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The track was electrified in 1936 usingВ 20kV 50Hz and was switch overВ in the late 50sВ to 15kV 16.7Hz whichВ is becameВ theВ standard in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The area is quite elevated -itвЂ™s near ski resorts- and has more traffic than you normally would expect given the population density.

Model Inspiration: Bahnhof Titisee as ofВ 1955 + French influences.В Titisee is a junction station onВ the electrified part of the HГ¶llentalbahn and the startpoint of the 3Seenbahn (вЂ3 LakesВ LineвЂ™).В The single track line is classified as a mainline and serves both goods and passenger traffic.

Automation: undecided, perhapsВ iTrain or Train Controller.

Scale: N because it allows decent curves and train lengths and seeing the tiny models just look and driveВ so well makes meВ smile.

Or look below for the product I am and likely will be using. To have a look at my module/layout building progress, click on вЂmy layoutвЂ™ in the menu.

Z21 rocrail plus#

On the other side of the pond, there are many iconic US locomotives and at a very good price, but I am just not familiar enough with the style of operation, although I get a real sense Americans do pay a lot of attention to the versatilityВ inВ operation on their layouts.ДЇinally, I didВ consider Sydney itself вЂ“ itвЂ™s very suited to modelling with its short platforms, sharp curves, long goods trains, many tunnels plus the lush exotic vegetation вЂ“ but the availability of models isВ poor, especially in N. That said, I take a lot of inspiration fromВ The British (have a look at John de Frayssinet workВ or books) and their modelling but with a few exceptions, IВ canвЂ™t get into their train designs. Location/modelling wise, I am currently limiting my self to Germany (with cross border adventures) because of a mix of familiarity, modelВ availability, some iconic locomotive designs, generally good quality and easy digital sockets. I amВ based in Sydney, born in the NetherlandsВ and my interest is both in modelling, realistic driven locsВ and traffic. As building progresses I will share more includingВ the best productsВ & suppliers thatВ I come across.ДЄ bit about what I am interested in вЂ“ model railway wise AВ couple just by experimenting! So anyway, I thought IвЂ™d better share (&translate) some of the the stuff I am finding, such asВ the European NEMВ standards and try to build a bit of a compact reference guide.

Z21 rocrail how to#

This rekindled an interest I had as a kid/teenager in designing layouts and playing with the MarklinВ HO model tracks (&trains) that we had at home.ДЄfterВ reading a bit about whatвЂ™s available these days, and trying some things outВ вЂ“ questions came up such as what kind of clearance do I actually need between double track rail lines? How do IВ wire up a double slip? How to use the Roco Z21 system (DCC) with your own router? Some of the answersВ were easy to find, othersВ much harder andВ in other languages.

Z21 rocrail software#

Some time ago I somehow stumbled over rail modeller, a great little piece of software that allows you to design layouts, very easily.