Liliput - L265054 - Maintenance Wagon, Wohn-Schlafwagen, Ep.V - Schweerbau - 092 3 470-5

Road Name History: We are united by the philosophy of setting things in motion, tackling problems and making a difference. We are proud – especially at a time when people long for sustainable solutions for the mobility revolution – to have been doing precisely this for almost 100 years. We have been smoothing the way for the transportation of goods, people and commerce since 1929. We operate around the world without borders – with a focus on Germany and Europe.

We have years of experience behind us, but are forward-thinking. We have been working on ongoing development since our founding – our own development, as well as that of our machines and global mobility solutions. All this started with Heinrich! Heinrich Schweer is our founder and eponym, and established our company in 1929 with courage and drive. Heinrich passed away in 1955 and his son-in-law Gerhard Jelitto took over management of the business, thus continuing the family tradition. In 1986, Heinrich’s grandson Lutz Jelitto entered the family business and has been managing company activities to this day. Over the years, new locations and branch offices have been added and with them came new employees. While there were just 100 in 1990, in 2021 the company has around 700 employees – and growing.

Brand/Importer Information: Liliput was founded in 1947 by Walter Buchel in Vienna with six employees, the original company name was "Liliput - R. Cvetkovics und Co.".
The company ran into financial difficulties at the end of the 1980s, and initially the car model manufacturer Herpa appeared as a new partner. However, Herpa's activities were only a short interlude, because in 1992 the British model railway manufacturer Bachmann Europe Plc., a subsidiary of the American Bachmann Industries took over Liliput and transferred production to the parent company, Kader Industrial Company Ltd. to Hong Kong. Since then, Liliput products have been developed and sold by the German branch in Altdorf near Nuremberg.
Due to the various changes in ownership of the company, a distinction is made today between Liliput Vienna, Herpa-Liliput and Liliput-Bachmann when classifying Liliput models over time.