Monday, August 2, 2010

LGB Model Trains Through Time




When the trains began being produced in California so did the trend of collecting garden trains or G scale model trains. By the 1980's LGB Model Trains were being made in California. Then LGB Model trains made their way across the pond to America.

This is because they are waterproof and built with great durability. LGB Model Trains have been designed so they can be left outdoors year round. The company has long been the most popular producer of the G scale amongst G sale model train enthusiast. From the beginning LGB Model Trains quickly established itself as the leader in the world for G scale model trains. Translated from German it means Lehmann Big Train.

The name LGB is an acronym for Lehmann Gross Bahn. For a while the LGB was one of the few companies who even produced G scale model train. This is one-twentieth of the size of a real train. The G scale or “garden train” as it is known is 1:22.5 scale.

LGB Model Trains are the most popular brand in the world for G scale model trains. The trains were invented by a known inventor named Ernst Paul Lehmann. The LGB Model Train originated in Germany in the year 1910.

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