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« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2020, 23:24:19 »
Has anyone ever built a large model railway/garden railway with a WORKING overhead electrification scheme ? It should be entirely doable using a non dangerous voltage a bit higher than a table top model layout.
50 volts DC▸ (Direct Current) perhaps ?
10 amps at 50 volts is over half a horsepower which sounds enough for large models.

Up to 120 volts of smooth DC is in theory regarded as safety extra low voltage, but I would be a bit wary of more than about 50 volts if within easy reach.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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