TGV Models in HO & N Scale

This is a (nearly) complete list of commercially available TGV models in HO and N scales. The list is not necessarily correct or up to date. If you have any additions, corrections or suggestions, please let me know. To find these models, contact your local hobbyshop or post your query to the newsgroup rec.models.railroad. You may also have luck finding used TGV models on the eBay auction site. Please note, some models may be out of production. Thanks to Takashi Uchiyama of Tokyo for contributing to this list.

TGV Type	Brand	Scale	Item	Description
Sud-Est	Lima	HO	149772 (DC) 189772 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, orange livery, French trainset 03. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149775 (DC) 189775 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, orange livery, Swiss trainset 112. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary. Old reference number is 149720 or 149720AC.
			149882	3 trailer add-on (including bar trailer), orange livery.
			149883	3 trailer add-on, orange livery.
Sud-Est	Lima	HO	149711 149711AC	1M + 2T + 1M formation, orange livery, trainset 16 with record plaques. For a whole trainset, additional trailers below are necessary. This set was also numbered as trainset 113 and trainset 28 at various times.
			201094	2nd class trailer, orange livery.
			201095	1 power unit with motor, orange livery.
			201096	1st class end trailer, orange livery.
			201097	bar trailer, orange livery.
			201098	2nd class end trailer, orange livery.
			201099	1 power unit without motor, orange livery.
			201100	1st class trailer, orange livery.
			201097	1 trailer, bar, orange livery.
Sud-Est	Lima	HO	149708 (DC) 189708 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, fantasy white livery. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149901?	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), fantasy white livery.
			149902?	3 trailer add-on set, fantasy white livery.
Sud-Est	Lima	HO	149748	1M + 2T + 1M formation, new blue and silver livery.
			149884?	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), blue and silver livery.
			149885?	3 trailer add-on set, blue and silver livery.
Sud-Est	Bachmann USA	HO	N/A	1M + 3T + 1M formation, trainset 42. Toy-like model.
Sud-Est	Kato	N	10-198	1M + 4T + 1M formation, orange livery. For a whole trainset, the add-on trailer set below is necessary. Old reference number was 10-091.
			10-199	4 trailer add-on set, orange livery. Old reference number was 10-092.
Sud-Est	Kato	N	10-909	1M + 4T + 1M formation, new blue and silver "Ligne du Coeur" livery for service to Switzerland.
Sud-Est	Lima	N	123901 163901	1M + 2T + 1M formation, orange livery, trainset 16. For a whole trainset, some additional trailers below are necessary. (Lima also separately sold the vehicles in this set, see below)
			220120	1 power unit with motor, orange livery, trainset 16 with record plaque.
			220121	1st class end trailer, orange livery.
			220122	2nd class end trailer, orange livery.
			220123	1 power unit without motor, orange livery, trainset 16 with record plaque.
			220124	2nd class trailer, orange livery.
			220125	bar trailer, orange livery.
			220127	1st class trailer, orange livery.
Sud-Est	Lima	N	163904	1M + 2T + 1M formation, orange livery, trainset 113 with Neuchatel emblem or trainset 28 (both were produced under the same item number). For a whole trainset, additional trailers below are necessary.
			220127?	1 trailer, 2nd class, orange livery.
			220128	1 trailer, bar, orange livery.
			220129	1 trailer, 1st class, orange livery.
Sud-Est	Bachmann USA	N	51-4002	1M + 4T + 1M formation, orange livery, trainset 16. Toy-like compared to Kato or Lima.
Sud-Est	Jouef	HO	735100	1M + 4T + 1M formation, orange livery, includes track. To complete this trainset use Jouef's TGV Sud-Est add-on trailers below. (was 7351)
			580100	1st class end trailer, orange livery. (was 5801)
			580200	2nd class trailer, orange livery. (was 5802)
			580300	1st class trailer, orange livery. (was 5803)
			580400	bar trailer, orange livery. (was 5804)
			580500	2nd class end trailer, orange. (was 5805)
			880000	Motorized power unit, orange livery. (was 8800)
			580000	Un-motorized power unit, orange livery. (was 5800)
La Poste	Lima	HO	149773 (DC) 189773 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, new yellow livery. For a whole trainset, additional trailers below are necessary. Old reference number is 149710 or 149710AC.
			201102	1 trailer, new yellow livery, big "La Poste" lettering.
			201103	1 trailer, new yellow livery, small "La Poste" lettering.
Atlantique	Lima	HO	149714 149714AC	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery, trainset 325. Features commemorative striping on nose. Earlier versions of this model (possibly with a different item reference) were of trainset 318 without the striping.
			201087	bar trailer (Lima produces no other TGV Atlantique trailers, and their TGV Réseau trailers are not compatible. However, this single trailer is enough to complete trainset 325 as configured for the world speed record... but at the time it didn't yet have the blue nose striping!)
Atlantique	Jouef	HO	740000	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery. To complete this trainset use Jouef's TGV Atlantique add-on trailers. Note, this model was originally produced without a trainset number and too small TGV logos as a 1M + 3T + 1M formation, but is now numbered 325. (was 7400)
