New Year to all. Staff update: Steve is currently in hospital recuperating from heart bypass surgery. He'd been feeling unwell for a few days before he decided to go to hospital where tests found he had heart damage that needed repair. He is recovering well and will soon be home for rehabilitation and rest. He will be away from the shop for a few weeks after which he will return for light duties. Colin and the team will assist you with all of your modelling needs till then. We also welcome Chris to the Saturday team and wish Nick well in his new job. Nick will still be on board for a while till Steve is back to work. We look forward to seeing you in the shop.

05.01.2022 New OO-9 Baldwin class locomotives from Bachmann Narrow Gauge.

04.01.2022 Restocked Victorian N scale Locos from Gopher models.

04.01.2022 Hi all! While our doors are closed for personal shopping, we remain open. We've had a shipment in from Bachmann Euprose, including both 00 Branchline Locos and rolling stock, as well as N Scale Graham Farish items. If you're interested in any of these items feel free to give us a call at 9723 1211.

03.01.2022 Hi all, hope you're coping with the current living conditions and social distancing. Nick here from Branchline. Just reiterating some of the measures we have put in place to help cope with the current Covid-19 pandemic. Please respect social distancing and keep all visits to our shops brief and to the point. Please do not visit Branchline for the sake of having a conversation with friends/ our staff. We are more than happy to assist with any and all queries related to model ...trains, but for everything else please do your best to stay away (if you turn up to the shop and find someone you'd like to have a chat with, there are some nice park benches just outside where it is safer to do so). Thank you to all who have been following this advice. We also need to come to grips with the reality that Branchline, like many businesses will likely be required to shut soon for a short time (hopefully short). We'd encourage you all to familiarize yourself with our website so we can assist with your purchasing needs there. Remember, you can also contact us if there is anything we don't have online and are more than happy to advise you over email/ phone. I'd recommend you get used to doing this now so we are all familiar with the system, plus we can also enforce a little extra social distancing in the meantime. We can also assist with train repairs if we are sent items directly, so as long as the post office remains open we can help with that, too! I'd just advise anyone who wants to do that to email us first so we know what to expect. Our email is [email protected] Thank you all for your understanding.

02.01.2022 After a long wait we have our Digitrax items restocked! Couldn't get any twin hand controllers in this lot, sadly. But we have most of the decoders and control systems back in stock.