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Online Train train  
#1 Posted : 23 August 2025 08:13:09(UTC)
Train train

South Africa   
Joined: 14/10/2020(UTC)
Posts: 3
Location: Cape town, South Africa
Hello Marklin users,

I have been out of model railways for a while and having previously been a DCC 2 railer I am seriously looking at returning but using the Marklin system, but I want to know if it's actually worth it. Is there any advantage for me to use Marklin instead of just using the trix two rail instead, I have only a couple of DC locomotives and would probably convert to AC by fitting a 3 rail pickup shoe and a ESU lokpilot Multiprotocol decoder. I live in a country where you mostly have to import stuff on model railways so availability for both systems is about the same. Although in regards to Marklin brands Marklin is easier to source then trix. None of my DC track or
Dcc controller have survived.
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Offline rhfil  
#2 Posted : 23 August 2025 13:25:58(UTC)
rhfil

United States   
Joined: 05/09/2014(UTC)
Posts: 707
Location: NEW HAMPSHIRE, Somersworth
The advantage of three rail is you can have reversing loops without electronics. Also contact reporting is simpler. As far as I am concerned Marklin is the best. I have a CS3 and love it. It is very intuitive. What you think would be the simplest way to do something turns out to be the way that works.
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