Maker record
LGB
LGB (Lehmann-Gross-Bahn) is a German model railway range introduced in 1968 by Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk. It specializes in large G-scale trains for garden and indoor layouts. Its range includes locomotives, rolling stock and railway accessories, and it continues under the LGB name within the Märklin group.
- Founded
- 1968
- Countries
- Germany
- Locations
- Gppingen, Germany
- Founders
- Ernst Paul Lehmann
The story of LGB
Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk introduced the Lehmann-Gross-Bahn (LGB) in 1968. A 2018 anniversary catalogue recalls its debut at the Nuremberg Toy Fair and attributes the venture to the Richter family. LGB developed as a large-scale railway system for garden use, with products in G scale. The range was designed for indoor and outdoor layouts.
LGB later became part of the Märklin group. A Märklin catalogue states that LGB belonged to Märklin from 2008, while a 2018 catalogue describes Märklin’s continuing development of the range. The LGB name and G-scale railway products remain part of Märklin’s portfolio.
