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Brio (stylized BRIO) is a wooden toy company founded in Sweden. The company was founded in the small town of Boalt, Scania , Götaland in 1884 by basket maker Ivar Bengtsson. [ 1 ] For a long time the company was based in Osby , Scania, in southern Sweden.
Kidkraft, a producer of child-related furniture started to sell train sets for its train tables. Kid Connection a no-name brand of train sets that used First Learning wooden railway which was sold in Walmart from 2001 to 2007. Orbrium Wooden Railway, a new-age wooden train producer founded in 2011, has gained momentum on sites like amazon ...
A toy train is a toy that represents a train. It is distinguished from a model train by an emphasis on low cost [1] and durability, rather than scale modeling. A toy train can be as simple as a toy that can run on a track, or it might be operated by electricity, clockwork or live steam. It is typically constructed from wood, plastic or metal.
Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway (1992–2017, 2022–), later rebranded as Thomas & Friends Wood (2017–2021), is a wooden railway system designed and created by Learning Curve. It is one of two Wooden Railway lines that feature the characters from Thomas & Friends. The other is BRIO.
This is a category for articles about companies that manufacture toy trains, which sometimes differs from model railroading. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Brio, a popular data warehouse reporting tool now owned by Hyperion Solutions; Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, a restaurant chain in the United States that includes BRIO Tuscan Grille; Brio Technology (also known as Brio Software), a software company that was taken over by Hyperion Solutions; Honda Brio, a hatchback car; HP Brio, a range of ...
A wooden toy train set from Swedish manufacturer Brio. From the dawn of railroading, trains have had a significant cultural impact worldwide. Fast train travel made possible in days or hours journeys which previously took months. Transport of both freight and passengers became far cheaper, allowing for networked economies over large areas. [98]
In the 1960s, TYCO changed its focus from train kits to ready-to-run trains sold in hobby shops and added HO-scale electric racing sets, or "slot car" sets. A wide range of slot cars and repair parts, track sections, controllers and accessories were also available. The slot car rage started in 1963. [3]