Elettren

Armando Ravasini made Elettren’s first models in 1946: a 1:43.5 scale E 428 electric locomotive, followed by the FS 691 steam locomotive. The initial range also included freight cars and passenger coaches in the tinplate tradition. In the 1960s, Franco Ravasini continued the line and added coaches representing railway companies operating across Europe.

In 1985, Fabio and Maurizio Ravasini began the business’s third generation. Elettren subsequently adopted photo-etching, electronics and lost-wax casting, and later digital techniques. The company’s current product catalogue includes Italian steam locomotives and passenger cars, including CIWL coaches. Its official history states that production takes place in Italy; its listed address is in Marnate, in the province of Varese.