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HO/OO Gauge Motorised Tramcar Trucks

Motorised Tramcar Trucks

The BEC-KITS original wide range of motorised trucks and bogies is now available from The Tram Man.

A very limited range is available from BEC-KITS, only for use with the HO continental tramcar kits.

Truck features

• The trucks are designed for 16.5mm track gauge to universal standards (e.g. PECO Streamline track), so are suitable for both
  • HO scale 1:87 scale Continental models and
  • OO scale 1:76 scale British models
• The trucks are supplied built, tested and ready-to-run.
• Smoother running of a pair of motorised bogies is achieved by flexible wiring between the two bogies.
• The trucks are wired for two-rail 12 Volt DC current collection, although they can be altered with simple soldering for operation with a live overhead and common track return. This version can be supplied ready altered on request.
• The trucks use a heavy-duty Mabuchi motor for cool running and a long life. Typically, the current consumption is about 0.3 Amps at 12V DC, with a stall current of about 0.72 Amps.
• The trucks use 20:1 reduction brass gears for realistically slow, trouble-free running over a long working life.
• The trucks use insulated, blackened, brass Romford wheels of sizes 7, 9, 10.5, 12, 14 and 16mm, using RP25 wheel profiles.
• All the trucks are also be supplied in unmotorised form for trailer trams and static models.

Four-wheel trucks

These mechanisms represent the rigid tramcar trucks fitted to normal 4 wheel/2 axle trams. Click here for the present limited range of four-wheel trucks. They are only available when ordered with one of the HO continental tram kits.

Bogie trucks

These mechanisms represent the swivelling, short bogie trucks fitted to bogie trams with 8 wheels and 4 axles and to older articulated trams. Click here for the present limited range of bogie trucks. They are only available when ordered with one of the HO continental tramkits.