[John H-T]

When it comes to DCC most of us are fairly ignorant!

However I am in the process of designing a new layout and will go DCC because:

* the wiring is a lot simpler.
* I can drive each loco indepenantly without the need for lots of sections.
* double heading and banking can be done realistically.
* Points etc can be wired from the power bus again getting rid of a lot of wiring.

I think it is an area people like to make sound complicated. Start simple and make it more complex as your expertease grows.

As far as what system to use. I'm waiting for the Hornby system to come out although I'm quite attracted by the ZTC, although it is expensive. As far as loco decoders are concerned it will be a case of which one fits a particular loco! In theory it should be posible to mix brands as there is supposed to be a common standard.

However all PC's are supposed to be the same and we all know that not all bits work with all other bits!

So far I have bought the two Peco DCC booklets and the DCC Expert DVD by Model Rail and ZTC. All of which I would recommend.

See also thread on DCC wiring.