October 2023 news from Train Trax UK - your KATO 🚅 update. Just two things to say in this email, but both are very exciting! 1. KatoUSA annoucements: Coming next spring are new numbers for the EMD AC4400CW in N scale. Thrun will feature new road numbers in Canadian Pacific, CSX, BNSF and Union Pacific. […]

End of September 2023 news from Train Trax UK I hope you find these regular emails from Train Trax HQ useful. Perhaps you know of someone else who might be interested - feel free to forward the message. [If you've had this forwarded, then you can subscribe yourself at https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=RMTHfg&g=TYzmVK ]. If you visit www.traintrax.co.uk […]

More September 2023 News from Train Trax UK I seems like yesterday that I was writing the previous of these emails - the last few weeks have flown by.It was great to meet some of you at The International N Gauge Show (TINGS). Despite the heat we had a great time and sold more that […]

September 2023 news from Train Trax UK The phone has barely stopped ringing today, so my plan to write this earlier didn't work out. You're getting the quick and dirty version, rather than the carefully crafted words I'd hoped to send! 'The International N gauge Show' (TINGS) - next weekend! I'm looking forward to chatting […]

KATO trains - more August News from Train Trax UK I try to send these regular update emails every other Friday, I hope you continue to find them useful. I hate unwanted email as much as you. If you decide you'd rather not receive them, please unsubscribe using the link at the bottom and they'll […]

August 2023 News from Train Trax UK Hello, Summer is a quieter time for many modellers, so you'd think we'd be able to put out feet up a bit at Train Trax HQ. However, there's been plenty going on. There have been two fairly recent annoucements from Kato USA. All available to pre-order now, with […]

The main difference between DCC and DC in N scale model trains is the way that the trains are controlled. DC stands for direct current. In a DC system, the voltage on the track is constant, and the locomotives are controlled by varying the amount of current that flows through their motors. This is done […]

More July News from Train Trax UK Our BIG news that I've been hinting at for the last couple of emails: we've got some new shelving at Train Trax HQ and have filled it up with HO/OO gauge KATO unitrack. As many subscribers here will know, Unitrack is a top-quality product, and while we're expecting […]

I often get asked about the equivalent KATO unitrack radiuses (radii?) to other manufacturers track. Most often people are interested in PECO Setrack. All track curves can be thought of as parts of circles. Track radius refers to the distance from the centre of a circle, to the centre line of the track making that […]

July 2023 news from Train Trax UK This is the first of our regular newsletters sent via a new system, we hope it looks OK and it gets received as well as previous emails. Let us know what you think. A few important bits of news for you in this edition: 1. Latest KatoUSA announcement […]