Arnold HN4489 CIWL, 3 unit pack Etoile du Nord, set 2 (DD3, VPC Fleche d'Or, VP Étoile Nord), ep. II Passenger Coaches, Cream blue

Arnold is a toy manufacturing company founded in Nuremberg on 4 October 1906 by Karl Arnold Specialising in tin toys, it also produced boats and doll's houses until the Second World War, when the factory was completely destroyed It is best known for launching the Arnold Rapido model train range in 1962 in the 1:160 scale with a track gauge of 9 mm: this was the birth of the N scale From 1960 to 1962, production consisted of a range of small Rapido 200 trains, in 1:200 scale, more toy train than model train However, from 1962, the company turned to the production of real model trains and became the reference N production from 1970 onwards In 1964, the N scale was recognised as the NEM standard and later the Rapido coupler was adopted as the European standard for the scale In 1995 the firm was bought by Rivarossi and in 2004 by Hornby PLC Arnold Coach and Coach Packs span a wide selection of eras and model railway themes, for extending your rake From sleeping coaches to restaurant coaches and more, Manufacturer: Hornby Hobbies Ltd