Currently available models

(Not suitable for children under 14 years of age)

4mm scale '00' gauge (16.5mm)

One of the 150 Type W open top tramcars, numbered 151 to 211 and 237 to 300, built in 1902 by Geo. F. Milnes & Co. Ltd., of Hadley, Shropshire, and those numbered 212 to 236, built by the British Electric Car Company Ltd. of Trafford Park, Manchester, for the London United Electric Tramways (LUT) for use on the service between Shepherds Bush and Hampton Court. The cars were delivered in “Royal Blue” livery, although some cars, numbered 201 to 210 appeared in overall “white" In 1904 some were repainted in “chrome yellow and white” and in 1909 most cars were repainted in “vermilion red and white”.

Price: £22.00 each

To complete this model additional parts will be required. Lengths of 0.45mm wire for the handrails, trucks, wheels, window glazing material, “Robinson” platform staircases, controllers and a trolley pole. This kit has been designed to use the David Voice (ex P.C. Models) Underfloor maximum traction kit (M017)* in conjunction with the Close bogie adapter (M018)*, the Tramalan Simple trolley pole kit for open top trams (T030)*, two Robinson platform stairs (T026)* and two BEC Controllers (T006)*.

One of the 50 Type X open top tramcars numbered 101 to 150, built in 1901 by Geo. F. Milnes & Co. Ltd., of Hadley, Shropshire, for the London United Electric Tramways (LUT) for use on the Uxbridge Road service between Shepherds Bush and Ealing, later extended through to Southall. These cars were unusual in that, unlike the majority of British tramcars of the period that had a semi circular dash panel, they were originally built with a distinctive double convex - concave dash panel. The cars were delivered in an overall “white” livery, although this may have been “off-white” or light cream. At the time the service was extended to Uxbridge in 1904, the dash panels and waist panels were repainted in “Chrome” yellow. Sometime around 1908/9 most of these unusual dash panels were replaced with the more common half-round type and the cars were repainted in Vermilion red and white in common with other classes of car owned by the company although some of the cars retained their original dashes until they were scrapped in 1924.

Kit comprises all body parts including etched brass stairs.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley standard and pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £22.00 each

This kit makes a  scale model of one of the 100 Type Z open top tramcars numbered 1 to 100, built in 1900 by Geo. F. Milnes & Co. Ltd., of Hadley, Shropshire, and those numbered 212 to 236, built by the Hurst, Nelson & Company Ltd. of Motherwwell, Lanarkshire, for the London United Electric Tramways (LUT) for use on the services between Shepherds Bush and Kew Bridge and between Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith. The cars were delivered in “venetian red and white” livery, although from 1909 most cars were repainted in “vermilion red and white”.

Kit comprises all body parts to make either of two versions.
Requires white metal stairs, controllers, trolley standard and pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc.

Price: £22.00 each

The Type U tramcars were converted from the original open top Type W cars in 1910-11. Reference should be made to photographs before starting this model, as there were a number of variations over the years.

The kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £33.00 each

The Type Y tramcars were converted from the original open top Type Z cars in 1910-11. Reference should be made to photographs before starting this model, as there were variations over the years.

The kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £22.00 each

The first four wheel production cars, 107 - 276 were built by Brush, and 277 – 436 were built by Milnes from 1901. Milnes cars are identifiable by their cut away dash-plates. Cars were also built with either Peckham Cantilever or Brill 21E trucks and either BTH or Dick, Kerr controllers. There were at least eight different variations of this car in existence.

Kit comprises all body parts to make either Brush or Milnes versions.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley standard and pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc.

Price: £23.75 each

Many of the open top four wheel cars were given top deck covers in 1906-7.

Kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £34.25 each

Manchester Corporation Tramways built 30 cars  from 1912. These differed from the earlier cars, having glass ventilators and lower saloons.

Kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £37.00 each

Nineteen four wheel cars were rebuilt into totally enclosed “small glass house type” cars between 1921 and 1924, numbers 126, 129, 133, 135, 136, 156, 178, 185, 249, 260, 288, 313, 317, 325, 339, 373, 401, 418 and 423.

Kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £43.75 each

The first production batch of 50 bogie cars, 188 - 237, were built by Brush from 1901.

Kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £32.50 each

A batch of  bogie cars, in the series 549 – 648, originally built by Brush from 1903 were later fitted with top covers of several different designs.

Kit comprises all body parts excluding roof.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks, roof and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £38.00 each

Many of the original 100 Brush built open top cars bogie cars were fitted with top covers between 1904 and 1907.

Kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £42.25 each

This kit makes a  scale model of one of the 50 Brush built open top cars bogie cars that were rebuilt by Manchester Corporation Tramways in 1919.

Kit comprises all body parts.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £54.50 each

Manchester Corporation Tramways built 38 cars between 1930 and 1932 in their Hyde Road Works. These were withdrawn from service in 1948. The cars were subsequently sold to other tramway operators, Aberdeen taking 14, Edinburgh 11, Leeds 7 and Sunderland 6.

Kit comprises all body parts excluding roof.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks, roof and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £33.00 each

Aberdeen Corporation purchased 14 of these cars from Manchester after they were withdrawn in 1948.

Kit comprises all body parts excluding roof.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks, roof and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £33.00 each

Edinburgh purchased 11 of these cars from Manchester after they were withdrawn in 1948.

Kit comprises all body parts excluding roof.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks, roof and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £33.00 each

Kit comprises all body parts excluding roof.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks, roof and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £33.00 each

Kit comprises all body parts excluding roof.
Requires white metal controllers, trolley pole, trucks, roof and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £33.00 each

Based on the 'standard' "Brill" trams built at Preston by the Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works Ltd. and used by many tramway systems.

Kit comprises of all body parts, stairs, controllers, but requires the addition of a trolley standard and pole, seats, truck and brass wire for handrails etc

Price: £59.95 each

(photo courtesy of Terry Russell)