- MOROP
The MOROP is a
Europe an association that federates national associations of (real)railroad andmodel railroad enthusiasts. MOROP has been founded inGenova (Italy ) in 1954 and now has its headquarters inBerne (Switzerland ). In 2006, MOROP federated 22 national associations from 17 European countries, with a total of more than 30,000 members. The term "MOROP" has been created from the German word "MOdellbahn" (for "model train") and the French word EuROPe.The most important activity of the MOROP is to define and maintain the NEM standards for model railroads. Since 1994, close ties have been established with the
NMRA which defines model railroad standards for theUnited States . For example, the NEM standards forDigital Command Control (DCC) have been defined by working with the NMRA.The NEM standards and other official documents of the MOROP are published in French and German. Some NEM standards have been translated into English, but these translations are not currently normative. The MOROP web site is currently available in French, German and English.
The MOROP holds annual public conventions [cite web| last=MOROP| title=MOROP calendar, showing annual convention| url=http://www.morop.org/en/calendrier/index.html| accessdate=2007-02-04] which usually are scheduled in september in changing European locations.
ee also
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NMRA - National Model Railroad Association
*Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen (NEM) - Standards for model railroads, defined by the MOROP
*Digital Command Control (DCC) - a standard for digital control of model railroadsReferences
External links
* [http://www.morop.org/ MOROP website]
* [http://www.DCCWiki.org/MOROP MOROP article in DCC Wiki]
* [http://www.nmra.org/ NMRA website]
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