Trix Twin history index

Box label prewar 2

1936 box label

TTR

Trix Twin Railway History with pictures 1935 to 1955

Including catalogue numbers for all items produced in England

A valuable reference

History Index

Time Line

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· Stephan Bing and Wynne Bassett-Lowke work together on large scale model railways

· Smaller Bing Table Top Railway is developed.

· 1933 Siegfried Kahn invents two HO trains running independently on one track

· 1935 Bing launches Trix Express at Leipzig toy fair

· Trix Ltd in England introduces Trix Twin Railway with a range of 00 models at the B.I.F. in 1936.

· Bassett Lowke pushes for more scale like appearances and launches Portsmouth set

· Public demand leads to rapid development of new models.

· Princess , Flying Scotsman and Coronation Scot locomotives follow.

· Many other Trix innovations.

· Trix Twin becomes the leading model railway company in England

· Trix Twin quickly gets into production

· New US models launched

· New improved Flying Scotsman with auto uncoupling

· Exciting models such as Elevator Conveyor produced.

· Trix Trains start of changeover from AC to DC.

· Trix Ltd and their cousin Trix Express in Germany experiment with more children friendly trains such as Battery operated sets.

· In UK Junior set with DC generator launched

· A look at Trix Twin railways, TTR and Twin Train advertisements over 30 years

· From the first ever Trix Express advertisement to designed for action promotions

An in depth look at some items

All TTR buildings 1935 to 1955	· First buildings designed by Henry Greenly and Bassett Lowke · Wide range of wooden buildings · Ernest Twinning develops Manyways station units · Siegfried Kahn invents Elevator Conveyor
Lowko Gradients	· The Bassett Lowke company develops HO gradients for use on their show room layouts · 1938 TTR start using them at public exhibitions · Public demand leads to producing some for sale in 1939 War stops production non made after war

Research by Garry Lefevre