Tin Plate

Tin Plate
Tin plate is not very common any more. Early O27 (aka Three rail) and similar items are tin plate models.
These are not know for their historical, or prototypical accuracy, however, they do have a large following.

Tin Plate
Commonly only associated with toy trains that do not conform to a scale. The name 'tin plate' originated during the 1800's when many an early model, crude or otherwise, was fashioned out of tin.
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Märklin, in Germany, also produces two different lines of 1 gauge equipment, one cheaper, made of tin plate metal, and less detailed than their premier line, which is super-detailed and expensive.

See also: Siding, Passenger train, Scale, Track, Stock rail