Ivo Dotto on one of his road trains in 1984
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Dotto trains built a global empire on rubber wheels

CASTELFRANCO VENETO — The iconic Dotto mini train returned to the Eastbourne seafront in England on March 28, 2026, kicking off another season on one of Britain’s best-loved promenades. It is a small but telling moment for a company born in an Italian workshop more than six decades ago.

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