Sheffield DCC
Encyclopedia
Sheffield DCC, or SDCC, is a model railway club based in Sheffield. It is the first and only model railway club dedicated to Digital Command Control
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SDCC was founded on 29 March 2011 by Chairman Adrian Thompson and Treasurer Mark Madner.
SDCC are based at Neepsend in Sheffield, England.
The Clubhouse is situated in a working steelworks. Parts that are used in Railway Engines and Carriages are manufactured on the site. There is also a retired railway cab, 'The 50037 Illustrious' on Site, this is from where SDCC takes its slogan 'The Home of Illustrious'
(DCC) technology.
Primary suppliers are esu
, gaugemaster, and dynamis
Primary suppliers are heljan
, hornby
, bachman
, and san cheng
Digital Command Control
Digital Command Control is a standard for a system to operate model railways digitally. When equipped with Digital Command Control, locomotives on the same electrical section of track can be independently controlled....
.
SDCC was founded on 29 March 2011 by Chairman Adrian Thompson and Treasurer Mark Madner.
SDCC are based at Neepsend in Sheffield, England.
The Clubhouse is situated in a working steelworks. Parts that are used in Railway Engines and Carriages are manufactured on the site. There is also a retired railway cab, 'The 50037 Illustrious' on Site, this is from where SDCC takes its slogan 'The Home of Illustrious'
DCC
SDCC run models using only Digital Command ControlDigital Command Control
Digital Command Control is a standard for a system to operate model railways digitally. When equipped with Digital Command Control, locomotives on the same electrical section of track can be independently controlled....
(DCC) technology.
Primary suppliers are esu
Esu
-Universities:* Emporia State University* East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania* Empire State University, a fictional university in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Other meanings:* esu is the ISO 639-3 code for the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language...
, gaugemaster, and dynamis
Models
SDCC currently run models in O gauge and OO gaugeOO gauge
OO gauge or OO scale model railways are the most popular standard-gauge model railway tracks in the U.K. This track gauge is one of several 4mm-scale standards used, but it is the only one to be served by the major manufacturers...
Primary suppliers are heljan
Heljan
Heljan A/S is a Danish model railway company based in Søndersø. Originally specialising in decorations and accessories for model railways, it has now also developed a substantial range of rolling stock. It has diversified into modelling the British scene, and since 2002 have released several OO...
, hornby
Hornby
- Australia :* Hornby Lighthouse, third oldest lighthouse in Australia on south head of Sydney Harbour,- Canada :* Hornby, Ontario, community in Halton Hills* Hornby Island, Canadian island in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver Island- England :...
, bachman
Bachman
Bachman may refer to:* Bachman Khan , a Kimak khan*an anglicized spelling of the surname Bachmann:** John Bachman , American naturalist** Charlie Bachman , Hall of Fame college football coach...
, and san cheng
External links
- SDCC Homepage http://sheffielddcc.weebly.com/index.html
- SDCC FACEBOOK info http://www.facebook.com/pages/SDCC/167420586646523?sk=info