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Trix

Logo: TRIX, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Model railroad manufacturer

Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. One of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label.2 It is part of Märklin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1838Founded1

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Photo: The original uploader was Michael Linnenbach at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. One of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label. Before World War II the company produced a small range of AC (14 V) powered three rail loco models (e.g. 20/51, 20/52, 20/53, 20/54) running on bakelite rails.2

Corporate structure

Trix is part of a group headed by Simba Dickie Group. 10 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Simba Dickie Group Fürth, Germany
    • Corolle 100% · Langeais, France
    • Märklin Göppingen, Germany
    • Schuco Subsidiary · Fürth
    • Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Fürth, Germany
      • SIMBA SMOBY TOYS (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Bradford, United Kingdom
    • SIMBA TOYS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • Trix
  • metal toy construction set
  • rail transport modelling

Listed on Wikidata.1

Other Trix brands

Besides the AC Trix Express and Minitrix brands, the Trix company is well known for its 1:87 scale DC brands, Trix International and Trix H0, dating back at least to the early 1970s and still being produced today.

Brass models

Trix also produced highly detailed brass models of steam locomotives in limited quantities under the "Fine Art" label, predominantly in the late 1990s.

From Wikipedia’s article on Trix (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1997Acquired Acquired by Märklin1
  2. 1838Founded Founded1

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