Central Locomotive Works was formed by Bob Smith in 1947, to produce 0 scale 1:48 kits, which continued until Bob Smith transferred the business to Lou and Bette Houlemarde in 1999, after 52 years. See the 0 Scale Central biography of Bob Smith and Central Locomotive Works for additional background information.
![]() Central Locomotive Works 0 Gauge Pennsylvania Railroad H10 Consolidation 2-8-0 locomotive and tender, in brass (A reintroduction of the 1940 Saginaw Pattern and Manufacturing Co kit) |
![]() Central Locomotive Works Newsletter Issue 1, February 1976 |
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