Camden Railway: How this layout is controlled.

Although this layout is single line operation with stopping and shunting at Narellan, which is halfway between Campbelltown and Camden, it uses the simplest of operation. The points on the layout are manual operation using a simple brass wire in plastic tube. A continuous feed runs the complete length of the layout with take off feeds to each module and a plug conection between each module.

The controllers plug into a four pin microphone plug and I have four different type controllers I can use. These are a standard DC variable speed, a DC variable speed with inertia, a DCC black box with 28 settings and to program any DCC loco, press Shift 99 and your away. And a cordless DC remote with a range of 80 meters. This controller has a small knob on the right for direction. At 12 o'clock it is power off, turn it clock wise, or anti clock wise for the direction you want to travel. Starting from off it has adjustable inertia. The further you turn it, the less the inertia. The range is 120° each way. The large knob on the left is the speed control. Power is up to 24 volts and 6 amps. The only draw back is there are no functions on the controller, and the plus is, I am not tripping over leads lying across the floor.