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European vs. US Model Railroading - a Comparison
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<p> I started this thread with the innocent intention to give some views on European model railroading practice, which has certainly be coined, at least on the Continent, by German practice, as the bulk of products available in the European markets comes from this country. You cannot discuss the issue without mentioning Marklin, who was the first to market HO equipment in the world and may be rightfully called the "mother of all HO activities". Most of the forum members know Marklin as well. Marklin´s roots are in the toy sector, but did not all brands start there? <br></p><p>Each country in Europe has a very active model railroading scene and there is many a fine maker of excellent models - much more than I see through my Teutonic glasses which I have been accused of wearing. Have you heard of Jeco AB before? They make HO scale locos of Swedish prototype in DC or AC, R-T-R and kits. They also make a catenary system following Swedish prototype. There is a guy in Sweden who makes the finest Swiss prototype HO catenary system I have ever seen - unfortunately out of reach in terms of price, but most likely worth every cent. Numerous young businesses in Poland, Czech Republic are marketing craftsman products with a level of detail we all had been dreaming about some years ago. Publishing a list of the European who is who in the model railroading business would probably make the server burst - so I will refrain from it.</p><p>One of the really nice aspects of our mutual hobby is, that there is so much room for different ways and interests. Through a forum like this one we can now gain inside views from all over the world and we can share our experience on the basis of mutual respect. </p><p>As I see a danger that this thread ends up in a discussion of Marklin vs. the rest of the world or Germany wanting to dominate the worldwide mrr activities, I see it fit to pull the plug.<br></p><p>I still hope to have contributed a little to a model railroading oriented cross-cultural discussion. Thanks for bearing with me.<br></p>
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