Wait a minute. Could it be the Union Express track I use for my customs is actually a (slightly modified) clone of this system? I completely forgot it existed and the track looks near identical, now that I've seen it again. I see they even made curves in different radiuses, points, slopes, a powered turntable that stops by itself and even decouplers (!). Makes me wonder if my stock would be the right gauge for it, assuming a Plarail train would still fit between the outer rails. Not to mention: the red bridge, semaphore and tunnel look like they reappeared in certain Plarail sets after this range ended (incl. Thomas ones, where I got mine from). If it is indeed where they originated, it should be mentioned on the Motorized Wiki if it isn't already. Also found a surprising number of videos showing these trains running, so I'll add the first one that showed up for me:
Apparently, they were even cloned by a Brazilian (?) company named Estrela and sold in South America at one point. Totally magnificent lineup, and it's a real shame they had to stop making it. They really remind me of my own work in the way they look less toylike but still aren't scale models.
Apparently, they were even cloned by a Brazilian (?) company named Estrela and sold in South America at one point. Totally magnificent lineup, and it's a real shame they had to stop making it. They really remind me of my own work in the way they look less toylike but still aren't scale models.
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