BEC-KITS LONDON E1 User manual

Diagram 3
Fit part 26 to 27 and part 28 to 29. Ensure
that the fit is good. Fit part 30 to 31. Ensure
that the two notches in part 30 face towards
the location of the larger wheels 26 and 27.
Fit axles in place and attach part 32 ensuring
that the wheels rotate. Secure part 33 to
underside of part 1 using the locating pips.
Using a small amount of glue on the top of
the pin 34 pass through part 30 and secure
to part 33 ensuring that the bogie rotates. Fit
life guards 35 and 36 and step 37. The tram
is now completed.
Please Note
Some of the parts on the sprues in this kit
are used in other tramcar kits, therefore there
may be some pieces left over when you have
finished, or some sprues may appear to have
parts missing.
Missing Parts
In the unlikely event of any part being
missing or damaged, please contact Tower
Trams direct at the BEC-KITS address.
Motorising the model
In general, the lower saloon floor part 1and
the plastic bogies must be omitted when
constructing the model, in order to fit a
motorised chassis into the lower saloon
space.
KW Trams produce the recommended BEC-
Trucks MEMT pair of ready-to-run pewter
maximum traction bogies with clip-on
bolsters that can be glued into the E/1 lower
saloon just below the window line. Currently,
this is the simplest method of motorising the
tram. The bogies are ready wired for normal
2 rail 12VDC power and run on standard OO
gauge model railway track, such as Hornby
or PECO. The KW Trams website is:
Web: http://www.kwtrams.co.uk/
This E/1 kit was designed in September
1988, when the PC Trams maximum traction
motorising sets were available to motorise
the E/1. PC Trams produced an etched
brass kit for the chassis which consists of
wheels, gears, motor and a brass fret to be
folded for the bogies. lt requires some
soldering but the construction is
straightforward. Part 38 can be used to fit
the motor to the lower saloon sides.
Tramalan produced a chassis kit which has
since been discontinued but might be
available second hand. The Tramalan
chassis comes in kit form and consists of
wheels, gears, motor and some white metal
castings. lt requires some soldering but the
construction is straightforward and the weight
increase caused by the white metal parts
makes the tram run well.
Some other bogie motorising units are
available from East Lancs Model Tramway
Supplies and their website is:
Web: http://www.themodeltramshop.com/
Further details of other BEC-KITS products
can be found at the website below. A list of
tram models, decals and overhead parts is
available on request. Please send an A5
stamped self-addressed envelope to the
address below.
BEC-KITS,
6 The Cliffs,
Heysham,
Morecambe, LA3 1NY,
England.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bec-kits.co.uk