Mamod Steam Railway
In late 1979 Mamod introduced its first model railway, the O gauge live steam SL-1 locomotive, along with a small range of rolling stock and track. The model was of a narrow gauge railway and although it was not based on a specific prototype it was to approximately 16 mm scale, thus representing approximately a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway.
The Mamod Steam Railway, as it was known, was the first cheap, mass-produced live steam set in the United Kingdom and sold well. Mamod quickly increased the range with further locomotives, the SL-2 and SL-3, available in ready-to-run and kit form and in both O (32 mm) and 1 (45 mm) gauges. Special edition locomotives, further rolling stock and points were also made.
In all over 18,000 model locomotives were produced by the Mamod company as well as thousands of non-rail models.
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