Rivarossi is an Italian manufacturer of

model railway 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 ...

s. In 2004 it was acquired by

Hornby Railways Hornby Hobbies Limited is a British-owned scale model manufacturing company which has been focused on rail transport modelling, model railways. Its roots date back to 1901 in Liverpool, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccan ...

History

Rivarossi was founded in 1945 by Antonio Riva and Alessandro Rossi. In the 1990s Rivarossi acquired

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(1992), Jouef and Arnold (1997). In 2003 Rivarossi went into receivership. In 2004

plc acquired assets from Rivarossi, in particular the brands Arnold, Jouef, Rivarossi and Lima. Since 2006 products are sold again under these brand names. The production has been moved to China.

United States

From 1957 Rivarossi HO models were licensed and sold by Lionel as Lionel HO. The cooperation with Lionel broke down over financial issues after only a year. From 1958 Rivarossi products were sold through Athearn. After Athearn, just about all Rivarossi products, and its sister company Pocher, were distributed through AHM (Associated Hobby Manufacturers).

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Rivarossi history
Italian companies established in 1945 Toy companies established in 1945 2004 mergers and acquisitions Model manufacturers of Italy Model railroad manufacturers Toy train manufacturers Toy companies of Italy Toy brands Hornby Railways Italian brands {{model-rail-stub