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This week's arrivals lead with something genuinely special for E657 collectors.The 10-1874 E657 Series in E653 Revival C...
15/09/2026

This week's arrivals lead with something genuinely special for E657 collectors.

The 10-1874 E657 Series in E653 Revival Colour Orange is a ten-car Special Project set that brings back one of the regional liveries the E653 wore in its years on JR East's Joban Line, reapplied to the current E657 body. It sits alongside the Revival Colour Blue release from earlier in the year, and between the two you can now build out the E657's tribute to its predecessor's colour range. One available at £355.60.

Also in this week: the 10-2167 N700-6000 Series Shinkansen "Kodama" eight-car set, JR West's all-stops Sanyo Shinkansen formation running between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. £266.40, two available.

And a pairing that tells its own engineering story: the 10-2241 Kiha 201 Series "Niseko Liner" and the 10-2240 731 Series "Ishikari Liner", both from JR Hokkaido. The two types were built to run coupled together, diesel and electric power under shared control, a distinctive piece of Hokkaido railway engineering. £140.40 and £142.20, two available each.

Full new arrivals range at traintrax.co.uk/just-arrived 🚂

Thanks to everyone who came and said hello at The International N Gauge Show this weekend. We're on our way home to York...
13/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who came and said hello at The International N Gauge Show this weekend. We're on our way home to York now but it was a great show for us.

Watch this space for news of our next exhibition attendance, feels like the season has begun!

11/09/2026

Tomorrow morning the International N Gauge Show opens at the Warwickshire Event Centre, and we will be on Stand 27/28 for both days, along with The Model Tree Shop.

If you ordered online for show collection, we will have your order ready on the stand.

Come and find us for a proper conversation. Bring your questions, your want list, or a genuine interest in what KATO are doing across Japanese, North American, European, or UK outline.

See you in the morning! traintrax.co.uk 🚂

Still available to pre-order from us.
09/09/2026

Still available to pre-order from us.

Three days to go until the International N Gauge Show at the Warwickshire Event Centre.We will be on Stand 27/28 on Satu...
09/09/2026

Three days to go until the International N Gauge Show at the Warwickshire Event Centre.

We will be on Stand 27/28 on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September with KATO stock across Japanese, North American, European, and UK outline, plus Unitrack, DCC, and accessories.

Worth knowing: KATO Europe are also at the show on Stands 9-11, running their Mini Diorama Circus.

If there is something specific you want to pick up at the show, order it online now at traintrax.co.uk and collect from us on Stand 27/28. Or just come and find us for a browse 🚂

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Three new formations landed this week, each worth a look if you collect Japanese outline.The 10-2168 Cruise Train 'Seven...
08/09/2026

Three new formations landed this week, each worth a look if you collect Japanese outline.

The 10-2168 Cruise Train 'Seven Stars in Kyushu' 8-Car Set reproduces JR Kyushu's flagship luxury cruise train, one of the most recognisable and admired trains currently running in Japan. £388.

The 10-2159 883 Series 'Sonic' 30th Anniversary Wrapping 7-Car Set marks three decades of the Sonic service with a special anniversary livery, a genuinely limited production run. £274.60. One in stock.

And the 10-1877 E657 Series E653 Revival Colour Blue 10-Car Set is a special project release bringing back the classic E653 blue livery on the current E657 platform, a nice piece of livery history for anyone tracking JR East's Joban Line services. £355.60. One in stock.

Also worth knowing: we'll be at the International N Gauge Show this weekend, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, at Warwickshire Event Centre, Leamington Spa. Come and say hello if you're there and tell us beforehand if there is something you want us to bring along!

Shop these and all new arrivals at traintrax.co.uk/just-arrived 🚂

Getting started with KATO N gauge: the questions we're asked most often? Ian gets asked a version of these questions mos...
05/09/2026

Getting started with KATO N gauge: the questions we're asked most often? Ian gets asked a version of these questions most weeks, so here's the shorthand version.

What should I buy first? Start with a KATO starter set. It bundles a loco, a handful of cars, and enough Unitrack to build a simple oval, which means you're running trains on day one rather than assembling a shopping list from scratch.

What should I avoid? Don't mix track systems. KATO Unitrack has its own connector profile, so building a layout around it and then trying to bolt on another manufacturer's track tends to cause more frustration than it saves.

What does 'formation' mean? It's the term for a complete, correctly ordered set of cars that make up a prototype train, rather than just a loco and a couple of wagons. KATO sells many trains as formations for exactly this reason, buy the set, and you have the full consist as it ran.

Do I need DCC straight away? No. Plenty of enthusiasts run analogue for years before adding DCC, and it's a straightforward upgrade path when you're ready for independent control or sound.

If you're just getting started, or thinking about it, come and have a chat. We'd rather talk you through it than have you guess! 🚂

05/09/2026

Event alert!

We are heading to the International N Gauge Show on 12 and 13 September at the Warwickshire Event Centre, Stand 27/28.

If there is something specific you are hoping to see on the stand, message us now and we will make sure we bring it with us. Whether it is a particular KATO locomotive, a piece of Unitrack, or something from our Japanese, North American, European, or UK outline range, let us know and we will do our best. We will be there with The Model Tree Shop too, so come along and check out how they can help your layout.

You can also order online now at traintrax.co.uk for collection at the show 🚂

Event details: https://f.mtr.cool/fm5dfrrn9f | The full Train Trax range: traintrax.co.uk

04/09/2026

Ian's been putting these Greenbrier tank cars through their paces, and the DCC sound is what makes them worth talking about. It's not just a rumble in the background. Switch it on and you get the low industrial hum, airbrake release, and coupling clunk that bring a freight consist to life on the layout, not just in the display case.

If your layout runs DCC, these are worth a look. Fully detailed KATO tooling, tank car proportions that hold up under close inspection, and sound that turns a static model into something that feels alive on the layout.

See the full range at traintrax.co.uk 🚂

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