I spoke in recent post about the mobility of the layout and the ease of disassemble and reassemble for moving with transportation.

Another key aspect of the layout is simplicity with power (electricity) I have kept this side of the hobby as simple as I can, this also includes limited points to two only on the inner good circuit this circuit has one Spectrum Magnum 12 volt controller, the circuit flow with a breaker on the main line before the first set of points to a siding line that runs into a second set of point controlling two end sidings.

The outer line on the layout is independent with no points and it's own Spectrum Magnum 12 volt controller.

I have attended a few model train shows including QR railway work shops at Ipswich (next one this March) the one thing that I have noticed is the more complex the layout the more time is required with not just setting up and dismantling but also the need for multiple adaptors for power requiring a hard wired mains supply to the grid. Another issue I have observed is current flow problems, points problems due to complexity. There is nothing more disappointing than attending a show only to find dead layouts due to a power problem with individual issues or the grid is out.

Loumeah railway historical can be plugged into the grid or independent in any location away from grid with it's own 1000 watt 4 stoke generator and a gallon of petrol will run all day, simple to run maintain and move.