Biaggi and Manamo Model Trains

Biaggi is quite rare (and Italians like to keep these for themselves) and Manamo is even rarer. I have just one Biaggi 0 gauge CIWL bagage car:

I think the Italian Elettren coaches of the same period are much nicer.

Regards

Fred

Not comon pieces to find. I just have three Biaggi freight cars. Sorry for the quality of pictures i will do better ones later. Biaggi trains are very nice but tends to suffer of zamack problems very often which makes that many of their locos have been destroyed. Production was also very low, not industrial.

I also have some pictures saved from the internet

And finally some pictures of very nice locos that i still have to find.......

Daniel

those are some nice pieces.

Great models - THANKS for sharing! Biaggi made a handsome  4-8-2 "Etat" in gray livery, virtually hand built. Was not aware of zinc pest issue.

That Suisse Krok is sweet!

Wow thank you for posting the photos and educating us as to what is out there ..even if in very small numbers ..

I like your quote about the Italians like to keep them .... in a huge global world   there is still national pride about letting a home piece cross the borders

An Italian Challenger !!!    did they produce other American  models ? ...  has the look of a Marklin NYC  Hudson 

Thank you Cheers Carey

To my knowledge Biaggi has done some other american models, a Commodore Van der Bilt and a Hudson. With the challenger they heve been produced in very small batches for wealthy customers. Biaggi produced trains in the spirit of Marklin, and they look very similar. Some models are of very high quality and some others have more the look of toys.

He also produced models in one gauge; i have had in my hands a german Pacific from pre world war two, that was a beauty.

I have some more pictures of the french 242 loco, you can appreciate the wormanship on it. And also a small italian swicher from an auction house in France.

Daniel

Thank you for posting the additional photos .  So Biaggi produced their own line of trains in addition to reproductions of some of the Marklin line ?

Here is a link to a few of the Biaggi  pieces that have sold over the years .

Cheers Carey

https://new.liveauctioneers.co...e%22,%22page%22:1%7D

Here is a link to more info about   Biaggi   found at Tin Plate Times

http://www.tinplatetimes.com/M...te/Biaggi/biaggi.htm

Carey: THANK YOU for those informative posts! That EXQUISITE and SWEET Suisse Kroc that went for 2000 British Pounds got my attention, but all those locos were fabulous and obviously made with Ferrari-like quality!

Now, if I could only hit the lottery or Power Ball!

Carey Williams posted:

Thank you for posting the additional photos .  So Biaggi produced their own line of trains in addition to reproductions of some of the Marklin line ?

Here is a link to a few of the Biaggi  pieces that have sold over the years .

Cheers Carey

https://new.liveauctioneers.co...e%22,%22page%22:1%7D

Thank you for the links Carey, that is all that is known about Biaggi.

Biaggi produced his own line of trains and Marklin repro also.  It seems today that you can find some models in Germany and Switzerland, but always expensives; as fred said in Italy it is near impossible to buy something from Biaggi......

Very best,  Daniel

In general, is Manamo the same quality as Biaggi?

Manamo is of far less quality than Biaggi. They are toys, die cast locos, freight cars are made of wood. I will try to find some pictures.

Daniel

Those are real eye-catching models. I hadn't heard of Manamo before, so I Googled, of course:

http://www.binnsroad.co.uk/railways/manamo/index.html

I also have a sudden liking for that Biaggi crocodile: 

I don't know but  it was not a mass production and they look more hand made models than industrial products, i fouded some pictures of a "spanish" passenger train from the 40's of manamo.

Daniel

Very handsome set! :-)

FRENCHTRAINS posted:

I don't know but  it was not a mass production and they look more hand made models than industrial products, i fouded some pictures of a "spanish" passenger train from the 40's of manamo.

Daniel

I like that wooden passenger car. It reminds me of the Occre Gauge 1 kit. Same prototype I wonder?

http://www.occre.com/model-tra...za.html#!prettyPhoto

Firewood posted:

FRENCHTRAINS posted:

I don't know but  it was not a mass production and they look more hand made models than industrial products, i fouded some pictures of a "spanish" passenger train from the 40's of manamo.

Daniel

I like that wooden passenger car. It reminds me of the Occre Gauge 1 kit. Same prototype I wonder?

http://www.occre.com/model-tra...za.html#!prettyPhoto

This is a popular prototype in Spain; the MZA railway had this type of wooden coaches; I have also one made in H0 gauge by the Spanish company Electrotren:

Regards

Fred

I have the Biaggi crocodile in gauge 1....also the exquisite "Cock 'O The North" with its faithful functioning Lentz valve gear. Here's a video of my Biaggi croc:

What a beautiful model - definitely Ferrari-like looks and quality. A true gem of a collectible! THANK YOU for that video! :-)

There is a nice color photo of a Biaggi 4-8-2 "Etat"  (gray w/red trim) in the Pierce Carlson book, Toy Trains, A History.

Not sure if it is in his personal collection but a handsome engine at any rate!