Raildriver

Hello
I have been looking at getting a raildriver, which is (extortionately) expensive, and I was wondering,
Are there any alternatives that are cheaper, and have better reviews?
Also if anyone Knows how to actually build one then please feel free to comment

 

Different train have different lever, how can make a controller that fit all the trains?

 

You can get a standard joystick and use the traindriver convertor driver (freely downloadable) and that works fine for various functions.
I live the RD but it does have it's limitations, for instance no "off" setting on the reverser and no master switch

 

Thanks