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A little knowledge of the history of model trains will stand any modeler in good stead when preparing a theme for their proposed train layout. The building of the Stockton and Darlington public railway line by George Stephenson in 1825 was the beginning of the public fascination with steam locomotives and a desire to own replicas of the real thing. It was Stephenson who decided upon a standard gauge track of 4ft 8 1/2 inches and he could not have chosen a worse "standard gauge" measurement for railway modelers to work to.Model trains have been around for over one hundred years and the early examples were possibly wooden copies, followed by wind up clockwork models. A lot of these early models were originally just regarded as toys but by the late 19th century manufacturers were emerging to feed the public's desire for model trains.Some of the first companies producing early model locomotives were toymakers Bing and Marklin based in Germany, other manufactures from around this time were Carette and in North America Ives. Early in the 20th century firms like Hornby and Lionel, founded in 1900, were emerging and they would take advantage of the upsurge in public interest with model railways. Bachmann, Rivarossi, Fleischmann, American Flyer, Lima and Arnold were later arrivals that are synonymous with model railways as we know them today. Some of these early train makers are even surviving to this day but they have been joined by lots of smaller companies that cater for the more specialized requirements of the railway modeler.In those early days there were several pioneers who wanted to a lot more than just build a train set out of a box. These early railway modelers of the 1930's and 40's, wanted to add more realism to their model trains and construct layouts based on real themes. These modelers have paved the way for lots of enthusiasts who followed them.These days the most generalized scale in the world of model railways is H0 although 00 scale is the most popular scale used in the UK. One of the major reasons H0 is the most dominating scale utilized by railway modelers all through the world is the extensive selection of rolling stock and accessories that are accessible and the benefit of having the ability to build a credible layout in a relativity small space. It is often found that once the hobby of railway modeling grips the enthusiast they can spend a lifetime creating their perfect train layout in whatever space they have available, and sometimes it takes over the house or the garden. In these modern times there doesn't seem to be a waning in this popular hobby of building and creating model trains layouts, and so should it continue.

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