Analoge, DCC fitted & DCC ready

[sc100]

Hi

 

Im coming back to playing with trains after a long time away, what is the difference between Analoge, DCC fitted & DCC ready and what is compatabul with what. As i wont be doing complicated layouts which would be the best to uses ??

 

Cheers

[poliss]

Analogue is DC, as is DCC Ready. DCC fitted means the loco has a digital decoder already plugged in. A DCC ready loco is 'ready' to have a digital decoder plugged into a socket.

DCC fitted locos will run fine on a DC powered layout. A DC loco should

 

not be run on a DCC powered layout.

To run DCC locos you will need a DCC controller.

[sc100]

Ok then if i have this right could i buy the Blue Rapier Train Set (R1139) DCC ready and a basic engin from e**y any run them on the same track ?

 

Cheers

[Gregd99]

yes but.... if you have two locos running on the same track and one dc controller they will move at the same time but not necessarily at the same speed. you should park on loco in a siding so that it does not receive power.

 

the siding approach works

 

because, with standard hornby points, the points work like a switch to connect power to the siding or not.

[KaCee]

I had this confustion not too long ago.

 

Analogue is the "new" designation for the way it has always been in the past. No computers. Track gets power, all trains move in the same direction when the knob is turned.

 

DCC Ready is basically an

 

Analogue train as above, but with a plug inside so that they can be upgraded to digital running without the need to solder anything, just plug in and go.

 

DCC Fitted is a digital fitted train, ready to run on the new wiring layout digital setups where

 

you can direct 1 specific train to do exactly what you want without everything else on the track reacting at the same time.

 

Hope that helps!