Two thoughts, a miss matched system of batteries and chargers is asking for trouble. The bike shop i work at refuses to work on e bikes for this and other reasons. The bicycle trade magazine has an active debate on this topic. Now getting back to trains and the prototype. Signals on the prototype and mainline switches require some degree of wiring, locomotives on the other hand do not. It could be argued on board battery power is more true to the prototype. I see this as an alternative not an all or nothing choice. Just like with electric cars not for everyone but an increasingly viable alternative. I have completed one conversion to date, the second will be done shortly. RC seems to be a very robust well developed technology in several hobbies except the train world. The only reason i can see for that is resistance by the users not an unsafe technology.
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