AC Power For Euro Trains

groundnull Jul 31, 2010

  1. groundnull

    groundnull TrainBoard Member

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    Been looking at some Euro Trains that run on AC.

    I have a DC HO setup. Would it be as simple as swapping my layouts power transformer from DC to AC to run these trains or is it more complicated?

    Thanks.
     
  2. Caddy58

    Caddy58 TrainBoard Member

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    It depends which manufacturer you are looking for. I think that mostly Marklin does AC trains, and they use a 3-rail system, either with a solid middle rail or separate contact "points" in the middle of each tie.

    So to run Marklin you will need dedicated tracks.

    I hope this helps
    Dirk
     

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