https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/unlocking-the-power-of-the-dcc-ex-csb1-a-users-perspective 2026-09-30T11:10:08+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/dcc-ex-csb1-ready-to-run-command-station-layout_975bbd5c-a0b6-4402-a49f-ffdc2530e8b3.png?v=1790763008 DCC-EX CSB1 Ready-to-Run Review – Setup & User Experience DCC-EX CSB1 Ready-to-Run wireless command station controlling a model railway layout https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/dcc-ex-expansion-guide-servos-sensors-automation 2026-09-30T11:15:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/dcc-ex-expansion-guide-servos-sensors_22645199-64c2-4bee-bb93-bf83f6d81556.png?v=1790763355 DCC-EX Expansion Guide – Adding Servos, Sensors & Automation to Your Layout DCC-EX expansion setup with servo controller, sensors and automation modules on a model railway layout with signal and turnout https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/dcc-ex-servo-turnouts-pca9685 2026-09-30T10:59:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/dcc-ex-servo-turnout-pca9685-exrail-model-railway_e529c111-b2f3-4141-89da-ac65553dff9e.png?v=1790762365 Adding Servo-Controlled Turnouts to DCC-EX Using a PCA9685 and EXRAIL Overhead view of servo-controlled turnouts on the Holgate N gauge model railway using DCC-EX, EXRAIL and a PCA9685 servo controller. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/dcc-ex-csb1-configuration-guide 2026-09-15T13:30:25+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/CSB1_RtR_Grey_92c8abde-3997-4f98-9c27-1d5bc15a2887.png?v=1789475425 DCC-EX Configuration Guide (CSB1 Default Setup Explained) https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/is-dcc-ex-suitable-for-beginners-a-practical-guide 2026-09-30T11:06:53+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/CSB1_RtR_Grey_87c83ad0-5409-47a3-aab5-f273a93967ff.png?v=1790762813 Is DCC-EX Suitable for Beginners? A Practical Guide https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/dcc-ex-what-do-you-need 2026-09-26T09:13:36+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/dcc-ex-csb1-command-station-model-railway-station-scene_cfbaea74-c3e6-4465-a404-47e9b3149274.png?v=1790410416 What Do You Need to Get Started with DCC-EX? (Beginner Guide) DCC-EX CSB1 command station installed on a model railway layout at a realistic station platform with track and scenery https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/dcc-ex-vs-digitrax-vs-nce-comparison 2026-10-04T10:00:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/dcc-ex-vs-digitrax-vs-nce-model-railway-dcc-controller-comparison_d2469665-5d9b-4b5c-8710-dd6aa789843c.png?v=1791104452 DCC-EX vs Digitrax vs NCE | DCC Controller Comparison DCC-EX EX-CSB1, Digitrax Zephyr Express and NCE Power Cab shown on a realistic model railway layout comparing DCC control systems https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/convert-dc-to-dcc-model-railway 2026-10-04T11:14:21+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/convert-dc-to-dcc-model-railway-upgrade-uk_a309c518-4f66-40da-819c-6b58fc322b63.png?v=1791108861 Convert DC to DCC Model Railway – Complete UK Guide Converting a DC model railway locomotive to DCC with decoder installation and wiring upgrade https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/dcc-ex-rtr-vs-core 2026-09-30T11:14:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/dcc-ex-rtr-vs-core-system-comparison-guide_e0535672-7f02-4a08-b032-5740f702c3e2.png?v=1790763257 DCC-EX RTR vs Core Systems: Which Should You Choose? Comparison of DCC-EX Ready-to-Run and Core command station systems showing beginner RTR setup versus advanced DIY Core configuration https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/dcc-ex-in-the-real-world/how-holgate-helped-shape-the-dcc-ex-csb1 2026-09-30T10:58:24+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/holgate-dcc-ex-csb1-exhibition-layout_a6b0fae3-e361-4815-b745-d663fe5ebd18.png?v=1790762304 How Holgate Helped Shape the DCC-EX CSB1 Ready-to-Run Experience Holgate exhibition layout operated using DCC-EX CSB1 systems and wireless control https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/can-i-run-dc-locomotives-with-dcc-ex 2026-10-04T11:06:29+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/can-dcc-ex-run-dc-locomotives_034ef4f7-b17f-4162-81e9-1225059afaa3.jpg?v=1791108389 Can I Run DC Locomotives With DCC-EX? DCC-EX CSB1 controlling a conventional DC locomotive on a model railway layout https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/dcc-ex-in-the-real-world/how-holgate-solved-train-detection-for-dcc-ex-automation 2026-09-30T10:26:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/holgate-train-detection-dcc-ex-automation_8d79468b-64f4-4297-9d91-6dac92b5a82a.jpg?v=1790760406 How Holgate Solved Train Detection for DCC-EX Automation Holgate model railway used to test train detection and DCC-EX automation systems https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/business/why-aci-built-model-railway-current-detector 2026-09-15T10:01:34+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-model-railway-current-detector-prototype-development_384ff71e-560f-4635-b460-0ee3c7c39cd0.png?v=1789462894 Why ACI Built a 16-Channel Current Detector ACI 16-channel model railway current detector prototype undergoing development and testing on an electronics workbench. