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UK Model Tram Books

This booklist gives the details of the British books that describe how to make model trams and tramways. Some of them are now out of print but the references may help to obtain them through libraries or second hand book sales. Most of them are copiously illustrated with photographs of completed model trams and explanatory drawings.

Author	Date	Title	Publisher	ISBN	Brief Contents
Coates, Roy & Nigel	1993	Tramways of the Isle of Man Revisited	Roy Coates	-	Description of how to make Isle of Man trams to a scale of 1:41 using balsa wood, with many scale drawings to a smaller scale.
Coates, Roy	1995	Cavalcade of the Isle of Man Tramways	Roy Coates	-	An update to the above giving details of other car types.
Hammond, Peter	1979	An Introduction to Tramway Modelling	TLRS	0-905587-01-4	Excellent description of the manufacture of both 3/4" scale model trams and full size trams; includes a 3/4" scale plan of a 3 window Preston open top tram. (Out of print)
Hammond, Peter	1995	An Introduction to Tramway Modelling	TLRS	0-905587-04-9	Even better second edition of this standard work on 3/4" scale model trams. (Out of print)
Hammond, Peter & Howard, Peter	2015	Large Scale Tramway Modelling	TLRS	978-0-905587-06-6	New expanded version of the previous book.
Jackson-Stevens, E	1972	Scale Model Electric Tramways - and How to Model Them	David & Charles, Newton Abbot	0-7153-5480-9	Introduction to 3/4" scale model trams and garden tramways.
Petch, Martin	2022	Modelling the Belgian Vicinal	Heathfield Publishing	9781854144683	Belgian Vicinal models and layouts in many scales.
Russell, Terry	198?	Build a model tramcar in 'O' gauge	Terry Russell Models	-	Simple 'how-to' booklet which contains many practical details of use to British and continental 0 gauge modellers.
Voice, David	1982	How to go Tram and Tramway Modelling	Patrick Stephens Ltd., Cambridge	0-85059-564-9	Excellent introduction to, and history of, tram modelling; explains many 00 gauge techniques. (Out of print)
Voice, David	1985	London Tramways: their history & how to model them	Patrick Stephens Ltd., Cambridge	0-85059-668-8	Explains how to make an amazing variety of 00 gauge London tramcars. (Out of print)
Voice, David	1991	Tramway Modelling in '00' Gauge	Lancastrian Transport Publications, Cleveleys, Blackpool	0-9509405-4-2	Handbook of fundamental 00 gauge tram modelling techniques.
Voice, David	1992	What colour was that Tram? 3rd Edition	David Voice Associates	-	A listing of every tramway system in the British Isles with all known liveries, with the dates when they were used.
Voice, David	1997	More Tramway Modelling in '00' Gauge	David Voice Associates	0-9529937-0-8	Brings the previous tram modelling book up to date and describes how to motorise the EFE Leeds Horsfield.
Voice, David	1998	How to go Tram and Tramway Modelling: second edition	Adam Gordon	1874422214	Excellent introduction to, and history of, tram modelling; explains many 00 gauge techniques. Virtually all new examples in this edition.
Voice, David	2005	How to go Tram and Tramway Modelling: third edition	Adam Gordon	1874422532	Updated reprint of this useful work
Voice, David and Kure, Gottfried	2001	Toy and Model Trams of the World Vol.1: Toys, Die Casts and Souvenirs	Adam Gordon	1874422354	Full colour work on the commercial aspects of tram models. Ideal guide for the model collector.
Voice, David and Kure, Gottfried	2003	Toy and Model Trams of the World Vol.2: Plastic, White Metal and Brass Models and Kits	TLRS & Adam Gordon	1874422419	Vol. 2 covers scale model trams in kit and ready to run form. More details
Winter, Robin	2010	The Manx Electric and Snaefell Mountain Railways A Modeller & Historian's Inspiration	TLRS	978-0-905587-05-9	A superb book giving full details of these tramways with background information for modelling them.

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