Tillig (''TILLIG Modellbahnen

GmbH (; ) is a type of Juridical person, legal entity in German-speaking countries. It is equivalent to a (Sàrl) in the Romandy, French-speaking region of Switzerland and to a (Sagl) in the Ticino, Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. It is a ...

& Co. KG'') is a German

model railroad Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are Model building, modelled at a reduced Scale (ratio), scale. The scale models include locomotives ...

manufacturing company based in

Sebnitz Sebnitz (; , ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. Geography The town of Sebnitz lies in the valley of the river Sebnitz (river), Sebnitz and its side valleys between 251 and 460 m above Normalnull ...

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. Tillig is the largest manufacturer of

TT scale TT scale (from "table top") is a Rail transport modelling, model railroading scale at 1:120 scale with a track gauge of 12mm between the rails. It is placed between HO scale (1:87) and N scale (1:160). Its original purpose, as the name suggests ...

model railroad products in the world. Previously known as Zeuke (founded in 1949 by Werner Zeuke together with Helmut Wegwerth) and then as VEB ''Berliner TT-Bahnen'' (after the company was

nationalized Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization contrasts with priv ...

in 1972), the company was renamed Tillig in 1993 when, in

bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

, the company was purchased by Jurgen Tillig. Tillig produce models in TT, H0 and H0e, as well as a range of track in TT, H0, H0m and H0e. As the world leader in TT scale manufacturing, Tillig produces both standard TT scale model railroad track and an integrated roadbed track using known as ''Bedding Track''. Tilling's Bedding Track uses Kato's Unijoiner system. Tillig also distributes various other manufacturers products, such as Luna H0 and H0m tram track, Sachsenmodelle, and Czech outline models of CS Train. Tillig also makes

dual gauge Dual gauge railroad track has three or four rails, allowing vehicles of two track gauges to run on it. Signalling and sidings are more expensive to install on dual gauge tracks than on two single gauge tracks. Dual gauge is used when there i ...

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References

External links

''Tillig Modellbahnen'' website
youtube.com
some running models manufactured by Berliner TT-Bahnen, today known as Tillig Model manufacturers of Germany Model railroad manufacturers Sebnitz Companies based in Saxony German brands {{Toy-company-stub