Editing Tram (section)

==Tram modelling==
{{see also|Rail transport modelling}}
[[File:Blackburn and East Lancs MRS - 44th annual exhibition - DSC03803.JPG|thumb|A model of a town with a [[Rail transport modelling|tram model]] built into it]]
Model trams are popular in [[HO scale]] (1:87) and [[O scale]] (1:48 in the US and generally 1:43,5 and 1:45 in Europe and Asia). They are typically powered and will accept plastic figures inside. Common manufacturers are [[Roco (model railroads)|Roco]] and [[Lima (models)|Lima]], with many custom models being made as well. The German firm Hödl<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hoedl-linie8.de/ |title=Auto-Modellbahn-Welt Hödl Straßenbahn und Oldtimertram Modelle |publisher=Hoedl-linie8.de |access-date=8 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222055641/http://www.hoedl-linie8.de/ |archive-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> and the Austrian Halling<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halling.at/ |title=Straßenbahnmodelle, Eisenbahnmodelle, Werkzeugbau und Konstruktionsbüro Leopold Halling |publisher=Halling.at |date=25 February 2015 |access-date=8 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173653/http://www.halling.at/ |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> specialise in 1:87 scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.strassenbahnfreunde-hemer.de/strassenbahnen/marktuebersicht/ |title=Marktübersicht – Straßenbahnen – Straßenbahnfreunde Hemer |publisher=Strassenbahnfreunde-hemer.de |access-date=8 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130411/http://www.strassenbahnfreunde-hemer.de/strassenbahnen/marktuebersicht/ |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

In the US, [[Bachmann Industries]] is a mass supplier of HO streetcars and kits. [[Bowser Manufacturing]] has produced white metal models for over 50 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bowser-trains.com/misc/history/history.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020612092457/http://www.bowser-trains.com/misc/history/history.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2002 |title=Home HO O N S New Products Price List Miscellaneous Join Email List Dealer Orders Retail Orders Contact |publisher=Bowser-trains.com |date=1 May 1961 |access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref> There are many boutique vendors offering limited run epoxy and wood models. At the high end are highly detailed brass models which are usually imported from Japan or Korea and can cost in excess of $500. Many of these run on {{RailGauge|16.5mm}} gauge track, which is correct for the representation of {{RailGauge|ussg}} (standard gauge) in HO scale as in US and Japan, but incorrect in 4&nbsp;mm (1:76.2) scale, as it represents {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in}}. This scale/gauge hybrid is called OO scale.
O scale trams are also very popular among tram modellers because the increased size allows for more detail and easier crafting of overhead wiring. In the US these models are usually purchased in epoxy or wood kits and some as brass models. The Saint Petersburg Tram Company<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sptc.spb.ru |title=St.-Petersburg Tram Collection |publisher=Sptc.spb.ru |access-date=8 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218190917/http://sptc.spb.ru/ |archive-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> produces highly detailed polyurethane non-powered O Scale models from around the world which can easily be powered by trucks from vendors like Q-Car.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qcarcompany.com/ |title=Main |publisher=Q-Car Company |access-date=8 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313054511/http://www.qcarcompany.com/ |archive-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>