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After many years of absence from the hobby & getting back into it, I have found one thing that has not changed & that is the cost involved. Wagons, carriages, loco's & track seem to be roughly on par with years ago however the quality & features are greatly improved. <br /> <br />As I am from Australia Articles from MR are very relevant but, many terms are certainly different but I can get throught that without much problem, however I have a need of help. <br /> <br />There is one area I find that prices seem to have gotten very expensive, & its an area that is vital to the operation of any model rail system. That being the operation of points (or turnouts - switches) with ensuring point motors costing an arm & a leg. So much so, that it can consume a lot of money. <br /> <br />In this regard I was interested in the article published in the September 2004 MR mag by John Saxon on Simple, Reliable turnout controls. On reading this article I am assuming that the operation is manual for this typr of switching device. <br /> <br />I have searched our local shops & have found these switches offer a cheap method as described, however, is it possible to automate these switches so that they work off a control panel or by a decoder for DCC. <br /> <br />Would appreciate help
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