Kato revives MyTram Classic single-car tram with red stripe finish

Kato’s return of the MyTram Classic single-car tram is aimed at the layouts that usually get left out of the conversation: shelf-size city scenes, Unitram street trackage and tight tabletop dioramas where every inch matters. The new item, 14-806-A, comes in a cream finish with a red stripe, grey roof and grey underframe, and Kato has it scheduled for August 2026 at a provisional price of ¥4,950.

That price and footprint matter because the model is not being pitched as a shelf queen. Kato says the tram is built for smooth, stable low-speed running with a small coreless motor, and it is designed to work on Unitram street track and on tight-radius layouts down to R90mm. It also comes with one blank destination board and a sticker sheet, so the tram can be left clean and generic or dressed up for a specific scene. The front end keeps things simple too, with a one-light, non-illuminated front lamp and no front snowplow or buffer-style obstruction, which helps the profile read like a proper city car instead of a toy-like compromise.

What makes this reissue useful is the way it opens the door for different kinds of builders. Beginners get a finished tram that can go straight into service without repainting or scratchbuilding. Small-layout builders get a believable vehicle that can add motion to a street without eating up space. Collectors of tramway scenes get another ready-made option for Japanese or overseas settings, since Kato positions the MyTram Classic as a universal tram not tied to any one city or era. That flexibility is the real selling point here: it can stand in for a Japanese streetcar, a European urban line or a made-up modern district with equal ease.

The single-car release also fits into a broader MyTram family that Kato updated on February 28, 2024. The MyTram Classic line already included 2-car blue, green, red and yellow versions, each priced at ¥6,600 for Japanese release on January 30, 2024, and Kato has extended the concept further into plain-color modern My Tram sets meant for personalization. The original MyTram itself was based on Hiroshima Electric Railway’s 1000-series Green Mover LEX, the three-body, two-bogie ultra-low-floor tram that debuted in 2013, so the line still carries a real-world tram pedigree even as it leans hard into modeling flexibility.

Kato’s Unitram lineup backs that up with tram platforms and road-track expansion modules, making this less like a one-off rerun and more like a practical piece of an urban modeling system. For N scale builders who want street-running life without a sprawling footprint, the new MyTram Classic single-car tram is the kind of release that earns space on the roster.