Ernst Rozsa formed Miniature Construction Ltd in London, 1958, to import models from the Austrian manufacturer Liliput, with some models being assembled in London. Rozsa persuaded Liliput to manufacture an 00 (not H0) model of the BR Class AL1 E3000 (later Class 81) locomotive, which was released in 1960. Ernst Rozsa joined Trix in 1961, taking the AL1 which was released by Trix in 1963. By 1965, Rozsa was working with Liliput to revive the British Trix range, the Class 52 Western locomotive being the first to be designed by Rozsa and tooled by Liliput, although the scale was 3.8mm (half way between H0 3.5mm and 00 4mm). Trix did finally adopt true 4mm scale with the release of the LNER A4 model.
Trix production ceased in 1973, with Rozsa salvaging unsold stock and spares which he sold through Berwyn Hobbie Supplies. Liliput purchased the British Trix tools, and Rozsa set up Liliput Model Railways (UK) Ltd in 1974, at his KIVOLI centre in Bala. The KIVOLI centre was an importer of KIbri, VOllmer and LIliput. Liliput manufactured British Trix in Austria, final assembly being undertaken at Bala, and sold as Trix Trains. Liliput was taken over by Herpa in 1990, some tooling going to Dapol, other tooling to Bachmann when Herpa sold Liliput to Kader, owners of Bachmann.
The Trix Trains range comprised a range of locomotives, the Trans Pennine DMU, passenger coaches, open wagons, grain wagons and tank wagons, all in a veriety of liveries. Products were sold in both Liliput and Trix Trains boxes.
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