Dennis Lakomy has been collecting and running model trains since his dad gave him his first model train set in 1962.

A testament to the enthralling nature of model trains in the 1950s ... offers and more. For the best stories in your inbox, click here. This article may contain affiliate links that Microsoft ...

The first mass market railway sets where made by Marklin in Germany in 1891 but it was a group of English hobbyists who in 1904 began model building. The first electric models where introduced ...