May 2024 Kato Train news from Train Trax UK Thank you to those who came and visited us at Model World Live. It was a bit exhausting, but as ever really good to meet customers and put faces to names. Our next big-ish show is 'The International N Gauge Show' in September. Pre-orders for the […]

More April 2024 KATO news from Train Trax UK 🚅 Lots to say this week, but I'll be quick as I'm preparing for Model Rail Live (https://www.keymodelworld.com/modelworldlive) this weekend and still have lots to do! This new event combines modelling disciplines with the best model railways as well as the best scale modelling displays from […]

We had a great weekend at the York Model Railway Show. Thanks to those who came and shopped from us, and also to those who just chatted! I think we've just about recovered and caught up with emails, so now thoughts turn to the next event.  We're going to try out a NEW SHOW FOR […]

😁Easter 2024 KATO news from Train Trax UK 🚅 The weather is starting to look a bit for Spring-like here in York. That can only mean that it's nearly time for the York Easter Show. We'll be trading at the show on the first floor again - do come and say hello. It's a great […]

March KATO news from Train Trax UK 🚅 When I originally sent this, it was a long email, for reasons which will hopefully become clear, settle down with a brew of your choice and have a browse through. Each month, Kato announce what they are going to be producing over the next few months. It's […]

More February 2024 KATO train news from Train Trax UK The latest announcment from KatoUSA is a re-run (with new numbers) of the SD40-2. I'm not a 'railroad' expert, but this is always the loco I think of when I think of North American Railways - tough and utilitarian looking, but colourful! A bit of […]

February KATO train news from Train Trax UK Above you can see the start of February announcements from Kato in Japan. All the items you can see are due in the middle of the year. I've put the latest items from the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) at the top - as those are the most popular […]

January news from Train Trax UK - 10 % off KATO 🚅! January has been a good month at Train Trax - your stream of orders have this small business busy. It's only because of support from modellers like you that we can continue offering the UK's largest selection of KATO products. We're listening and we […]

Japanese Elephants Spend any time on model railway forums or Facebook groups related to Japanese railways or Kato Unitrack, and you'll notice plenty of talk about several large online retailers based in Japan. They have a wide range, large stocks and low prices. In the past I've avoiding referring to them, so in my head […]

January 2024's New KATO 🚅 arrivals at Train Trax UK Earlier this week I sent an email with all the latest announcements from Kato in Japan. Apologies for mixing up 2023 and 2024 - it's that time of year! I don't normally send more than one email in a week, but there have been so many […]