Model Electronic Railway Group

The Leading Society for Model Railway Electronics

Updated 'Electronics for Model Railways' book

The book was originally written in 2014 by MERG member, Davy Dick, and he has updated it in 2020 and added a new chapter, 1b, in 2022.

You can download each chapter using the links shown. There are just a few conditions:

The book is intended as a service to the model railway community.
It is not a commercial product.
It is strictly a non-profit production.
It must not be used for monetary gain.
It is free to distribute and read.
There will be no changes to book contents or its use without permission of the author.

Asked why he wrote it, he said:

I believe that there is a need for a book that tries to encompass the broad electronic facets of our hobby.

It is intended to help new MERG members and those who might be drawn to our activities.

There is not a lot of material out there, mainly old texts or books that solely cover DCC. I think that the contents will be widely welcomed.

I have trialled the book to selected MERG members covering a range of knowledge and experience, with favourable feedback.

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