Here is the information as we know it now.
Rene Schweitzer
Classic Toy Trains/Garden Railways/Model Railroader
I now have a press release, but it is not fully clear. I'm communicating with Brenda from Märklin to get more information.
Part II, here we go again
Simba-Dickie is buying them, they are renown for making some good toys and some pretty crappy stuff, Example:
That is a G gauge offering BTW
edit] Now that I think about it, could be very good news for guys like me who love to chop up liver and turn it into steak.
Have fun with your trains
This just in (and sorry, all I have now is a link to a German translated page): http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n-tv.de%2Fwirtschaft%2FSimba-Dickie-uebernimmt-Maerklin-article10336151.html
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