BEC-KITS

Contents Scale Pages Contacting BEC-KITS 2 Ordering and trading terms 2 Metal tram kits HO scale 1:87 3-7 Metal metro kits HO scale 1:87 8 Tower Trams plastic tram kits OO scale 1:76 9 Motorising Tower Trams OO scale 1:76 10 British transfers OO scale 1:76 10 Continental transfers HO scale 1:87 11 Whitemetal spare parts HO/OO scale 12 KW Trams motorised trucks HO/OO scale 12 KW Trams motorised bogies HO/OO scale 13 Sommerfeldt overhead parts N, TT, HO, O, G 14-16 TLRS tramway modelling 17

Catalogue £1.00 January 2021

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 1 January 2021 Contacting BEC-KITS

BEC-KITS operate “Mail Order” only and do not operate a shop or have facilities for visitors. Please contact BEC-KITS using email, mail or telephone. BEC-KITS, 6 The Cliffs, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1NY, England.

Telephone: 01524 850703 0044 1524 850703 from overseas Email: [email protected] Web site: www.bec-kits.co.uk

The web site contains coloured photos of many of the BEC-KITS products, a list of items that are currently in stock and web links to other tramway web sites.

Postage and packing

Our standard postage charge for small packets is £3.85 for retail customers within the UK, but may be reduced for smaller items. For overseas export customers and for trade customers, postage is charged at cost.

Trading terms

Payment should be made in GBP pounds sterling using a bank transfer or a cheque drawn on a UK bank account, made payable to Brian Robinson. Bank cards can be used to make a payment on the PayPal secure web payment system at http://www.paypal.co.uk/. Please email us for the PayPal payment details for a particular order. Please do not send any of your bank card details to us.

Supply of all items is subject to availability, with current stock usually shown on the BEC-KITS web site. Payment is required before delivery. Cheques are not cashed until goods are ready for despatch. Goods remain the property of BEC-KITS until payment has been received. A Pro-Forma invoice can be supplied to customers for payment before delivery. E. & O.E.

Trade terms are available to UK and overseas model retailers on application. BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 2 January 2021 BEC-KITS Metal tram kits HO scale 1:87

BEC-KITS manufacture a wide range of model tramcar kits in whitemetal (a lead/tin alloy). The present range of kits are HO scale models of Continental trams from a variety of countries, with the features: • The tram kits contain metal body parts, clear plastic glazing and unmotorised trucks to make a static model. • The kits come with detailed instructions and construction diagrams. • Each kit has transfers/decals for an appropriate tramway system. • Working pantographs or bow collectors are included in kits 20, 25, 27, 30, 34, 38, 43 and 45. • The kits 19, 28, 28a, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 have two unmotorised bogies. Kit 45 has three unmotorised bogies. • Kit 30c is a small conversion kit of parts to use with the full kit 30. KW Trams ready-to-run, motorised 2 axle trucks or bogie pairs in pewter are available separately for the motor trams, with part numbers listed by the kits. The motorised trucks are wired for two-rail 12V D.C. current collection with a powerful Mabuchi motor and brass gears for a long working life.

BK19 USA PCC

BK20 Niederflur Triebwagen BK21 Niederflur Beiwagen

Kit No. Description Trucks Price BK19 U.S.A. P.C.C. air-electric car, St. Louis Car Co. MEUSA £ 54.50 BK20 Niederflur Triebwagen, working pantograph ME34D09 £ 52.75 BK21 Niederflur Beiwagen £ 44.50

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 3 January 2021 BK22 Hamburg Z1 Triebwagen

BK23 Hamburg Z2 Triebwagen BK24 Hamburg Z2b Beiwagen

Kit No. Description Trucks Price BK22 Hamburg Z1 Triebwagen ME28D09 £ 44.50 BK23 Hamburg Z2 Triebwagen ME28D09 £ 44.50 BK24 Hamburg Z2b Beiwagen £ 44.50 BK25 Hannover/Hawa Triebwagen 1928, working panto ME34D09 £ 52.75 BK26 Hannover/Hawa Beiwagen 1928 £ 44.50 BK27 Den Haag Ombouwer, working pantograph ME32D09 £ 52.75 BK28 Hamburg V2U Triebwagen, rebuilt version MEEQ £ 54.50 BK28a Hamburg V2/V2B Beiwagen, old version £ 54.50

