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Thanks for these replies. Sorry but I am still unsure wat my plan should be. Is there a brand name of a coupler that I can fit to every wagon, every loco, every coach I have got which is easily obtainable, say, from Amazon. This so that if I buy rolling stock in the future on ebay, it will be a simp...

I am new to railway modelling, and now having mastered the terminology relating to DCC (locos describe as "DCC ready" are NOT fitted with DCC & NOT ready to run ) I am now trying to deal with couplings. I have bought a new Graham Farish loco, and the coupling does not match the ebay pu...

I have the above DCC controller, which was advertised as " for beginners" and I am a complete beginner, starting with a small N Gauge test layout of a loop and a couple of sidings, using Peco streamline. But the instructions to the Prodigy seem to have been translated from Chinese by a Rom...

I think you have answered my question - I thought I needed someone to check it over - all the track is fine on the layout, & I made a programme track too, the Prodigy DCC controller works ok. thanks so much I misunderstood what "dcc ready" meant ! I will need to get a decoder then; thi...

Can anyone tell me where in Surrey I can get a Bauchman DCC DMU checked over. I am a beginner, only have this loco,
and bought it as "DCC ready" on ebay.
I am in Surrey

I am a total beginner and starting an N gauge 4' x 2' layout to learn the basics. Is there a company that provides a service in looking at one's proposed layout and advising on the correct wiring set up (I would like to avoid damaging anything from short circuits !!! ) and on the correct DCC control...