ROB’S RAILS - Articles of Interest           

These are links to a few ‘How-To’ articles I have written, which you may freely use to carry out similar projects of your own. As I have no idea of your skills levels, the usual disclaimers apply -  you carry out these modifications at your own risk and you will likely invalidate any warranty, etc.


1. Conversion of GW Pannier Tank to DCC Sound.

2. Conversion of Coaches to include LED lighting - Part 1.

3. Conversion of Coaches to include LED lighting - Part 2.

4. Make a Decoder Test Rig.

5. Build some Turnout Indicator Lamps

6. Class 90 Improvements

7. Improving R2339 Mallard A4 by fitting a fixed drawbar and installing TTS Sound

8. Installing a BackLight in a Hornby Elite DCC Controller

9. Class 395 Blue Rapier Conversion to DCC and Upgrade of Directional Lighting

10. Class 43 HST Conversion to TTS Sound and Improvements to Power Pickup and Lighting

11. Class 43 HST Ringfield Remotor DVD Motor

12. Hornby Twin Track Sound Installations

13. Hornby R8243 Surface Mount Point Motor Modification


More to come as I write them…


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