BK25 Hannover/Hawa Triebwagen 1928 BK26 Hannover/Hawa Beiwagen 1928

BK27 Den Haag Ombouwer BK28 Hamburg V2U Triebwagen BK28a Hamburg V2/V2B Beiwagen

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 4 January 2021 BK29 Hamburg V6E Einmannwagen

BK30c Den Haag P.C.C. 2100 series conversion

BK30 Den Haag P.C.C. 1100 series

Kit No. Description Trucks Price BK29 Hamburg V6E Einmannwagen MEEQ £ 54.50 BK30 Den Haag P.C.C. 1100 series, working panto MECON £ 62.75 BK30c Den Haag P.C.C. 2100 series conversion kit £ 3.00 BK31 Brussels P.C.C. 7000 series (or Hamburg No. 3060) MECON £ 54.50 BK32 Brussels P.C.C. Rebodied 5000 series MEEQ £ 54.50

BK31 Brussels P.C.C. 7000 series

BK32 Brussels P.C.C. Rebodied 5000 series

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 5 January 2021 BK33 Hamburg Schörling Railgrinder

BK34 Verbandstyp II Triebwagen BK35 Verbandstyp II Beiwagen

BK36 Paris 'L' Class Motor Car BK37 Paris 'A' Class Bogie Trailer Car

Kit No. Description Trucks Price BK33 Hamburg Schörling Railgrinder ME24S09 £ 44.50 BK34 Verbandstyp II Triebwagen, working panto ME34D09 £ 52.75 BK35 Verbandstyp II Beiwagen £ 44.50 BK36 Paris 'L' Class Motor Car ME42D10 £ 44.50 BK37 Paris 'A' Class Bogie Trailer Car £ 54.50 BK38 Düwag Grossraum Triebwagen 1952-56, panto MEDUW £ 62.75 BK39 Düwag Grossraum Beiwagen 1952-56 £ 54.50 BK40 Brussels 5000 Series Original Body 1935 MEEQ £ 54.50

BK39 Düwag Grossraum Beiwagen BK38 Düwag Grossraum Triebwagen

BK40 Brussels 5000 Series Original Body 1935

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 6 January 2021 BK42 Hamburg V5 Beiwagen BK41 Hamburg V5 Triebwagen

BK43 Hannover Triebwagen 1925 BK44 Hannover Beiwagen 1925

Kit No. Description Trucks Price BK41 Hamburg V5 Triebwagen MEEQ £ 54.50 BK42 Hamburg V5 Beiwagen £ 54.50 BK43 Hannover Triebwagen 1925, working panto ME31D09 £ 52.75 BK44 Hannover Beiwagen 1925 £ 44.50 BK45 Düwag Sechsachser Gelenktriebwagen, panto MEDUW £ 84.85

BK45 Düwag Sechsachser Gelenktriebwagen

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 7 January 2021 BEC-KITS Metal metro kits HO scale 1:87

BEC-KITS manufacture a range of model metro kits in whitemetal (a lead/tin alloy). The present range of kits are HO scale models of Hamburg Hochbahn cars, with the features: • The metro kits contain metal body parts and clear plastic glazing. • The kits come with detailed instructions and construction diagrams. • Each kit has transfers/decals. • The unmotorised kits have parts for two unmotorised bogies. • The kits may be motorised with either one or two ready-to-run Tenshodo Spud motorised bogies, wired for two-rail 12V D.C. current collection.

BKHAU Hamburg Hochbahn A-Wagen T6 Built 1920

BKHBU Hamburg Hochbahn B-Wagen TU1 Built 1947-1953

BKHDT1U Hamburg Hochbahn DT1 Wagen Built 1958-1959

Kit No. Description Price BKHAU Hamburg A-Wagen T6 unmotorised £ 54.50 BKHBU Hamburg B-Wagen TU1 unmotorised £ 54.50 BKHDT1U Hamburg DT1 unmotorised £ 54.50

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 8 January 2021 Tower Trams Plastic tram kits OO scale 1:76

Tower Trams plastic tram kits are quality injection- moulded plastic kits with turning wheels, seats, glazing and a full set of transfers. Working motorised bogies, overhead trolley poles, bow collectors and pantographs are available separately from other suppliers. TK01 E1 tram closed, London Tr.

TK02 E1 tram open, London Tr. TK03 S.H.M.D. bogie tram TK04 Feltham, London Transp.

