S scale is something that is pretty obscure now days
American flyer is all I can really think of for it . Honestly, I don't see it generating a lot of sales . Z scale I see it being cool to make Mike Rex Bert but honestly I just don't think it would ever happen as they also don't make that type of track or anything Z scale .
Maybe a free rolling Mike Rex and Bert that fit on Z scale track . But I don't know how you would even release that.

One idea that I do have for sort of like an expansion of the line up is maybe a Williams EZ road Bertie . But idk .
Or maybe EZ track British buffers. Or maybe some scene scapes grass and turf that resembles sodor . There are definitely some cool trees that you can do. And even a decent amount of plants you can do.  A Sodor signal pack is something that I have not seen anyone really think of . Bringing back the resin buildings and the other accessories could really elevate all of this . Sodor signs and platforms and coal hopper or diesel fueling tank .

Very nice suggestions I really that we definitely need some more variants . I have been suggesting Spencer's brake coach for a while and I think a silver Spencer would sell very well and would be great to release alongside it . Emily with a number 12 would be very nice to see as it is the current version of her and also since we have engines 1 through 11 .

Something I really want to see that I think would be perfect is Diesel 10 . I have suggested him for a while but he is so popular across the fandom and the fact that he is from the model era makes him a classic character . He is also a large diesel which is something that not counting daisy who is a diesel railcar is something we don't have . Not to mention he is a villain. He is the villain he is the ultimate villain of Thomas & Friends .

Another addition that I really think we need in the range is Trevor the traction engine he is an iconic piece of the island of sodor . Being an Awdry character and appearing in the shows intro from season 8 all the way until season 18 .

I would also like to see some rereleases of retired wagons specifically the M wagon which has became a meme in the fandom and the well wagon which is a really nice piece of rolling stock . In addition, I would like to see Judy and Jerome as we need a breakdown train for the line . And the works unit coaches which can be used in a number of different setting. And they would pair well with Ryan and Daisy as Judy and Jerome are on the same branch line as them . 
 
Hector would be nice for a new named rolling stock character as he stands out and could be really fun . Rebuilt S.C Ruffy would also be fun to see get made.

I would love to see more utility vans and more cattle vans which are some rolling stock that we don't have much of

Overall, these are some of my ideas for 2026 

OK, so it seems the DCC Thomas and Percy are arriving before the end of the year. Glad to see this happen
So I think the late 2025 shipment will be DCC Thomas DCC Percy classic logo van 1945 van and maybe the large scale DCC set.
Sir Handel seems to be early 2026 .If I were to guess the gondolas will come out around the same time .
We don't know for sure about the tankers and the open coach possibly the same time as Sir Handel but I honestly could see be into late  spring 2026 .

The gunpowder wagons are nice and we are missing the tan one . Which I feel we will see very soon . I feel these will be spring or summer 2026 .

Now as for products that are still upcoming Here is the following status for some of them And my guesses for when we can see them come out .

Sidney and Mainland diesel are going along well and we will see samples of them in early 2026 (maybe they will release Q4 2026 )
Salty needs a quieter motor before release (maybe he will be out in fall or summer 2026 )
Flying Scotsman flyer says late 2026 but these flyers are not right most of the time (I would honestly say mid 2027)
China clay wagon confirmed to be in development however load is a new tool however this could be in any stage (I will guess the end of quarter 3 or quarter 4 of 2026 )
Flat wagon with a diesel load I don't remember if we got an update on this I think it was mentioned on a Thomas Tuesday (I could see this come out as early as summer 2026 or as late as early 2027 )
Troublesome Truck 7 apparently some design ideas have been going into this and how the face will work being fit on it but aside from that no real update (I could see this in quarter 2 or quarter 3 2027 )
Bulgy we have actually seen a 3-D printed sample of him ( I could see him come out Summer or Fall 2026)

So it seems sir Handel has been delayed yet again .
On the bright side the 80th vans should be out by Christmas .
The gunpowder vans painted have been shown off as well . 
Alongside the new tankers.

I expecting the express coaches however I feel Bachman is trying to get the narrow gauge backlog finished up . But I imagine we will see them by early 2026 .

Salty the class 08s troublesome truck 7 china clay wagon flat wagon with fuel loads  flying Scotsman and knapford are some products in HO we don't have much info about . I wonder what will be the focus next .

Sir Handel is November has me wondering if the late 2025 releases will be

The DCC set
The 80th vans
Sir Handel
Narrow gauge gonalas

Interesting to see the progress on the class 08s glad to see everything has started up again product development wise .

