Kit BK19: U.S.A. P.C.C. streetcar

Brief History

• This kit represents the U.S.A. P.C.C. air-electric streetcar manufactured by the St. Louis Car Company from 1936-1944, in particular the Pittsburgh 1000-1200 series of P.C.C. cars.
• The initials P.C.C. stand for the Presidents Conference Committee, a design group organised during the 1930's by the presidents of many american streetcar companies
• Their aim was to design a modern standard tramcar to compete with the emerging threat to public transport of the mass-produced motor car.
• The P.C.C. design consisted of over 1000 patents, mainly covering the control and drive system.
• Some of the later cars had many variations. For example, some were longer, there were some double ended cars and some cars had standee windows.
• The design was very popular in the U.S.A., and was also used in Europe in countries such as Belgium and Czechoslovakia.

Kit special features

• This kit has two unmotorised bogies. A matching pair of MEUSA motorised bogies is available separately.
• A cast whitemetal trolley pole is supplied.