Maker record
Tram
HAMO was a German maker of electric model trams and model railway products, based in Nuremberg. Founded by Alfred Hannemann in 1952, the company developed its range from tram cars and trailers into a system with track, overhead wires and controllers. Its models used metal bodies and were offered in 00/H0 scale. HAMO later added diesel locomotives, including the V 80 and V 160, before Märklin became involved in the company and continued using the HAMO name for other model railway products.
- Founded
- 1952
- Locations
- Nuremberg, Germany · 1952
- Founders
- Alfred Hannemann
The story of Tram
HAMO, short for Alfred Hannemann Modellbau, was founded in Nuremberg in 1952 by Alfred Hannemann. The company took over plans and tooling for a model tramway developed earlier by FEMO, and presented the revised range at the 1953 Nuremberg Toy Fair. The electric system included tram cars and trailers, track, overhead wires and controllers. HAMO’s tram cars were made with die-cast zinc bodies, and the company also supplied components for self-built models.
The range expanded through the 1950s and early 1960s. HAMO added two H0 diesel locomotives, the V 80 and V 160, in 1959 and 1960, while its tram offering included powered cars, trailers and a dedicated track system. Alfred Hannemann withdrew from the business in 1963. Märklin then became involved, and from 1964 the HAMO name was used for further model railway products. The original tram production wound down during the 1960s; the tram models had disappeared from catalogues by 1967.
