Thanks for all the info Ian
I think cost-wise we are going to have to go for the Hornby Select to start off with, with buying baseboard materials, the track, controller and getting a few of his current engines fitted with decoders it will take up the budget that we had set aside for now. If the track was set up for DCC from the beginning we could look into upgrading to a better controller in the future, I think?
So when we have the layout set up, adding Digital electric point clips to the points and connecting to a controller do we then need to do additional powering to the second oval and central sidings? It's the thought of wiring that is baffling me!
Thanks, K