The following information suggests a selection of products required to establish a Digitally controlled Garden Layout.

Piko and the older Lgb MTS 111 digital system are manufactured by  Massoth and for this reason are compatible with each other and with most Massoth products.

LGB is now manufactured by Marklin and their system which is referred to as mfx. When first introduced it was incompatible with those manufactured by Massoth.  More recently these difference in compatibility have been  addressed.

To set up a basic Digital System you would need to select one item from each of the following three categories.

1.  Piko Central  Station 35010  or a Massoth unit that is equivalent.  

2. Tortech 17V 5 AMP  AC transformer. (This  unit can be used to run either DC (analogue) or DCC digital locomotives with two motors. It is ideal to run  LGB items 51070, 52120, 52121 and LGB MTS items 55006, 55100, 55090, 55106 & Lgb digital starter sets 70500 .  And Piko throttle 35002, Piko Central  Station 35010 and also Massoth  Central Stations.

3. The  Piko  hand held Navigators have a built in  Radio Controlled transmitter which can be coupled with a Piko Wireless receiver with a range of 300 feet.

 (The  Piko navigator and receiver can also be used together with the Piko 35002 5 Amp Analogue  Controller in an analogue Garden Layout) 

If you contemplate using points in a DCC layout these will need to be motorized and controlled using a Piko 35013 Point decoder, which can operate up to four sets of points.

Each locomotive will also need to be fitted with a decoder. As  previously mentioned, the old LGB MTS 111 digital system is compatible with Piko DCC and Massoth.

We can advise what components would suit your specific requirements and give you a firm quote accordingly. 

For further information see our Piko page for prices. Contact us by email regarding Piko, Massoth and LGB prices including availability.

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Updated Feb 2024