Besides the US and Germany, I know Great Britain had companies that produced toy trains. Were there other countries that did so? I believe the dies for Lionel trains were produced in Italy for a while. If there were such trains, I wonder if they show up in US markets?
Are there basic differences between, say, an American toy train and a German toy train--did they all use the same basic motor and other hardware design principles, and manufacturing materials and techniques? I would assume so, but I don't know. If there were major differences, it would be very interesting to know why, and what effect that had on the train design.
