Trix (company)
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Trix was a German company that originally made metal construction sets. In 1935 it 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 14v. Unlike other manufacturers of the period Trix allowed locomotives two trains to run on the same track independently, one using the left rail and centre, the other right and centre. This system was know as 'Twin Trix'. In the United Kingdom Trix models were distributed by Bassett-Lowke under the brand name 'Twin Train Table Railway', initially using German outline models painted in British colours, and from 1937 onwards relatively crude models of British locomotives and rolling stock.
Production resumed in 1948 but began to lag behind the technology used by rivals. Trix switched from AC to DC (with its simple reversing function) later than rivals like Tri-ang, particularly the British Trix company. In 1956 Trix switched to DC and in 1967 to two rail as used by most competitors. The failing Trix brand was taken over several times becoming Trix Twin Railways, Trix Trains, British Trix and then merging with Liliput. Production of British Trix trains ceased in the mid 1970s.
N gauge models under the brand Minitrix were made from the late 1960s mostly to European prototypes, although American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-cor imported some Minitrix into the USA and the "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models. Trix (mangold) the Minitrix owner werent bankrupt in the 1990s and Marklin purchased the assets. In 2003 Marklin introduced its first N gauge models under the Minitrix brand.
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