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Minitrix - 3122 - Covered Hopper, 60 Foot, Cylindrical - United Carbon Company - 46135

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N Scale - Minitrix - 3122 - Covered Hopper, 60 Foot, Cylindrical - United Carbon Company - 46135
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Stock Number3122
Original Retail Price$2.50
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerRoco
Body StyleRoco Covered Hopper Cylindrical 60 Foot
PrototypeCovered Hopper, 60 Foot, Cylindrical
Road or Company NameUnited Carbon Company (Details)
Reporting MarksSHPX
Road or Reporting Number46135
Paint Color(s)Black
Print Color(s)White
Additional Markings/SloganCarbon Blacks
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
Release Date1970-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeCovered Hopper
Model Subtype60 Foot
Model VarietyCylindrical
Scale1/160



Model Information: This Roco model was originally imported through Trix to Aurora for their Postage Stamp line. It has also appeared with Minitrix packaging as imported by American Tortoise. It is distinctive not only for its eight bays and six hatches, but also because the roofwalk runs along only one side of the top hatches. It models an ACF 59' Centerflow hopper from the early 1960s
Brand/Importer Information:
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets.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. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the Trix company produced a small range of fairly unrealistic AC powered three rail models running at 14 volts.

N gauge models under the Minitrix brand were made from the late 1960s mostly of European prototypes (German and British primarily). North American prototypes were also manufactured and marketed under the Aurora "Postage Stamp" brand; later these items were sold under the American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-Cor brands. Trix sometimes utilized North American consultants to aid in the design of this portion of the product line. The "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models using the earlier product tooling.

Trix's owner in the 1980s and 1990s was Mangold, which went bankrupt in the late 1990s and Märklin purchased the assets in January 1997. In part, this purchase was a reflection of Märklin's need for added production capacity; Trix had been manufacturing certain items for Märklin in previous years. The purchase was also in response to the earlier purchase of the Karl Arnold company by the Italian company Rivarossi; Märklin were very keen to take over Trix market share in 2-rail H0 and especially Minitrix, until then Märklin had not marketed N gauge models. In 2003, Märklin introduced its first N gauge models under the well established Minitrix brand. A number Märklin H0 scale three-rail AC locomotives have also been introduced in two-rail DC versions under the Trix logo and many models are shared between the two brands.

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Manufacturer Information:
The company was founded in 1960 by Ing. Heinz Rössler and started with a plastic Minitanks series of military vehicles. After export to the USA became successful, the model line was expanded with model trains in HO scale and the smaller N scale. TT scale was also subsequently added to the product line. The model rail product line covers many European countries including Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands, and also the USA.

On July 15, 2005 ROCO Modellspielwaren GmbH was declared bankrupt. From July 25 the company continues as Modelleisenbahn GmbH, but still uses the Roco brand and associated logo. On October 1, 2007, distribution of the 'Minitank' product series was assigned to the German model car manufacturer Herpa.

Since February 2008 Modelleisenbahn also owns Fleischmann, which like Roco had gone bankrupt. The two companies continue as separate brands under Modelleisenbahn GmbH, while benefiting from economies of scale through joined development projects, marketing and procurement.

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Item created by: gdm on 2016-12-11 10:02:25. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-07-17 16:19:56

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