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The free version of Trackside Model Railroading, April issue, is now available for people to read. Just head over to their website and login. If you don't have a login, create one as it is free and they don't spam you. The emag is a good read.
You can find it at: Click here for the eMag
The Engine Driver Android app has started an open Beta Test program.
If you are interested in trying out the latest versions on Engine Driver before everyone else, and are prepared to risk a few bugs in the app, you can now sign up as a beta tester.
Found this one from one of the Facebook groups I follow. This fellow is magic with detail:
The new version of Engine Driver has been released. If you connect your phone to a network with internet access it should automatically download the new version from the Play Store.
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April edition of the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available AND it's free!
Following on from the session that I ran at the last meeting,,, I have created a few videos showing some of the preferences in the JMRI Engine Driver Android app.
I came across this channel a few years back and thought I'd mention it here as a few of us were talking about it at the club the other day and it is of course railway related.
The latest copy of the Austalian emag "N Scale Modeller", issue 32, is now available and you can get your copy right now from here:
The free version of Trackside Model Railroading, March issue, is now available for people to read. Just head over to their website and login. If you don't have a login, create one as it is free and they don't spam you. The emag is a good read.
You can find it at: Click here for the eMag
Sydney's new Fleet of Driverless Trains Unveiled
By Paul (PK) Kaluschke
The froggy company Alstom are building the new trains for Sydney's Metro. They are based on its Metropolis design and will be 132 metre long and weigh about 240 tonnes a pop, AND there will be no drivers.
Read about it in a few articles picked this morning:
New Siemens Rail factory plans hope to spark a new UK Rail Industrial Revolution!
By Paul (PK) Kaluschke
Siemens to build a new rail factory in the UK. Read about it here...
The free version of Trackside Model Railroading, February issue, is now available for people to read. Just head over to their website and login. If you don't have a login, create one as it is free and they don't spam you. The emag is a good read.
You can find it at: Click here for the eMag
Rio Tinto’s ambitious autonomous trains project is set to cost the miner up to US$940 million (that's over 1.2 billion Aussi bucks!), about 80 percent above the initial budget. Read more...
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| The 41st Annual Brisbane Model Train Show Saturday 12 May | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| RMCQ Monthly Informal Meeting Saturday 12 May | 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
| The 41st Annual Brisbane Model Train Show Sunday 13 May | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| Modelling The Railways Of NSW Convention 35 Saturday 19 May | 9:00am - 5:30pm |
| The Great Model Railway Open Day and Buy & Sell Sunday 20 May | 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| Toowoomba Model Trains, Craft & Hobby Expo Saturday 2 Jun | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
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