Welcome to RailKernel
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 3:47 am
Welcome to the RailKernel Forum
Welcome to the official RailKernel Forum!
This forum is the central place for discussions about RailKernel, support questions, bug reports, feature requests, and future development.
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What is RailKernel?
RailKernel is a modern model railway control system developed from the ground up with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and ease of use.
Current features include:
• Native Märklin CS3 and CS3+ integration
• Automatic train operation
• Intelligent route management
• Advanced block control
• Turntable support
• Multi-level layouts (so 3D)
• Complete Märklin C-Track library, and 25+ others
• Flex track support
• Windows, Linux, and macOS support
• User interface and documentation available in 17 languages
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Why This Forum?
The RailKernel Forum is the primary place to:
• Ask questions
• Get technical support
• Report bugs
• Request new features
• Discuss layouts and automation
• Share ideas and experiences
• Follow the latest RailKernel developments
Whether you are just getting started or operating a large and complex layout, you are welcome here.
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Before Posting
Please search the forum before creating a new topic.
When reporting a bug or technical issue, please include:
• RailKernel version
• Operating system
• Command station type
• Steps required to reproduce the issue
• Screenshots (if available)
• Relevant log files
- Attach your project xml file
The more information you provide, the easier it is to investigate and resolve the issue.
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Getting Started
New to RailKernel?
We recommend starting with:
• Release Announcements
• Getting Started
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Known Issues
• Feature Requests
These sections contain useful information for both new and experienced users.
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Community Guidelines
Please keep discussions friendly, respectful, and constructive.
Feedback, suggestions, and critical discussions are always welcome. We simply ask everyone to treat fellow members with courtesy and respect.
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Thank You
Thank you for your interest in RailKernel.
Whether you are running a small home layout, a club layout, or a large exhibition railway, we hope RailKernel helps you get more enjoyment from your model railway.
Enjoy the forum, and enjoy RailKernel!
The RailKernel Team
https://railkernel.nl
https://forum.railkernel.nl
Welcome to the official RailKernel Forum!
This forum is the central place for discussions about RailKernel, support questions, bug reports, feature requests, and future development.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
What is RailKernel?
RailKernel is a modern model railway control system developed from the ground up with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and ease of use.
Current features include:
• Native Märklin CS3 and CS3+ integration
• Automatic train operation
• Intelligent route management
• Advanced block control
• Turntable support
• Multi-level layouts (so 3D)
• Complete Märklin C-Track library, and 25+ others
• Flex track support
• Windows, Linux, and macOS support
• User interface and documentation available in 17 languages
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Why This Forum?
The RailKernel Forum is the primary place to:
• Ask questions
• Get technical support
• Report bugs
• Request new features
• Discuss layouts and automation
• Share ideas and experiences
• Follow the latest RailKernel developments
Whether you are just getting started or operating a large and complex layout, you are welcome here.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Before Posting
Please search the forum before creating a new topic.
When reporting a bug or technical issue, please include:
• RailKernel version
• Operating system
• Command station type
• Steps required to reproduce the issue
• Screenshots (if available)
• Relevant log files
- Attach your project xml file
The more information you provide, the easier it is to investigate and resolve the issue.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Getting Started
New to RailKernel?
We recommend starting with:
• Release Announcements
• Getting Started
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Known Issues
• Feature Requests
These sections contain useful information for both new and experienced users.
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Community Guidelines
Please keep discussions friendly, respectful, and constructive.
Feedback, suggestions, and critical discussions are always welcome. We simply ask everyone to treat fellow members with courtesy and respect.
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Thank You
Thank you for your interest in RailKernel.
Whether you are running a small home layout, a club layout, or a large exhibition railway, we hope RailKernel helps you get more enjoyment from your model railway.
Enjoy the forum, and enjoy RailKernel!
The RailKernel Team
https://railkernel.nl
https://forum.railkernel.nl