This is a general guide to currently available N-gauge and N scale model trolleys and trams. Here "availability" is defined as being listed as available by the manufacturers themselves on the primary market. In some cases, major vendors like Hobby Search Japan are used as a proxy instead. Beyond this, it is possible to find additional older models made in the past that are still available, either in the inventory of a store or online vendor, or through second-hand and used resales.
The availability list is divided into ready-to-run models (including those like Tomytec's, where a separate snap-in motorized chassis is made available to power an unpowered finished model); and unpainted and unpowered resin-printed carbody shells which the modeler must power, prep, paint, decal, and perhaps add details.
In addition, I have included a list of many of the N trolley models whose availability has been disrupted by the July 2024 shutdown of the Shapeways online product hosting, 3D printing and order fulfillment service. This sudden action has made many model trolley designs suddenly unavailable on the market. The various design vendors who used Shapeways are individually evaluating their options. These may include assuming the 3D printing and order fulfillment work themselves, finding another service to print their designs, or simply shutting down their previous offerings. While I have not included "fantasy" or highly inaccurate model designs in this listing, its length speaks to the dramatic impact of the Shapeways action on the N trolley market. - R. D. Kerr
Tomytec and Various Japanese Manufacturers
see Hobby Search Japan website (in English):
Japanese Models: www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/1700/6/1
Worldwide Models: www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/1712/6/1
(There are typically 20-25 one-time production Tomytec unpowered model trams available at any given time, with motorizing chassis available. Also some ready-to-run trams from Modemo, TGW (Tsugawa), Tramway and others. These are nearly all models of Japanese prototypes and change too often for me to want to constantly update.)
Kato (Japan)
see Hobby Search Japan website (in English):
www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/1700/6/1
10-1604 Hiroshima Electric Railway #1001 "Piccolo" and #1002 "Piccola" Greenmover LEX 2-Car Set
14-804-1 Hiroshima Electric Railway #1007 Greenmover LEX (base fleet paint scheme)
14-804-5 Hiroshima Electric Railway #1001 Greenmover LEX (Hiroshima Bus paint scheme)
14-805-1 My Tram - Blue (3-section articulated tram - Hiroshima Greenmover LEX tram design)
14-805-2 My Tram - Red (3-section articulated tram - Hiroshima Greenmover LEX tram design)
14-806-1 My Tram Classic - Blue (2-axle German motor and trailer)
14-806-2 My Tram Classic - Green (2-axle German motor and trailer)
14-806-3 My Tram Classic - Red (2-axle German motor and trailer)
14-806-4 My Tram Classic - Yellow (2-axle German motor and trailer)
Arnold (Hornby) (Germany) - both DC and digital (add "D" suffix) versions
see uk.arnoldmodel.com/search?resultType=product&langPath=arnold-uk&category=all_products&sub_category=combined&q=Duewag%20tram&sort_by=0&page=1 (in English)
HN2602 Duewag GT6 Vienna
HN2603 Duewag GT6 Essen
HN2604 Duewag GT6 "Koenig-Pilsener" Essen
HN2605 Duewag GT6 "Coca-Cola"
Hoedl Linie8 (Germany) - only sells within European Union
see www.linie8gmbh.de (in German)
79006 Siemens Combino Erfurt 5-Section Articulated Tram
79009 Siemens Combino Ulm 5-Section Articulated Tram
Rietze (Germany) - Unpowered Models (can be powered with motorized chassis from Hoedl/Linie8)
see rietze.de/shop/produktsortiment/2213/siemens-combino-5tlg.-vip-potsdam-100-jahre-1-160
see rietze.de/shop/produktsortiment/2214/siemens-combino-verkehrsbetriebe-nordhausen-seniorenwerk-1-160
see rietze.de/shop/produktsortiment/2363/duewag-6mgt-rnv-mannheim-gruen-1-160 (all in German)
STRA01200 Siemens Combino ViP Postdam 100 Years 5-Section Articulated Tram
STRA01201 Siemens Combino Nordhausen 3-Section Articulated Tram
STRA01202 Duewag 6MGT RNV Mannheim - Green 5-Section Articulated Tram
Bachmann Trains (U.S.) - (not recommended: not to scale, inferior mechanism, axle gears can crack)
see shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=265_668_388
61085 Brill Trolley - Christmas ("Happy Holidays")
61086 Brill Trolley - Desire (New Oeleans)
61088 Brill Trolley - Lowell #4131
61089 Brill Trolley - Orange Cream & Gray
61091 Brill Trolley - Chicago
61093 Brill Trolley - Green
Interurban Models (France) - Resin printed shells of U.S. trolleys, dummy trolley poles
see interurban-models.myshopify.com
160-1053 Capital Transit Pre-PCC St. Louis Built (can power with Tomytec TM-TR01)
160-1102 Indiana Railroad High-Speed Coach-Baggage Combine (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
160-1241 Speedrail Cincinnati Curved Side Interurban (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
160-1242 Dayton & Troy Cincinnati Curved Side Interurban (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
160-1271 Brill Baby Bullet Lightweight Interurban (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
160-1275 Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Brill Bullet - Never Built (can power with Tomytec TM-TR01)
160-1291 Arched Window Lightweight (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
160-1292 Aurora Elgin & Fox River Lightweight (can power with Tomytec TM-TR01)
160-1293 Shaker Heights 300 Series (can power with Tomytec TM-TR01)
160-1301 CSL Sedan - Chicago Peter Witt Car (can power with Tomytec TM-TR01)
160-1621 Oneonta & Mohawk Valley 1908 Interurban - Cincinnati Car Co. (can power with Tomytec TM-21)
160-3321 Interurban Box Car with Clerestory Roof (can use Micro-Trains Arch Bar Trucks 003 02 001)
