Railway Modelling Training Courses

Training

Introduction

For 2008 there will be no training courses taking place at the home of Peco. However our tutor, Dr Michael Watts, has planned a number of new courses, which will be held in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

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Those who are interested in learning more about the courses or wishing to make a booking should contact Dr. Michael Watts direct at StarDancer Ltd, 4 Chaundy Road, Tackley, Kidlington, Oxon, OX5 3BJ. Telephone: 01869 331181, Fax: 01869 331182, Mobile: 07850 108929. Email: michael@stardancer.org.uk

Watch this space for 2009 Training Courses.

Details of the courses for 2008 as follows:

Railway Modelling for beginners and returnees of all ages (over 18)

Two 1-day introductory courses available, Sunday 16th March and Saturday 29th March

Subjects include:

What track should I use?
End-to-end or tail-chaser?
What are the best points for me?
What type of train control is best?
Extend train set to model railway

Railway Modelling for beginners and returnees of all ages (over 18)

3-day training courses. There are four 3-day training courses:

Date	Subject
25 – 27 April	Trackwork – Basics
20 – 22 June	DCC – Basics
15 – 17 August	DCC – Decoder Programming
26 – 28 September	Electrical - Basics

These are hands-on learning by doing courses.