This one’s a bit of a long update again, so grab a cup of tea.
The news
Sale: new items added
We’ve added more lines to the sale pages, including older favourites and slower movers we’re clearing to make space for new stock. A few of these are proper “once they’re gone, they’re gone” bargains, and the best ones tend to disappear quickly. If you’ve had something in mind, it’s worth a quick look now rather than later.
Browse the sale here: https://traintrax.co.uk/sale/
New Japanese arrivals
A good wave of Japanese stock has arrived and is now on the shelves, ready to post. The “Just Arrived” section is the best place to start, but here are a few highlights:
Japan – big-ticket trains and classics
- Odakyu Romance Car NSE (3100 series) 11-car set
- C62 3 (Hokkaido type) steam loco
- Express “Niseko” 6-car basic set
- Anniversary 287 series “Kuroshio” 60th wrapping 6-car set
- E235 Yamanote Line 4-car basic set + “Traveling N Gauge” version
- 787 series “36 Plus 3” 6-car set + “Traveling N Gauge” version
Locos and sound
- ED75 700 (Orient Saloon colour)
- ED76 0 (late model, JR Freight test paint)
- Sound Card 22-241-8
Scenery/buildings (plus a fun detail)
- Local Police Station (with two light green police cars)
- Town Hall (monotone) and Local Bank (concrete)
- 1/150 crow and pigeon figures
Track and layout add-ons
- Three-light automatic traffic light signal (with auxiliary track)
- Concrete tie track pieces: 315mm radius 45° curves, plus 62mm / 124mm / 248mm straights
Bonus non-JR
- Taiwan Railway EMU3000 (Blue) 6-car add-on set
January announcements (including Europe)
Kato’s January announcements include European items too, and we’ve just posted them on our website on the pre-orders section.
Europe (DB S-Bahn EMUs)
- ET426 2-car EMU (standard DB S-Bahn) and Bodensee S-Bahn variant
- ET424 Köln 4-car set
- ET425 “DB REGIO” 4-car set
Japan – highlights
- EF66-0 (late stage) Blue Train electric locomotive
- EF65 1000 (late) electric locomotive
- ED71 (first-order type) electric locomotive
- E657 series “E653 revival colour (blue)” 10-car Special Project set
- 211 series 3000 (Boso colour) 5-car sets (incl. variant with two pantographs)
- 681 series “Shirasagi” 6-car basic set
- Sleeper limited express “Seto / Asakaze” basic + expansion sets
- JR 103 series items: “Sky Blue” 4-car set + matching middle-coach sets (Sky Blue / Light Green)
Coaches, freight, and scenery bits
- K5000 automobile freight car
- Passenger coaches in brown/blue (Suha 43, Ohafu 33, Oha35 variants)
- Figures/animals: freight station staff, postman, and (yes) dolphins
A bit of focus for 2026
DCC range discontinued
We’ve decided to wind down our stock of the KatoUSA DCC-fitted range. If you had something in mind, it’s worth checking what’s left while stock remains. We’ll still be able to order on demand, and we’ll probably keep at least some of the sound-fitted locos.
Super has now gone
The ‘Super’ payment option has now been discontinued on TrainTrax.co.uk. Feedback was clear that it made checkout harder for some customers, so we’ve simplified things.
Train Trax (aka fastrak99) eBay sales ceasing
We’ll also be stopping our eBay sales. Going forward, everything will be focused through the TrainTrax website, where we can keep stock control tighter and provide the level of service and detail we aim for.
London: Ally Pally
Our next show will be The London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace on 21–22 March 2026. We’re not attending Doncaster or Glasgow this year.
It’s our first time exhibiting in London, so if you’re going, please come and say hello. The show runs 10:00–17:00 Saturday and 10:00–16:30 Sunday (with doors at 09:30 for pre-booked ticket holders).
Thanks, as always, for your support — and if there’s something you’d like us to stock, improve, or explain better, just reply to this email. We do read every message.
Best wishes,
Ian Miller
TrainTrax.co.uk
Model Railway Magic Ltd