Imperial Hobby Productions (IHP) (U.S.) - Resin printed shells
see ihphobby.tripod.com/mtmho.html
16003 Toronto CLRV (no particular motorized chassis specified)
16004 Red Arrow / PST / SEPTA Double-End PCC Interurban (no particular motorized chassis specified)
Boxcar Models (U.K.)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 150-164 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 165-169 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 170-197 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 700-711 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 712-733 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 734-736 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 741-751 Series Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 410-413 Series Coach (ex-Observation) (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 420 Series Coach (ex-Observation) (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 250-255 Combine (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 418-419 Diner (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 409, 414-417 Diner (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 410-413 Observation (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 420 Observation (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 741-776 Series Silverliner Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 757 Silverliner Coach (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 415 Silverliner Diner (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 251 Silverliner Combine (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 203-214 Series Merchandise Dispatch Cars (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 215-239 Series Merchandise Dispatch Cars (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 240-245 Series Refrigerator Cars (can power with Tomytec chassis)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) Electroliner
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 604 Line Car
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 606 Line Car
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 607 Derrick Car
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) 607 Derrick Car (as separate parts)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) Battery Loco 455-456
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) Electric Loco 452
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) Electric Loco 452-454, 457 (set of 4)
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (CNS&M) Electric Loco 452 with widened hood (for a power chassis)
(plus CNS&M unpowered chassis, truck frames, horns, separate pilots and some scenery pieces)
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light (TMER&L) Kuhlman Single Car
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light (TMER&L) Duplex Car 1180-1195 (can power with Tomytec chassis)
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light (TMER&L) M1
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light (TMER&L) M2, M14, M16
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light (TMER&L) M15 Line Car with Single Plow
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light (TMER&L) M15 Line Car with Double Plows
(plus TMER&L unpowered chassis and waiting shelter)
Chicago Aurora & Eastern (CA&E) 451-460 Series
(plus CA&E unpowered chassis)
Sacramento Northern Holman Combine
Sacramento Northern Holman Combine (Version 2: without steps)
Sacramento Northern GE Steeple Cab
Sacramento Northern GE Steeple Cab (Version 2: wider spacing for trolley poles)
Red Arrow (PSTC) / Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Liberty Liner
Interurban Models
160-4130 SEPTA N5 ABB Car
160-1511 Interurban Box Motor with Clerestory Roof
160-3301 2 CERA Box Cars Round End
160-1480 Northern Ohio 1916 Jewett Interurban
160-1005 Cincinnati & Lake Erie "Red Devil" Mk1
160-1004 CRANDIC Lightweight Interurban
160-1002 Liberty Bell Limited LVT 1000 Series
160-1402 "Electromobile" Altoona Type
160-1401 "Electromobile" Scranton Type
GHB International
N Scale Pre-war PCC Philadelphia Transportation Co. (PTC) Version Body #1
N Scale Pre-war PCC Philadelphia Transportation Co. (PTC) Version Body #2
N Scale Pre-war PCC Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Version Body #1
N Scale Pre-war PCC Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Version Body #2
N Scale Trolley Freight Body + Floor (generic)
N Scale 45' Trolley Freight Box Motor (with body parts)(generic)
N Scale 2-Truck Birney (single folding doors)
N Scale Standard Streetcar (double folding doors)
N Scale Brooklyn & Queens Transit (B&QT) 8000 Series Streetcar
Damin Keenan
N Scale Baldwin-Westinghouse Steeplecab (includes 3 optional roof styles & sideframes)
(can power with a modified Bandai B-Train Motorized Chassis #4, takes Micro-Trains couplers 001-02-052 or 2004-1)
N Scale Texas Traction Co. Coach-RPO #350-351 (includes steps piece)
Berkshire Car Shop
N Scale Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Short Steel Coach Osgood Bradley #31-36
N Scale Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Short Steel Combine Osgood Bradley #114-115
N Scale Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Long Steel Coach Osgood Bradley #37-39
N Scale Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Long Steel Combine Osgood Bradley #116
Barm Model Productions
(TEST) N Gauge Third Avenue Railway System (TARS) Brill Streetcar (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
(TEST) N Gauge MB3CR Brill Streetcar (can power with Tomytec TM-TR04)
Traction Scale Models - None (Hagerstown & Frederick Brill combine previously withdrawn by vendor)
Imperial Hobby Productions - None (N scale trolleys previously withdrawn by vendor)
