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Motorising Set for Corgi "Cissie" Tramcar in OO Gauge

Corgi have produced a beautiful diecast "Cissie" centre-entrance Feltham tram model in OO gauge 1:76 scale in their Original Omnibus Company series of models. The first production model OM40503 "Cissie" Tram in Sunderland Corporation Transport Department livery was released in August 2002 and the second (with an improved top deck) is OM40506 in Metropolitan livery, as preserved at Crich.

BEC-KITS have produced a specially adapted Motorising set for the Corgi "Cissie" tram which provides a simple method of motorising the tram for running on standard model railway track, such as that made by PECO.

The set contains 2 motorised ready-to-run equal wheel bogie units in 16.5mm OO gauge, wired for 2-rail pickup, with special bolsters and illustrated instructions on how to fit them into your Corgi "Cissie".

• The bogies trucks are supplied with 9mm wheels for the driven axle and the trailing axle.
• Both of the bogie trucks have a single axle drive .
• The bogies are supplied with specially shaped, cast whitemetal bogie bolsters for easy fitting to the plastic tram chassis pan.
• The bogie trucks are fitted with press studs for pivoting to the bogie bolsters.
• A 2-wire link between the two bogies provides an electrical connection for smoother running. It incorporates a 2-pin plug and socket so that the bogies can be separated, for fitting them into the chassis and for servicing.
• The motorising set contains an illustrated instruction sheet, which explains how to dismantle the model and which parts need modification to fit the motorised bogies.
• Using this motorising set, the "Cissie" tram should run round a continuous 6 inch radius curve.

This photograph shows the motorising set fitted into the plastic chassis pan of the Corgi Sunderland "Cissie" tram and also fitted with the plastic truck sideframes taken from the Corgi "Cissie" tram.

These MECIS Cissie bogie sets are now available from KW Trams.

Also available separately is a working TT pantograph which is very suitable for replacing the etched brass pantograph which is part of the Corgi Sunderland "Cissie" tram.