By now, such a substantial number of articles about CTC have been published that this separate page is worth it.
At this point, we would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated editors whose work has undoubtedly brought attention to CTC.
January 2025 - Digital Model Railway
The CTC-App also appears in both articles on the market overview of apps for iOS (Apple) and Android in the DiMo (Issue 1-2025).
August 2024 - Railway Amateur
In the Swiss Railway Amateur 08/24, Christian Heer reports on the conversion of his old Märklin layout to CTC.
His conclusion begins with the words: “As a next-generation model railway control system, CTC-System offers various advantages over conventional digital controls. This certainly also includes the low investment when getting started, as a central unit and handheld controllers are not necessary.”
May 2024 - Garden Railway Professional
In the Gartenbahnprofi (3/2024), Hans-Jürgen Götz reports under the title “Innovation Push” about news regarding CTC.
He ends with the words “CTC is indeed one of the younger and rather smaller providers in the digital model railway segment, but also one of the first to have implemented Wi-Fi technology so consistently and successfully.”
April 2024 - Digital Model Railway
In the DiMo (Issue 2-2024), Hans-Jürgen Götz reports under the title “Clever New Products from CTC” about SUSI, wagon counters and the Z21 interface.
He concludes with the words “CTC has made a tremendous leap with these innovations and now offers itself not only as a stand-alone solution, but also as an addition to any model railway control.”
February 2024 - Loki
In the article “SUSI, Z21, NFC and more …” in Loki 2/2024, Hans-Jürgen Götz reports on the new developments since the first Loki article about CTC from May 2021.
November 2022 - Garden Railway Professional
In the second article in the Garden Railway Pro (6/2022), Hans-Jürgen Götz reports under the title “For Safe Driving” about the train protection and automation expanded with CTC 4.
He concludes with the words: “So, CTC still has a lot of potential and continues to offer many unique features, be it the option to control everything only via Wi-Fi, being ablе to drive locomotives with batteries too, …”.
October 2022 - railway magazine
In the railway magazine October 2022, Heiko Herholz explains CTC from the perspective of someone transitioning from an analog model railway under the title “Transition from Analog to Wi-Fi”.
He concludes with the words: “In conclusion, the CTC system offers entirely new possibilities that are barely comparable with previous control systems. That makes CTC interesting for all those who have so far been hesitant to switch to a digital control system.”
Spring 2022 - Model Railway Courier
In the Modellbahn-Kurier 55 – Digital 2022, Hands-Jürgen Götz writes under the title “CTC – Clever Train Control Digital – completely wireless” about CTC.
In his conclusion, he writes: “…Above all, everything works without cabling via radio, immediately and very simply. And anyone who takes a liking to it and wants to expand is hardly faced with any obstacles. …“
January 2022 - MIBA Special
In the MIBA Special 133 titled “Model Railway Digital 2022 - Control with the PC”, Maik Möritz reports among other things about CTC.
He ends with the words: “No question: CTC is definitely taking an interesting path and bringing a lot of innovation with it. I’ve been using the system for several months to control our home garden railway and I’m very happy with it. I wouldn’t want to miss the simple and uncomplicated operation with my smartphone, the practical automation options and the simple power supply for the tracks via a two-wire cable.”
November 2021 - Garden Railway Professional
With the article “Digital - completely wireless” in the Garden Railway Professional 6/2021, Hans-Jürgen Götz reports on CTC as part of the article series “Radio in the Garden”.
The subtitle of the article begins with the words “Being able to control locomotives and turnouts just like that with a smartphone, completely without a central unit - this is no longer just a pipe dream.”
June 2021 - Digital Model Railway
In the now third article in the DiMo (Issue 3-2021), Hans-Jürgen Götz reports under the title “Smart in the Garden” on news regarding the CTC system, especially our modules for the garden railway.
The conclusion is: “Now that even Märklin is switching its future radio controllers to Wi-Fi, the last doubters should have been taken by surprise when it comes to the use of this technology on the model railway. CTC has already had a few years head start and is continuously expanding its portfolio.”
May 2021 - Loki
The first article about CTC appears in the Swiss Loki in Issue 5/2021 under the title “Without Cable, Without Central Control”.
In the conclusion, Heiko Herholz writes: “The CleverTrainControl system is the realization of many dreams: a system where two cables to the track are enough for power supply.”
September 2020 - Digital Model Railway
With the title “Greetings from Lissy”, Hans-Jürgen Götz continues his report from June with a focus on our infrared sensors. The complete printing can be found in the issue preview of DiMo 4-2020, which is linked to the title.
The conclusion starts with the words: “The system has enormous future potential. By using standard Wi-Fi components, it is relatively inexpensive and can be used without problems worldwide.
June 2020 - Digital Model Railway
In the magazine “Digital Model Railway” (DiMo) 3-2020, the first press article about CTC titled “Digital and Wireless Start” was published.
Hans-Jürgen Götz concludes: “Technologically, the Wi-Fi application brings the model railway into the present, just as the classic digital protocols brought the model railway into the then electronic present 40 years ago.”