Tillig

The TILLIG Model Railways GmbH & Co. KG is since 1991 a German manufacturer of model railways. The specialized models of nominal size TT company is the largest supplier in this market segment and has an extensive assortment. In addition, models of nominal size H0 are produced. The company is based in Saxony Sebnitz.

History

In 1991, Hans -Jurgen Tillig, based in the company Sebnitz Mushroom Model Railway, which produced up to that point only flexible and prototypical track for the nominal size H0. To extend the range, they developed a model for the nominal track size TT. In parallel, founded Hans -Jürgen Tillig the company Mattra for the production of locomotives and cars. For example, the DB Class 218 was built, the DR series V 200 developed. 1993 acquired Tillig the then dominant company Berliner TT cars in the framework of the bankruptcy proceedings and moved production to Sebnitz, which laid the foundation for today's Product focus has been placed. Under the new company name Berliner TT tracks Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, the former Pilz and Mattra from Sebnitz and BTTB Zeuke from Berlin were merged. In 1993, then was renamed Tillig cars and tracks GmbH & Co. KG and a relocation of corporate headquarters to Sebnitz.

In the further course, the company continued to modern production methods - previous models of BTTB corresponded mainly to the technical standards of the 1960s and 1970s. This TT developed after some problematic years back an important nominal size in East and West Germany. In the late 1990s there was a distribution partnership with the manufacturer Roco. 2000 took over to the fellow competitors JATT. The production of the former JATT models were delivered to the partner company model train manufacturer Sebnitz 2004. In 2001 Tillig took over the distribution rights and the assortment of the company Sachsenmodelle, an insolvent Zittau manufacturer of H0 rolling stock. This Tillig could establish another foothold in the market.

In June 2009, HJ Tillig moved for health reasons from the company in which he was one of three managers.