Roco, base in Salzburg, Austria, is a manufacturer of model railway equipment, The company was founded in 1960 by Ing. Heinz Rössler and started with a plastic 'minitank' series. After export to the USA became successful, the model line was expanded with model trains in H0 scale and the smaller N scale. TT scale was also subsequently added to the product line. The model rail product line covers many European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands, and also the USA.