An curved arrow pointing right. Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, is the world's largest model train set and airport. Its eight sections are connected by eight miles of track, and it ...

The first mass market railway sets where made by Marklin in Germany in 1891 but it was a ... After Meccano and Lego the model train set was for decades the most desired toy but the hobby layouts ...

Model trains first appeared in the late 19th century as simple tinplate toys, often crafted by hand. Companies like Märklin in Germany and Lionel in the United States were pioneers in this space.