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2. Arnold (models) - Wikipedia

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   In the late 1940s and 1950s, TT scale was the "small" scale, allowing for realistic model railroad displays being situated in relatively small areas. Three companies led the TT revolution, H.P. Products of Indiana, United States, Tri-ang of the United Kingdom, and Rokal of West Germany. But TT-Scale was not to be the smallest scale in model ...

3. Fiddle yard - Wikipedia

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   A fiddle yard or staging yard is a collection of model railway tracks that are hidden from view and allow trains to be stored and manipulated by the operators. [1] [2] These tracks are used to allow most model railways to be operated in a realistic manner. Whilst it is possible to have a realistic shunting yard in view, its operation is ...

4. Rail transport modelling - Wikipedia

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   Model trains today are more realistic, in addition to being much more technologically advanced. Today modellers create model railway layouts, often recreating real locations and periods throughout history. The world's oldest working model railway is a model designed to train signalmen on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

5. John Whitby Allen - Wikipedia

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   John Whitby Allen (July 2, 1913 – January 6, 1973) was a prominent American model railroader.He pioneered or developed several aspects of the hobby on his HO scale Gorre & Daphetid model railroad in Monterey, California, popularizing them with numerous magazine articles and photographs starting in the 1940s.

6. Wm. K. Walthers - Wikipedia

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   In 1958, Bill retired, and his son Bruce took over. Just as full-size railroads were being hard-hit by new technology, so too were model railroads. In 1960, Walthers became a full-line distributor of other manufacturers' products while continuing the expansion of the Walthers lines. By the start of the 1970s Bruce's son Phil had joined the company.

7. Life-Like - Wikipedia

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   Sanda Kan later expanded into all aspects of manufacturing model trains and accessories for Life-Like, as well as other companies including Atlas Model Railroad, Lionel, and Marklin. [6] Sanda Kan was acquired by Kader in 2008. Known for its line of train sets, Life-Like was known primarily as a "down-market" supplier.