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Z scale trains are among the smallest model of this kind of toy available in the market these days. Its model railway scale has a track that measures 6.5 mm. There are many types of Z scale trains that you can find, including those that have Digital Command Control decoders. The trains can be activated using 0-8 VDC. As compared with N Scale, the Z scale is smaller. Its proportion is 1:220. It was in 1972 when Z scale trains were first shown at the Nuremberg Toy Fair by Märklin, the manufacturer from Germany. It was the genius of Helmut Killian that brought about this idea.