			748200	1M + 4T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery (includes bar trailer). To complete this trainset use Jouef's TGV Atlantique add-on trailers. (was 7482)
			741200	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery, simplified toy model with track. (was 7412)
			741300	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery, simplified toy model without track. (was 7413)
			740100	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), blue and silver livery. (was 7401)
			590100	1st class end trailer, blue and silver livery. (was 5901)
			590200	2nd class trailer, blue and silver livery. (was 5902)
			590300	1st class trailer, blue and silver livery. (was 5903)
			590400	bar trailer, blue and silver livery. (was 5904)
			590500	2nd class end trailer, blue and silver livery. (was 5905)
			890000	Motorized power unit, trainset 325, blue and silver livery. (was 8900)
			590000	Un-motorized power unit, trainset 325, blue and silver livery. (was 5900)
Atlantique	Kato	N	N/A	Model rumored in 2000, possibly produced by a European distributor based on the Kato Sud-Est model.
AVE	Jouef	HO	740500	1M + 2T + 1M formation, white livery (AVE is a Spanish TGV). To complete this trainset use add-on trailers below. (was 7405)
			594200	1st class AVE trailer. (was 5942)
			594300	2nd class AVE trailer. (was 5943)
Euromed	Jouef	HO	743700	1M + 2T + 1M formation, white livery (Euromed is a Spanish TGV).
Réseau	Lima	HO	149771 (DC) 189771 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery, 500 series trainset. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149777 (DC) 189777 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery, trainset 4502 (to Belgium). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149782 (DC) 189782 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery, trainset 4505 (to Italy). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149890	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), blue and silver livery.
			149891	3 trailer add-on set, blue and silver livery.
Eurostar	Lima	HO	N/A	This is an improved Jouef model with Lima packaging (Jouef and Lima are both merged into Rivarossi at this time)
Eurostar	Hornby	OO	R1013	1M + 2T + 1M formation with track. Note, before this 1997 Hornby-designed model, Hornby imported the HO scale model by Jouef until 1995.
			R4013	2 trailer add-on set (R9 and R10)
Eurostar	Jouef	HO	748300	1M + 2T + 1M formation, scale model version without track (was 7483). Same model as Lima Eurostar.
			745200	1M + 2T + 1M formation, toy version with track (was 7452)
			745300	1M + 2T + 1M formation, toy version without track (was 7453).
Eurostar	Kato	N	10-327	1M + 6T + 1M formation. Includes R1, R2, R9, R10, R17, R18. A full trainset requires more trailers, some of which are provided in the add-on set below.
			10-328	4 trailer add-on set. Includes R3, R4, R6, R7. Use another one of these add-on sets to reproduce R12, R13, R15, R16.
Thalys	Lima	HO	149786 (DC) 189786 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red and silver livery, 4500 series trainset (SNCF Thalys PBA). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149874 (DC) 189874 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red and silver livery, trainset 4341 (SNCF Thalys PBKA). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149875 (DC) 189875 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red and silver livery, trainset 4331 (NS Thalys PBKA). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149878 (DC) 189878 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red and silver livery, trainset 4321 (DB Thalys PBKA). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149704 (DC) 189704 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red and silver livery, trainset 4302 (SNCB Thalys PBKA). For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			149892	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), red and silver livery.
			149893	3 trailer add-on set, red and silver livery.
Thalys	Mehano	HO	T675 (DC) T674 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red and silver livery, PBKA type. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary.
			T678 (DC) T676 (AC)	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), red and silver livery.
			T679 (DC) T677 (AC)	3 trailer add-on set, red and silver livery.
Thalys	Kato	N	N/A	Model rumored in 2000, possibly produced by a European distributor based on the Kato Sud-Est model.
Duplex	Lima	HO	149903 (DC) 189903 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, blue and silver livery. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary. Model announced for 2000.
			149901?	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), blue and silver livery.
			149902?	3 trailer add-on set, blue and silver livery.
P-01 Tilt	Lima	HO	149873 (DC) 189873 (AC)	1M + 2T + 1M formation, red, silver and blue livery. For a whole trainset, both add-on trailer sets below are necessary. This is a model of the TGV tilting prototype with special bogies (reproduced on the model).
			149961	3 trailer add-on set (including bar trailer), red, silver and blue livery.
			149962	3 trailer add-on set, red, silver and blue livery.

Other names to note: some French businesses have made detailing parts for TGV models in HO scale. A company named Carmina made highly detailed (and expensive) scale pantographs out of brass, while the store Clarel (in Paris, metro Bastille) makes dry transfer sheets of TGV markings.

Last update: April 2000