TK05 Feltham, Leeds TK06 'Cissie', London Transport TK07 'Cissie', Sunderland

TK08 'Cissie', British Steel TK09 Feltham, Metropolitan TK10 'Cissie', Metropolitan

Kit No. Description Price TK01 London E/1 tram, enclosed driver's platform £ 13.50 TK02 London E/1 tram, open driver's platform £ 13.50 TK03 S.H.M.D. (Manchester) bogie tram £ 13.50 TK04 London Transport Feltham tram, end door £ 13.50 TK05 Leeds Feltham tram, end door Out of production TK06 London Transport 'Cissie' tram, centre door £ 13.50 TK07 Sunderland 'Cissie' tram 100, centre door £ 13.50 TK08 British Steel 'Cissie' tram, centre door £ 13.50 TK09 Metropolitan Feltham tram, end door £ 13.50 TK10 Metropolitan 'Cissie' tram 331, centre door £ 13.50

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 9 January 2021 For motorising Tower Trams kits, MEEQ bogies are used for the 'Cissie' trams TK06, 07, 08 and 10. The MEMT bogies are used for all the others. Models run best when fitted with two motorised bogies and additional weight in the tram body. The tram's plastic lower deck floor is omitted and the metal bolsters supplied to carry the bogies are glued across the lower saloon of the kit, just below the window line at the appropriate position.

Tower Trams British Transfers OO scale 1:76

The waterslide transfers from the Tower Trams plastic tram kits are available separately for use with other models. Each set includes company logos, fleet numbers, route numbers, destinations and adverts.

TT08 London Transport Feltham

Part No. Description Price TT07 London Transport E/1 Out of stock TT08 London Transport (Feltham, Typhoo/Whitbread's) £ 2.50 TT13 London Transport ('Cissie', Black & White) £ 2.50 TT14 Sunderland ('Cissie', Binns/Clegg's) £ 2.50 TT19 Metropolitan (Feltham & 'Cissie', Whitbread/Force) £ 2.50

BEC-KITS British Transfers OO scale 1:76

Some waterslide transfers from the old BEC- KITS British kits are still available separately for use with other models. TO01 L.C.C. Part No. Description Price TO01 L.C.C. (Initials) £ 0.30 TO03 Manchester Bogie/Pilcher (crests, numbers, blinds) £ 1.70 TO04 London Transport crests £ 0.60 TO06 S.H.M.D. (Crests, numbers, blinds, lining for Tower kit) £ 4.50 TO07 Manchester California car (crests, numbers, blinds) £ 4.50 TO08 Manchester Parcels car (lining, numbers, depots) £ 4.00

BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 10 January 2021 BEC-KITS Continental Transfers HO scale 1:87 Waterslide decals from the BEC-KITS continental tram kits range and specially designed decals are available separately for use with other models. TH19 Hamburg Schörling Schleifwagen (Railgrinder)

TH08 Brussels

Part No. Description Price TH01 Hamburg 1950's (Silver crests, numbers, blinds) £ 3.00 TH06 Hannover/Hawa 1928 (Üstra, numbers, destinations) £ 1.70 TH07 Hamburg P.C.C. 3060 (Crest, numbers, destination) £ 1.70 TH08 Brussels P.C.C. (Lining, numbers, blinds) £ 1.70 TH09 Den Haag Ombouwer (1930's numbers, blinds, adverts) £ 4.00 TH10 Den Haag P.C.C. (1970's HTM, numbers) £ 1.70 TH13 Paris 'L' Class (Route 1, numbers, lining) £ 4.50 TH14 Paris 'A' Class (Route 1, numbers, lining) £ 4.50 TH15 Chemnitz/Karl Marx Stadt - Bautzen wagen £ 4.00 TH19 Hamburg Schörling Schleifwagen (Railgrinder) £ 3.60 TH20 Hamburg Hochbahn A-Wagen £ 3.60

TH01 Hamburg 1950's TH15 Chemnitz/Karl Marx Stadt - Bautzen wagen BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 11 January 2021 BEC-KITS Whitemetal spare parts HO/OO scale Part No. Description Price PHFG01 Driver standing £ 0.60 PHFG02 Driver sitting £ 0.60 PHFG03 Conductor standing £ 0.60 PHFG04 Driver's seat £ 0.40 All the parts from the BEC-KITS Continental tram kits are available separately for use with other models. Please request the spare parts that you are interested in, with a description of the kit and part numbers from the assembly drawing. KW Trams Motorised trucks HO/OO gauge KW Trams now manufacture the previous wide range of BEC built, ready-to- run motorised tramcar trucks and bogies. The selection listed here are designed for our model tramcar kits. Some of the truck features are: • The trucks are designed with RP25 wheels for 16.5mm gauge track to universal standards (e.g. PECO track) for both HO gauge 1:87 Continental models and OO gauge 1:76 scale British models. • The trucks are wired for two-rail current collection, although they can be altered by simple soldering for operation with a live overhead and common track return. • The trucks use a powerful Mabuchi motor and the current consumption is about 0.3 Amps at 12V DC. They use 20:1 reduction brass gears for realistically slow, trouble-free running over a long working life and insulated, blackened, brass Romford wheels of sizes 7, 9 and 10.5mm. KW Trams Fixed tram trucks HO/OO gauge

