''Ibertren'' is a Spanish brand of

model railway Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale. The scale models include locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, t ...

, based in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

. It specialises in models of the Spanish RENFE train engines and cars. Ibertren

N scale N scale is a popular model railway scale. Depending upon the manufacturer (or country), the scale ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. In all cases, the ''gauge'' (the distance between the rails) is . The term N ''gauge'' refers to the track dimensions, ...

models were quite popular in Spain in the 90s; as of 2008, it sells a very limited selection of N models and a few H0 models.

N series

Ibertren manufactured two series of N-scale models: 2N and 3N. In the 3N series, a non-insulated DC three-rail system was used to power the engines. The 2N series, which were introduced later when 3N sales went down, used DC with negative current on one rail and positive on the other.

Notable models

H0 series

Notable models

Scenery

Ibertren also sold model train scenery, such as cars, people, and train stations.

History

In 1973, Iberten launched its first model train engines, modeled after a green diesel SNCF 61006

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. In 1992, Model Iber S.A., the company from Barcelona behind the Ibertren brand, was forced to shut down due to financial problems. In 2004, a company named "Ibertren Modelismo, S.L." (also from Barcelona) relaunched the brand, with a H0-only catalog. In 2008, the company announced at the

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that it would manufacture N models again.

References

External links

Official webpage

Fan page
with photos of all known models
Ferromodelismo.es
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