November I definitely see the samples being shown at the trainworld Thomas event

 

I really hope nothing else gets cancelled but on the topic of the cancelled items and the fact that Bachmann has hinted more RWS wagon I think that the Brakevan from the canned 80th set could happen .
Another cancelled item to revisit is the McColls Cattle wagon to add more cattle wagons to the range as in recent years Bachmann has expanded the plank truck , tanker,  and vans . But not the cattle wagons .

With all of this talk about the brakevans I do say I have to agree that the BR 20 ton brakevan is a good option for N scale however I don't imagine we will see it in mutiple colors just as the spikeful breakvan .

It is in all of other scales .

We have seen the sample of the gunpowder vans .
As the 3D print of Bulgy to make up for how long he was taking. 

The N scale LMS brakevan got cancelled.
The amount of products that have gotten cancelled in the past 2 years is wild.

Henry is in process .
N scale class 08s are going on well .
The China clay wagon is going along well which is intresting to note .
More RWS wagons are a possibility .
The 80th vans should be out by the end of the year
DCC Thomas and Percy is late winter early spring

This is for the retired items over the years or for what items you may think will be retired .

Yeah I'd say so . He definitely looks like that in the episode if you rewatch it.

They don't usually  sell tenders on their own . However, I do think releasing Emily with her number 12 alongside nia would be pretty cool so we could get the current steam team all at once in their current form number wise. We don't need any of those dumb season 23 rivets.
2026 updated hope/realistic predictions
catalog
Circus cattle van
Mccoll cattle van
Brakevan
N scale Gordon set
NMRA
Nia
Emily with #12
Works unit coach - blue orange and green
Windmill
N scale Edward
G scale Sidney

Several products have just became able to be pre-ordered

Pretty sure the 80th vans are still coming this year as they would've been canceled .
It's funny to think that they still have a lot of stuff to produce after they are done with the stuff that is the loop.
Like beyond Sir Handel ,the Gonaldos the gunpowder vans , The 80th vans , DCC Thomas and Percy , Salty , N scale express coaches , and the open coach .

There is still the CGI tankers , the troublesome van , Scottsman , the oil flatbed , China clay wagon , bulgy , Sidney , mainland diesel , LBSC Thomas in 2 scales , n scale black James , n scale open wagons , N scale Henry , and the n scale class 08s .

There is never a dull moment in this line for sure . There is always something that's far away from release , or expected to be shown off any day or expected to be released any day .
I'd say the item we are farthest from is definitely n scale Henry i'd hope that we would see it by 2026 but honestly, I feel like it's gonna be 2027 .

So the gunpowder van is the tale end of the large huge narrow gauge back log . It's crazy that this backlog is over . I hope development continues on the new products.
DCC Thomas and Percy may be released by the end of the year. Maybe along side the gonolas.
I think the reason the large scale DCC set is taking so long is because Bachmann wants to produce the decorders all at once so it's waiting for the HO scale DCC Thomas and Percy to be ready.

So it seems like
Sir Handel could be fall 2025
DCC items , NG gondolas, and 80th vans winter 2025
And then like knapford , salty ,n scale express coaches , and the gunpowder vans in spring 2026
Maybe we could see both  LBSC Thomas and the N scale black James for a summer release alongside the China clay wagon and the CGI tankers which we know are somewhere in the design process. 

It seems progress has started up to rise up again . I sorta am lowballing these so I would to see some of these products come sooner then that but I really don't know.

The more I think about the more I feel Nia will be added to the range as Matt mentioned the phrase main character in a Thomas Tuesday stream . Also I don't know if they will do the works unit coach next year as it seems they have a lot on there plate currently .
I also think a large scale new tool engine could happen with that being either Duck or Rosie rather than black James .

Updated predictions
Catalog

HO scale Circus cattle van
HO scale Mccoll  cattle van
HO scale brakevan 
N scale Gordon express set

NMRA

HO scale Nia
HO scale Rebuilt S.C. Ruffy
HO scale Pink 7 plank wagon
HO scale Windmill
G scale Duck
Narrow gauge Duncan


I really like how small I made this rather then a big announcement . It has a set that is guaranteed for profit , 2 cattle wagons which is something the range is lacking , the brakevan which was made only for its set to be cancelled , etc .
If I were to add something it would be Emily with her 12 but that is about it .
I subbed out n scale Edward for Duncan as I felt it was about time and also the fact that N scale would likely still have a back log .