Wooden Toy Trains - When And Where Did It All Start?

A theory of small trains that run on a wooden track are called wooden toy trains. Toy trains and their wooden tracks are over one hundred years old.

In 1884 the wooden Figure-8 Train Sets (by Brio) were introduced. Brio are the largest wooden toy builder in the world with more than 3.5 million trains, cars, and trucks coming off the assembly line.

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The Brio Corporation gets its name from the Brothers Ivarson of Osby. The three young brothers began making high-quality wooden toys in Osby, Sweden, but initially they started by making woven basket-ware. Brio makes good toys that are safe and durable and encourage open-ended play. There are many other associates throughout the world that now make good quality wooden train sets and track.

Due to the amount of toy train associates who make wooden trains and track, a acceptable that they have agreed to conform to is known as the Vario-System. By sticking to this theory wooden train tracks made by one enterprise will absolutely connect to a piece of track made by other company. Most habitancy refer to the Vario-system as the Brio-compatible, after the Biro company. Who as can be seen with their yield yield are the most notable wooden train invent in the world.

The worlds most notable wooden train is Thomas. Thomas the Tank machine was a character in a series of children's books called The Railway Series that first appeared in the United Kingdom in 1945. In 1984 Thomas made his acting debut on a Tv program called Thomas the Tank machine and Friends in the United Kingdom which was narrated by Ringo Starr of The Beattles. The popularity of Thomas the Tank was large sufficient that manufactures started selling patterned sets which included most all of the other characters seen in Thomas The Tank machine and Friends series.

Today's wooden toy trains have hardly changed from years ago, but probably the most foremost change has been with its safety. Instead of the hook (sharp) to concentrate the train and carriages there is now magnets.

There are now numerous styles and designs of wooden toy trains, some with track and some without. There are types to sit on and types you can push along the floor. There are rockers and pedal types. But which ever type is chosen they will last generations if they are looked after with care.

Wooden Toy Trains - When And Where Did It All Start?