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Mark Hughes Trams
Tramway Modelling
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Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes manufactures and supplies a small range of high quality items which are useful in OO gauge tramway modelling. He also has a wide range of bus and coach kits.
Manx Electric Railway Winter Saloon 21 in 1960s livery, made by John Prentice using a Mark Hughes kit.
Tramcar Models in OO gauge
A small range of high quality tramcar body kits is produced:
- Blackpool 761 modern single door OMO double deck tramcar. Construction is etched brass and white metal body kit plus bogie sides (takes Tramalan MU1b mechanism) excludes pantograph.
- Manchester Metrolink articulated tram. Resin moulded body kit plus centre bogie. Motor bogie sides are included (takes 2 Tenshodo WB26), excludes pantograph. This kit can also be ordered with unpowered bogies as kit T2UP.
- Manx Electric Winter Saloon. White metal and etched brass body kit. All parts except wheels are included for an unpowered model.
- Blackpool 762 modern two door double deck tramcar. Construction is etched brass and white metal body kit plus bogie sides.
- Aberdeen Streamliner double deck tramcar. Construction is one piece resin moulded body.
Tramway parts
Mark Hughes manufactures and supplies a range of mainly whitemetal and etched brass British tramcar spare parts in OO gauge including:
- Etched brass tramway overhead fittings - ears, pull-offs, frogs etc.
- Passenger shelters in etched brass and whitemetal based on Cleveleys, Fleetwood and Portsmouth.
- Etched brass tram pinch road sign, queue barriers, low iron fence, and cast concrete fence and gates (both from Little Bispham), cast balustrade, pedestrian/cattle grids for the end of reserved track.
- Etched brass dog gates (Gateshead and Manchester), LUT understairs panel, Blackpool bumpers and lifeguards, platform bulkhead window bars for older trams, etc.
Contacting Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes operates "Mail Order" only and does not operate a shop or have facilities for visitors. Please contact the Mark Hughes mail order service at:
- Mr. Mark Hughes,
- 23 Orchard Rise,
- Tibberton,
- Gloucester, GL19 3AT,
- England.
An illustrated catalogue and price list is available for £1.00 plus a 9" x 4" stamped addressed envelope in the U.K. or for 5 International Reply Coupons for overseas customers. Please make cheques payable to H. M. Hughes.
