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Originally Posted by whittle-green Yes, unfortunatly, it is expensive. My system cost £125 to get it up and running with two locos 'chipped'. Obviously the more locos you have the more it costs.
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Bachmann are introducing a starter digital set for around £100. The thing to remember is that digital helps you to have a realistic operational exeriance with whatever layout and trains you happen to be running at the time.
You do not have to purchase a chip for every train you have. You only need to purchase enough chips to operate the number of trains that you have on your layout. Chips can be switched between trains once they are purchased.
What you do need is for the locomotive to have a digital socket into which a chip can be plugged.
Scalextric are about to launch a digital slot car racing set up and as I am a Scalextric fan that is being watched with interest. The principles of changing chips between different slot cars is already one of the selling benefits that Scalextric are using to promote their system, and it is no different for trains.
Cheers
Moped