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What powers a model railway train?

Updated: 10/5/2023
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Colly9

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It works like a dimmer switch. As you turn the knob or move the lever it changes the voltage that is supplied to the track. As the voltage increases, the motor in the model train will run faster and thus the train will move faster.

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On most model trains the engine has an electric motor that supplies the power to the wheels, the motor runs on electricity supplied thru the rails.

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