- Ibertren
"Ibertren" is a Spanish brand of
model railway , based inBarcelona . It specialises in models of the SpanishRENFE train engines and cars.Ibertren
N scale models were quite popular in Spain in the 90s; as of 2008, it sells a very limited selection of N models and a few HO models.N series
Ibertren manufactured two series of N-scale models: 2N and 3N.
In the 3N series, a non-insulated DC three-rail system was used to power the engines. The 2N series, which were introduced later when 3N sales went down, used DC with negative current on one rail and positive on the other.
Notable models
HO series
Notable models
cenery
Ibertren also sold model train scenery, such as cars [cite web|url=http://www.87thscale.info/ibertren.htm|work=87thScale|title=Ibertren] , people, and train stations.
History
In 1973Fact|date=August 2007, Iberten launched its first model train engines, modeled after a green diesel SNCF 61006
shunter .In 1992,
Model Iber S.A. , the company from Barcelona behind the Ibertren brand, was forced to shut down [cite web|url=http://www.railwaymania.com/docs/83/rwmmag06.pdf|title=La última maqueta (The last scale model)|format=PDF|author=Gerard Llort] due to financial problems.In 2004, a company named "Ibertren Modelismo, S.L." (also from Barcelona) relaunched the brand, with a HO-only catalog [cite web|url=http://www.rosaspage.com/exin/eibermod.html|title=Ibertren Modelismo SL] .
In 2008, the company announced at the Nuremberg Toy Fair that it would manufacture N models again [cite journal|title=Ibertren|journal=Maquetren|issue=181|pages=36-37|url=http://www.ibertren.es/admin/uploads/docs/Maquetren%20n181X.pdf] .
References
External links
* [http://www.ibertren.es Official webpage]
* [http://home.tele2.es/colecciontrenes/ Fan page] , with photos of all known models
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