The first set of 6 models to form the ”Age of Steam I” collection were released in 1996.
The steam-powered machines that powered the Industrial Revolution modernized farming, mining, logging and rail-roading and carried every conceivable product to market in record time. Now you can collect six of the most significant steam-powered vehicles of all time - including Stephenson's Rocket, one of the first trains...the Showman's Engine, which brought wheat to dinner tablea faster than ever and the Aveling & Porter Steam Roller, which paved the roads of England. Each crafted to capture every intricate detail.

The second set of 5 models to form the ”Age of Steam II” collection were released in 1998.
It's early in the 20th century. The world is moving fast, propelled by a rich variety of steam-driven vehicles. And now six of the most intriguing steam-powered apparatus have been recaptured for your collection. All six models are crafted to an unsurpased level of accurate, authentic, historic detail. And many of the replicas bear loads that are intricately sculptured...crafted of fine resins to capture the smallest details...and then individually hand painted with meticulous care. The 1922 Foden Wagon, for example, bears a load of tar barrels.

Each model came with a certificate of authenticity included.

Age of Steam I

Matchbox Collectibles YAS01-M; 1829 Stephensons Rocket

Matchbox Collectibles YAS02-M; 1922 Foden Coal Truck

Matchbox Collectibles YAS03-M; 1894 Aveling and Porter Steam Roller

Matchbox Collectibles YAS04-M; 1917 Yorkshire Steam Wagon Type WA; De Selby Quarries

Matchbox Collectibles YAS05-M; 1905 Fowler B6 Showmans Engine

Matchbox Collectibles YAS06-M; 1918 Atkinson Model D Steam Wagon

Age of Steam II

Matchbox Collectibles YAS07-M; 1929 Fowler Steam Crane

Matchbox Collectibles YAS08-M; 1912 Burrell Traction Engine

Matchbox Collectibles YAS09-M; 1929 Garrett Steam Wagon

Matchbox Collectibles YAS10-M; 1918 Atkinson Steam Model D Wagon

Matchbox Collectibles YAS11-M; 1917 Yorkshire Steam Wagon Type WA; Great Western Railway Co.

Matchbox Collectibles YAS12-M; 1922 Foden Steam Wagon; R. Brett & Sons