These mechanisms represent the fixed tramcar trucks fitted to short 2 axle trams. The ME34D09 truck illustrated here has a 34mm wheelbase, 9mm wheels and both axles driven. • The longer trucks have two axle drive and the shorter 24mm truck only has a single axle drive. Part No. Description Price ME24S09 24mm wheelbase, 1 axle drive, 9mm wheels £ 25.00 ME28D09 28mm wheelbase, 2 axle drive, 9mm wheels £ 30.00 ME31D09 31mm wheelbase, 2 axle drive, 9mm wheels £ 30.00 ME32D09 32mm wheelbase, 2 axle drive, 9mm wheels £ 30.00 ME34D09 34mm wheelbase, 2 axle drive, 9mm wheels £ 30.00 ME42D10 42mm wheelbase, 2 axle drive, 10.5mm wheels £ 30.00 All these trucks are available in unmotorised form – price each £ 10.00 BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 12 January 2021 KW Trams Motorised bogies HO/OO gauge

These mechanisms represent the swivelling, short bogie trucks fitted to bogie trams and to older articulated trams. The MEEQ equal wheel bogies illustrated here have an 18mm wheelbase and equal 9mm wheels. • The bogie trucks only have a single axle drive because of the limited space between the axles for the motor. • All the bogies are supplied with 9mm wheels for the driven axle. The trailing axle normally has 9mm wheels, except in the case of the maximum traction bogies which have 7mm wheels on the trailing axle. • A single motorised bogie is sufficient to drive the weight of a plastic tram kit, so all the bogies are also available in unmotorised form. However, most models run better when fitted with two motorised bogies and with additional weight in the tram body. Simple soldering can be used to wire the bogies together to share pickups. • The bogie trucks are usually supplied in pairs as a reversed pair of bogies, ready wired for mounting symmetrically back to back, with common electrical return through a metal tramcar body. When ordering, please specify tram type for the length of the wiring. • The bogies are supplied with a flat metal bogie bolster, for fitting the bogie into the tram, and a press stud pair for pivoting the bogie under the bolster. The female press stud is mounted with the springs aligned along the tram body. Cyanoacrylate superglue, Evostic or epoxy resin glue may be used for fixing the bolsters and press studs. • The prices below are each for a pair of motorised bogies with bolsters and press studs. Part No. Description Price MEEQ Equal wheel, 18mm wheelbase, 9mm wheels £ 50.00 MEMT Maximum traction, 18mm wheelbase, 9 & 7mm wheels £ 50.00 MEUSA P.C.C. U.S.A., 21mm wheelbase, 9mm wheels £ 50.00 MECON P.C.C. Continental, 21mm wheelbase, 9mm wheels £ 50.00 MEDUW Düwag, 21mm wheelbase, 9mm wheels £ 50.00 All the bogie trucks above are available in unmotorised form – price for one £ 10.00 BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 13 January 2021 Sommerfeldt Overhead parts N scale 1:160 These Sommerfeldt N scale overhead traction poles are designed specifically for N scale continental trams. The diamond pantographs and single arm pantographs are designed for railway locomotives but are close approximations of some modern tram pantographs.

Part No. Description Price SOM422 N Pole £ 1.00 SOM428 N Pole side bracket arm, single track £ 2.35 SOM429 N Pole centre bracket arm, double track £ 3.35

SOM966 N Diamond pantograph DB £ 8.10 SOM967 N Single arm pantograph SNCF £ 8.80

Sommerfeldt Overhead parts TT scale 1:120 These Sommerfeldt TT scale diamond pantographs are designed for railway locomotives but are close approximations of some smaller modern tram pantographs in OO scale. Although to TT scale, SOM881 is suitable for the Sunderland 'Cissie' centre-door Feltham and for Blackpool heritage trams.

