My first steps into the world of Model Railways.

So I have decided to write this blog to try and keep a track on my progress of creating my model railway. This is the first attempt at trying to create such and I am sure it is going to be a fascinating journey in learning new skills also as the excitement of watching something grow.

There were many questions that I wanted answering, and lots of things that I didn’t know about. Somewhere I thought I may get answers and help was an online forum to which I joined, http://www.modelrailforum.com. I must admit that I have had every question I have asked on the forum answered and have been made more and welcome on there and would recommend anyone with an interest to join.

The other place I found a lot of information and ideas as to what to try and attempt was Hornby Magazine. The monthly magazine is full on articles about new releases, current news, and different layouts. Would again recommend it to anyone with an interest and I have found it very good so far (3 editions in.) http://www.hornbymagazine.com/

My biggest decision was whether to go DCC (Digital Command Control) or stay with the more traditional analogue control. I tried to way up the pros and cons of both With, cost, control, future developments, and ease all coming into consideration. Although I was nearly swayed to go DCC, due to what seems ease of control with the DCC controller being able to run many trains at once, instead of having to isolate different part’s of the track with different analogue controllers. I decided to go with analogue, due to a few different factors. So with that choice made, it was time to buy a train set.
Because of my limited skills and knowledge, I decided I was not going to go all out and buy a really expensive train set to begin with, and to get the basics, I was going to play with a basic set.

Because I am starting this after the event I will be doing a few posts within the first couple of days just to try and get upto speed!