Model Railway
The name Kleinbahn, German for small train, is also the name of a model railway manufacturer based in Vienna, Austria. The company was founded in 1947 by Erich Klein. The HO scale models produced by the company are destined primarily for the Austrian market: most of the models are based on Austrian Railway prototypes. Their current catalogu offers a selection of locomotives; passenger and freight rolling stock; track and switches as well as catenery and signaling equipment. Kleinbahn produces an economically priced product that is readily affordable to a wider market. Kleinbahn has eschewed extreme detail and sophistication and has instead focused on the development and manufacture of models of a simpler and more robust finish. The models are not widely available as their models are not available through the usual hobby shops. Instead, their product is available almost exclusively through company outlets located in a number of Austrian cities including Vienna where the company is headquartered, as well as Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Linz, and Bregenz, all in Austria. Their products may also be purchased by mail order.
Links: Kleinbahn Co., : http://www.kleinbahn.com/kontakt_index.html Kleinbahn product catalog. : http://www.kleinbahn.com/produkte_index.html Kleinbahn in Wikipedia (German edition): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinbahn_(Modelleisenbahn)
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