Private company
Egger-bahn
German company
Egger-Bahn was a German model railway manufacturer. The company produced the first H0e (HO (1:87) scale narrow gauge rolling stock using N gauge track) models, and established HOe as a viable model railway standard. The firm was founded in 1963 by three brothers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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- HeadquartersMunich1
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Egger-Bahn was a German model railway manufacturer. The company produced the first H0e (HO (1:87) scale narrow gauge rolling stock using N gauge track) models, and established HOe as a viable model railway standard. The firm was founded in 1963 by three brothers. One of them, a performer, soon left the firm. Theodor Egger, technician, and Jonathan Egger, salesman, continued. The models first appeared at the 1963 Nuremberg Toy Fair.2
Timeline
- 1963Founded Founded1
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- 1WikidataEgger-bahn on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaEgger-bahn on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsEgger-bahn photo by Bourbaki 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0