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/business/aci-cd16-prototype-testing-begins 2026-09-15T10:01:48+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-model-railway-current-detector-prototype-development_de197b88-7451-47e2-b6c5-e0f9a0ce6ad4.png?v=1789462908 First Power-Up: The ACI-CD16 Takes Its First Steps https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/dcc-ex-in-the-real-world/model-railway-block-detection-automation 2026-09-30T11:00:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/holgate-beyond-block-detection-hero_a8bff478-d0d1-4ec0-8650-30d3808ac960.jpg?v=1790762404 Beyond Block Detection: Teaching Holgate to React https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/business/dcc-ex-authorised-partner-uk 2026-09-15T09:44:09+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-dcc-ex-authorised-partner-uk_4304961e-372a-405d-85a3-7dc7d28c56d8.png?v=1789461849 ACI Model Railways – An Authorised DCC-EX Partner in the UK ACI Model Railways DCC-EX Authorised Partner in the UK with CSB1 command station https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/the-diary-of-arthur-cecil-ingram 2026-09-20T15:06:39+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/arthur-cecil-ingram-diary-file-000_2e1d2be3-da3e-404c-b5d9-3c874bdcdadc.png?v=1789913199 The Diary of Arthur Cecil Ingram The weathered leather diary of railway engineer Arthur Cecil Ingram after its arrival at ACI Model Railways. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/the-man-who-knew-rocket-would-win 2026-09-20T15:05:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-001-rainhill-trials_1d8409dd-51a7-4640-9d2e-79c43a127398.png?v=1789913156 The Man Who Knew Rocket Would Win Arthur Cecil Ingram observes Stephenson's Rocket at the Rainhill Trials in October 1829. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/nobody-listened 2026-09-20T15:05:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-002-wireless-automation_9e613537-c514-43b9-a7db-c7b3712b1035.jpg?v=1789913117 Nobody Listened Arthur Cecil Ingram on Platform 3 beside a steam locomotive, his notebook, tea and a DCC-EX CSB1 command station. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/the-railway-that-could-not-see 2026-09-21T17:21:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-003-mysterious-engineer-1941_0f357714-6663-44e0-ae72-7009cfdf28cf.png?v=1790007662 The Railway That Could Not See Mysterious Railway Engineer standing on a dark British railway platform in 1941 during wartime blackout conditions, observing a steam train and semaphore signals in ACI Railway Archives File No. 003. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/they-saved-it 2026-09-21T17:20:26+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-004-they-saved-it-preserved-railway_6e7c6b8d-ebf8-4650-8a1d-d6745bcf505b.png?v=1790007626 They Saved It The Mysterious Railway Engineer watches a preserved steam locomotive arrive at a busy heritage railway station and realises that people have saved the railway, in ACI Railway Archives File No. 004. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/the-complaints-department 2026-09-21T17:19:47+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-005-signal-box-complaints_1156be5a-65c1-4c15-9039-301e3c7b4f4c.png?v=1790007587 The Complaints Department Mysterious Railway Engineer observes a 1920s signalman working the levers in a busy British railway signal box, concluding that the railway is operated primarily through complaint, in ACI Railway Archives File No. 005. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/guides/control-model-railway-from-phone 2026-09-26T09:01:35+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/control-model-railway-from-phone-wireless-dcc_9ab8a065-691d-438b-ad38-1785ddbe37d9.png?v=1790409695 How Can I Control My Model Railway From My Phone? Controlling a DCC model railway from a phone over Wi-Fi https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/i-remembered-it-alive 2026-09-28T08:43:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-006-i-remembered-it-alive_b7bd3057-f5e7-4901-af0a-0d436bcf0fd4.png?v=1790581426 I Remembered It Alive The abandoned and overgrown Welton railway station during the 1960s, recorded by the Mysterious Railway Engineer who remembers the station when it was still alive with passengers and children, in ACI Railway Archives File No. 006. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/a-most-peculiar-ticket-office 2026-09-28T08:49:17+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-007-peculiar-ticket-office_bc6b3dc6-0409-4fda-aefb-187f5175016d.png?v=1790581757 A Most Peculiar Ticket Office Arthur Cecil Ingram attempts to buy a railway ticket from an automated ticket machine during the late twentieth century. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/somebody-will-remember-after-all 2026-09-28T09:00:11+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-008-somebody-will-remember_97fc7ec7-a442-467f-9f6b-af997bc562a3.png?v=1790582411 Somebody Will Remember After All https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/knowledge-is-not-control 2026-09-28T09:05:05+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-009-knowledge-is-not-control-1916.png?v=1790582705 Knowledge Is Not Control Arthur Cecil Ingram watches soldiers board a steam-hauled troop train at a British railway station in 1916. https://acimodelrailways.co.uk/blogs/aci-railway-archives/a-certain-peace 2026-10-02T10:02:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0907/4163/7443/articles/aci-railway-archives-file-010-a-certain-peace_e8da3f8c-c1fd-4a0b-a6ea-4f55a1133012.png?v=1790931775 A Certain Peace Arthur Cecil Ingram watches semaphore signals and steam trains moving through a busy British railway junction at sunset.