The CTC system is a model railway control system that is entirely based on a Wi-Fi network. An overview is provided in the article Introduction to CTC System.
CTC on YouTube
On our YouTube channel, you will find an introduction to CTC and a video about installing CTC modules in switches and locomotives.
Bei der Live-Aufzeichnung zum Tag der Modelleisenbahn 2023 konnten wir auch dabei sein.
The railway field project of the TH Brandenburg uses CTC modules in Duplo locomotives with battery operation. The results are impressively shown in this YouTube video.
Article Series on CTC Version 4
With CTC Version 4, our IR transmitters and NFC tags really get going! Automatic operation and train protection based on the real railway model (ETCS) become child's play.
The new article series Automation in the Garden provides a step-by-step introduction.
Trade Shows and Exhibitions
- From 10th to 13th of April 2025 we were at Intermodellbau in Dortmund in Hall 4 (Booth 4.E04).
- On 23rd and 24th of May 2025 wes were on Gartenbahntage at Werst-Modellbau in Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim
- From 19th to 21st of September 2025 we are at IMA (Märklin Days) in Göppingen
An impression of our trade show appearances can be found in the video on the Instagram account of Messe Dortmund 2023.
Open Source
From the beginning, it was clear to us that we wanted to release a large part of the development as open source. Under the working title "PI-Rail", we present access to the community here: https://pi-rail.org
The Press on CTC System
CTC has generated great interest and enthusiasm in the press. For example, Heiko Herholz writes in Loki 5/2021: "The CleverTrainControl system fulfills many dreams: a system where two cables to the track are sufficient for power supply."
You can find an overview of all publications on the page "The Press on CTC".
Lectures
- At the JavaForm Stuttgart, which took place online in 2020, our chief developer Peter Rudolph reported on the underlying technology behind CTC: Model Railway Control via Wi-Fi with Arduino and Java