Model railroading in the UK

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Lighting and other non-DCC devices.

As a newbie to DCC, is the voltage used on this generally AC? And is it about 18v? Or have I been living on another pla...
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posted by chris
78 comments posted 14yrs posted by chris

Hornby profit warning

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9043592/Hornby-tumbles-on-profits-warning.html
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by manatbandq
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by manatbandq

What are Hornby up to ?

Heard a rumour that they are only interested in the top 20 dealers, rest can have a few crumbs but thats it. If it is t...
30 comments posted 14yrs
posted by nospam
30 comments posted 14yrs posted by nospam

Railway Modeller look-up request

I've repaired a Hard Disc video recorder and before wiping the contents, mainly young family videos on the HDD, I thoug...
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posted by diverse
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by diverse

Model Railway Shows

I realise that I'm lucky people are prepared to put on model railway shows for me to visit. But, time after time, the f...
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posted by edward.harrison1
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by edward.harrison1

So what's wrong with electronics in model railways?

A comment from anothet thread "not helped by people who wish to play with electronics (as fun as that can be) more than...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by manatbandq
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by manatbandq

Model Rail Subscription

Anyone had any issues with Bauer Media? I cancelled my sub, only to be told in writing it would last 3 months longer th...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by manatbandq
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by manatbandq

DCC Railways

Just started to get back into model railroading and OO gauge. As a newbie, needed to run a few simple questions past ot...
50 comments posted 14yrs
posted by chris
50 comments posted 14yrs posted by chris

Bugrit millennium hand an' shrimp

My transformer has let the magic smoke out. It's not so much the faff I object to as the smell! Nice Mr. Antic has a rep...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by usenet803
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by usenet803

Deltic in service in 2011

Sorry if this is old news, I only just spotted it: A preserved Deltic in freight service to meet a surge in demand for...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by usenet803
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by usenet803

FS: 00 gauge railway in need of restoration

Hi folks, I have an 00 gauge electric model railway from the 1970s or '80s for sale. Unfortunately it has been stored f...
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posted by christopher.tidy
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by christopher.tidy

Hornby 2012

Now back to model railways... I like the look of the engineering samples of the forthcoming Maunsell Push-Pull coaching...
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posted by mapson.scarts
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by mapson.scarts

Some more pictures

Sorry about the fuzzy edges and occasional motion blur, the light was going. So, here are some pics of the layout showi...
46 comments posted 14yrs
posted by usenet803
46 comments posted 14yrs posted by usenet803

OT but perhaps of interest

Some here may (like me) be interested in old aeroplanes as well as old trains. Home movie footage including Short L17 "...
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posted by usenet803
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by usenet803