MOROP is a European association that federates national associations ofrailroad andmodel railroad enthusiasts.
MOROP was founded inGenoa,Italy byItalo Briano in 1954, and now has its headquarters inBern,Switzerland. In 2006, MOROP federated 22 national associations from 17 European countries, with a total of more than 30,000 members. The term "MOROP" is aportmanteau derived from "MOdellbahn" (German for "model railway") and EuROPe.
The most important activity of MOROP is to define and maintain theNormen Europäischer Modellbahnen (NEM) ("European Standards for Railway Modelling") standards for model railroads. Since 1994, close ties have been established with theNational Model Railroad Association (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 MOROP are published inFrench andGerman. Some NEM standards have been translated intoEnglish, but these translations are not currently normative.
MOROP holds annual public conventions[1] usually held in September, in changing European locations.
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