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4 December 2025
December 2025 news from Train Trax UK - new Kato arrivals and festive bits

Hello Ian December has rolled round again, layouts are lighting up, and we're selling lots of small curves ready to go round trees. New arrivals – on the shelves and ready to post The last few weeks have seen a steady stream of boxes turning up from Kato, and a lot of cardboard heading back […]

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3 December 2025
Quick Realism Fixes For Your Layout: 60-Minute upgrades 

If you’ve ever looked at your layout and thought, “It just needs something…”, you’re not alone. Realistic scenery doesn’t have to mean a full rebuild or a weekend lost to glue fumes. With a handful of ready-to-place materials from The Model Tree Shop - and a couple of TrainTrax finishing touches - you can transform […]

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19 November 2025
More November 2025 news from Train Trax UK - Meet us at the NEC NatFest

A fairly quick email from us this time. Mainly as a reminder that we're going to be at the NEC this weekend for The National Festival of Railway Modelling. 'NatFest' This is the first time we've had a stand at this or its predecessor show, but we're looking forward to seeing how it all works, […]

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7 November 2025
November 2025 news from Train Trax UK - North American special 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽

I've concentrated on Japan in the last few e-mails, so I've decided that it's time to turn our attention to some special KatoUSA items this time. Just announced for pre-order [Browse all the new pre-orders →] In stock now Kato starter sets are a tidy way to get moving without faff: a well-matched train, Unitrack […]

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4 November 2025
Blog: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Laying Track (and how to fix them)

Blog: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Laying Track (and how to fix them) Smooth, reliable running starts with your track. Whether you’re laying your first oval or adding a complex yard, avoiding a few common pitfalls will save you derailments, poor power, and headaches down the line. Here are five expert mistakes to avoid, with […]

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28 October 2025
More October 2025 news from Train Trax UK - we're back and excited for the coming modelling season!

More October news from Train Trax UK - we're back and excited for the coming modelling season! Back from JapanHello again from York. I’m back from Japan. It was great, apart from picking up a horrible bug on the way home. If you fancy a read, I’ve put some notes here: https://traintrax.co.uk/2025/10/21/tokyo-notes. I’d love to […]

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21 October 2025
Tokyo Notes

Tokyo Notes - Ian's October 2025 trip report I arrived in Tokyo on little sleep and a long list of things to do and see. The plan was simple enough: understand Japan's railways a bit better, find hard-to-get KATO spares for customer repairs, further our relationship with the company, and bring home some modelling ideas […]

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3 October 2025
October 2025 news from Train Trax UK - What's new in stock from KATO?

October news from Train Trax UK - What's new in stock from KATO? New arrivals, starter sets and a trip to Japan Just ArrivedFresh off the boat (well, air-freight), three new Kato Pocket Line sets have just rolled in at TrainTrax HQ. These little budget gems are always a hit: They’re affordable, fun, and tend […]

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19 September 2025
More September 2025 news from Train Trax UK - All the latest announcements from Japan and TINGS

More September 2025 news from Train Trax UK - All the latest announcements from Japan and TINGS Thanks to everyone who joined us at TINGS 2025 – it was our busiest yet, with plenty of sales, great conversations, and even a few visits from Mr Kato himself The trams we had on demo were a […]

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11 September 2025
September 2025 news from Train Trax UK - TINGS This Weekend: Pre-Order by Thursday 3pm

September 2025 news from Train Trax UK - TINGS This Weekend: Pre-Order by Thursday 3pm It’s nearly time for The International N Gauge Show (TINGS), one of the biggest weekends in the N gauge calendar — and we’ll be there with our stand alongside The Model Tree Shop. If you’d like to make sure we […]

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