Bachmann - 62993 - Streetcar, Electric, PCC Trolley - Toronto Transit

Specific Item Information: Shown as new in the 2010 Bachmann HO & N Catalog

Model Information: This Bachmann streetcar has been around for some decades. Features include: eight-wheel drive, operating headlight, Performs best on 11.25" radius curves or greater.

Road Name History: The TTC was established in 1921 when the franchise of Toronto Railway Company came to an end and its lines were combined with the Toronto Civic Railways to provide streetcar service in Toronto, Ontario. Much of the early fleet consisted of Peter Witt design cars. The first PCC cars (which gained the nickname Red Rockets on the TTC) began arriving in 1938. The last of the Peter Witt cars were retired in 1963 while the PCC cars lasted until 1995. Today, the TTC system includes 51 miles of line split between 10 routes. They attract a quarter of a million riders on a typical weekday, riding a fleet of 204 Flexity cars built by Bombardier. At first glance, one might think the line is standard gauge but in fact it is broad gauge: 4’ 10 7/8”.

Brand/Importer Information: Bachmann Industries (Bachmann Brothers, Inc.) is a Bermuda registered Chinese owned company, globally headquartered in Hong Kong; specializing in model railroading.

Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the home of its North American headquarters, Bachmann is today part of the Kader group, who model products are made at a Chinese Government joint-venture plant in Dongguan, China. Bachmann's brand is the largest seller, in terms of volume, of model trains in the world. Bachmann primarily specializes in entry level train sets, and premium offerings in many scales. The Spectrum line is the high quality, model railroad product line, offered in N, HO, Large Scale, On30, and Williams O gauge all aimed for the hobbyist market. Bachmann is the producer of the famous railroad village product line known as "Plasticville." The turnover for Bachmann model trains for the year ended 31 December 2006 was approximately $46.87 million, a slight increase of 3.36% as compared to 2005.