Directory
HO brands: who makes what
The makers of HO scale (1:87) trains, track and accessories — where they’re based, which systems they make for, what they make and how to buy them from the UK. Brand names belong to their owners; we’re independent of them all.
| Brand | Country | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| AthearnHO and N North American locomotives and rolling stock (Genesis, Athearn, Roundhouse), McHenry couplers | USA | 2-rail DC DCC |
| Atlas Model RailroadHO code 100 and code 83 track (and True-Track with roadbed), locomotives, rolling stock, structures | USA | 2-rail DC DCC |
| Bachmann TrainsHO train sets, locomotives, rolling stock, E-Z Mate couplers, scenery | USA | 2-rail DC DCC |
| BrawaH0 and N locomotives and wagons, model lamps and lighting | Germany | 2-rail DC AC versions DCC |
| DigitraxDCC command stations, throttles and decoders | USA | DCC |
| ESULokSound sound decoders, ECoS multiprotocol command station, CabControl DCC system, decoder tester and programming tools | Germany | DCC multiprotocol (ECoS) RailCom |
| FallerH0, N, Z and G building kits, scenery materials, Car System moving road vehicles, tools | Germany | scenery and buildings |
| HeljanHO Danish prototype models (and British OO, plus accessories) | Denmark | 2-rail DC DCC |
| KadeeMagne-Matic knuckle couplers (HOn3 to G), NEM-362 and NEM-363 couplers, uncouplers, height gauges, trucks and wagons | USA | couplers |
| KatoN and HO models; HO Unitrack; North American HO locos via Kato USA | Japan | 2-rail DC DCC |
| Lenz ElektronikDCC command stations, decoders and accessories | Germany | DCC RailCom |
| LiliputH0 and H0e continental models | Germany (originally Austria) | 2-rail DC DCC |
| MärklinH0 locomotives, wagons, sets and C-track for 3-rail AC; also gauge 1, Z and the children's Start up / my world ranges | Germany | 3-rail AC Märklin Digital (mfx, Motorola) DCC (current decoders) C-track |
| NOCHScenery materials, trees, grass, figures (H0, N, TT, 1, 0, G), landscape kits | Germany | scenery |
| PecoTrack for many scales: OO/HO Streamline code 100 and code 75, HO code 83 North American, Setrack; also Peco Publications magazines such as Railway Mo… | UK | 2-rail track (DC and DCC) |
| PIKOH0, TT, N and G models; H0 A-track (with and without roadbed); starter sets; PIKO SmartDecoder and digital products | Germany | 2-rail DC AC versions DCC |
| PreiserPainted and unpainted figures in many scales, including 1:87 (about 20 mm) and separate 1:72–1:76 (24–25 mm) ranges | Germany | figures |
| RocoH0 and H0e locomotives, coaches and wagons, RocoLine and geoLine track, TT models, Z21 digital control | Austria | 2-rail DC AC versions of some models DCC Z21 |
| ScaleTrainsHO and N North American locomotives and freight cars (Rivet Counter, Operator, Fox Valley Models lines) | USA | 2-rail DC DCC |
| TilligMainly TT; also H0 models and track | Germany | 2-rail DC DCC |
| TrixH0 2-rail DC locomotives and wagons, Trix C-track; Minitrix in N | Germany | 2-rail DC DCC mfx |
| ViessmannSignals, overhead catenary, lighting, CarMotion road vehicles; also owns the Kibri and Vollmer kit brands | Germany | accessories (analogue and digital) |
| WalthersHO North American locomotives, rolling stock (WalthersMainline, WalthersProto), Cornerstone building kits; large distributor | USA | 2-rail DC DCC |
| Woodland ScenicsScenery materials, SubTerrain foam layout system including incline/decline sets | USA | scenery |
| ZIMODCC decoders and sound projects, MX10 command station, MX33 cab, sound software | Austria | DCC RailCom |
Checked 18 October 2026. Each brand page lists its sources. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.