Part No. Description Price SOM880 TT Single arm Pantograph modern DB £ 8.30 SOM881 TT Diamond Pantograph DR/DB £ 8.95

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BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 14 January 2021 Sommerfeldt Overhead parts HO scale 1:87 The Sommerfeldt overhead traction poles, continental tram pantographs and bow collectors are designed specifically for continental trams with a wire height about 70mm. The diamond pantographs and single arm pantographs are designed for railway locomotives but are similar to modern tram pantographs.

The pantographs are also suitable for OO scale trams but the HO scale traction poles are rather short for the normal OO scale overhead wiring height of 80mm. Part No. Description Price SOM107 HO Pole side modern bracket arm, single track £ 4.05 SOM108 HO Pole centre modern bracket arm, double track £ 5.40 SOM109 HO Pole side modern bracket arm, double track £ 5.20 SOM110 HO Pole £ 1.80 SOM111 HO Pole side arched bracket arm, single track £ 3.25 SOM112 HO Pole centre arched bracket arm, double track £ 4.25

752 Part No. Description Price SOM752 HO Continental tram pantograph, older style £15.20 SOM804 HO Diamond pantograph Prague tramways £10.75 SOM895 HO Continental bow collector £ 8.65 SOM916 HO Single arm pantograph Prague tramways £ 8.10 SOM938 HO Single arm pantograph SBB £ 9.70 SOM941 HO Diamond pantograph DBS 54 £ 9.20 BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 15 January 2021 Part No. Description Price SOM945 HO Continental tram pantograph, rounded style £ 8.25 SOM950 HO Diamond pantograph RhB (small) £ 8.65 SOM961 HO Diamond pantograph £ 7.30 SOM965 HO Single arm pantograph DB £ 8.30

Overhead wire Part No. Description Price SOM119 Copper-plated iron wire 0.7mm diam., 40 pieces 250 mm long £ 2.80 PTOH01 P.C. Trams 10m roll of nickel silver wire 0.3mm diameter £ 2.50

800 952 903

Sommerfeldt Overhead parts O scale 1:43.5 These Sommerfeldt O scale diamond and single arm pantographs are designed for railway locomotives but are close approximations of some modern tram pantographs. Part No. Description Price SOM902 O Diamond pantograph DR £ 23.60 SOM903 O Diamond pantograph DBS54 £ 26.50 SOM997 O Single arm pantograph SBB £ 44.80

Sommerfeldt Overhead parts G scale 1:22.5 These Sommerfeldt continental tram pantographs are designed specifically for continental trams, such as the LGB model trams. Part No. Description Price SOM800 G Single arm diamond pantograph unsprung £ 19.25 SOM949 G Continental tram diamond pantograph 1930s-1950s £ 23.10 SOM952 G Modern diamond pantograph £ 23.10 BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 16 January 2021 TLRS

Tramway and Light Railway Society

If you are interested in tramcars, tramways and modelling trams in particular, BEC-KITS strongly recommend that you join the TLRS Tramway and Light Railway Society. The TLRS is a registered National Charity and is the UK society for everyone interested in tramways and especially tramway modelling. Founded in 1938, the TLRS now has about a thousand members. The Society publishes an excellent bi-monthly magazine called TramFare. There are keen modelling groups in the Society covering most scales, with the strongest representation in 1:16, G scale, O, OO, HO, HOm and N scales. There are active Area Groups in many parts of the UK and also in Germany, which hold regular varied meetings, exhibitions and exchange modelling information.

If you would like further details and a membership application form, please send a stamped addressed envelope to the Honorary Membership Secretary: Mr. J T Service, TLRS Membership Secretary, 29 Kennaway Road, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21 6JJ.

Alternatively, further details, current subscription rates and membership application details are available on the TLRS web site: www.tramwayinfo.com/Models/Tlrs/Member.htm The Tramways Information web site is very useful: www.tramwayinfo.com Two UK Facebook groups provide model tram discussions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/modeltrams/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/modeltramways/ Excellent introductory books on many aspects of model trams may be available from your local library or the Publications web page on the TLRS web site: Voice, David 2005. "How to go Tram and Tramway Modelling: Third edition" published by Adam Gordon. ISBN 1874422532. Reduced to £10.00 Hammond, Peter and Howard, Peter 2015. "Large Scale Tramway Modelling" published by T.L.R.S. ISBN 978-0-905587-06-6. £19.95 BEC-KITS Catalogue Page 17 January 2021