Knowledge base
Your reference for track planning: terminology, the plan check, tutorials, FAQ and the track-system buying guide.
Work in progress: This section is still a work in progress — content is being added and revised continuously.
Glossary
Every model railway term clearly explained, with schematic diagrams.
Plan check
How the plan check reviews your track plan — every rule with why and how to fix it.
Tutorials
Step-by-step guides to planning and building.
FAQ
Answers to common questions about the app.
Choosing a track system
Which track suits you — with real prices for the same example layout in every system.
Track systems
63 track systems with 1,727 track pieces, sorted by scale: rail system, roadbed, radii and turnouts of every system — from the Trackplanner catalogue.
From the workshop
Guides, news and model railway know-how.
H0 track system comparison 2026: what the same layout costs in five systems
We actually built the same layout — oval, passing siding, stabling siding — in five H0 systems and costed it at current prices. Between cheapest and dearest lies €51.
Know-howThe most common track plan mistakes — and how to avoid them
Almost every layout trips over the same traps — usually long before the first track is laid.