Lone Star Locos were manufactured in England by D.C.M.T at 152 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London, N13.

The preface of the LONE STAR trade catalogue for 1970 gave the following description of the Company:-

"LONE STAR PRODUCTS LIMITED specialise in the manufacture of top quality Die Cast metal toys.The range of Die Cast Cap Pistols, first introduced in 1949, is the largest in the world. In 1960, LONE STAR PRODUCTS LIMITED entered the Die Cast Metal Car market and, in 1970, this comprises over 70 different models all backed by accessories, gift and presentation packs, all of which contribute to maintaining our place in home and overseas markets as one of the world's leading Die Cast manufacturers".

For a history of the company itself and the operations we suggest that you refer to the sites listed in our links section for this site.

As far as the Locos went they started in the 1950's as push along models running on cast metal tracks, then as the range grew, the locos became motorised, the tracks changed and full scale train sets were released. A later run of push along models also appearred.

The company even went as far as manufacturing some track components in Australia (denoted by the stamping on the underside of those track pieces.)

For a list of models along with illustrations please refer to the models list.