A British domestic train from Kato? 800 series available from May 2021

[jpendle]

From an email from Hattons:

Manufacturer:
Kato
Prototype:
Class 800 IET
Scale:
N Gauge
First Introduced:
2021
DCC Capability:
DCC Ready with PCB Solder points


So does this mean we can fit decoders of our choice??

Geoff

Of course you can 

Might not be that easy though. 

I can't find the link, but I think that Zimo make a decoder for Lemke(By Kato) trains that is the same format as the Kato decoders.

Regards,

John P

[Railwaygun]

From an email from Hattons:

Manufacturer:
Kato
Prototype:
Class 800 IET
Scale:
N Gauge
First Introduced:
2021
DCC Capability:
DCC Ready with PCB Solder points


So does this mean we can fit decoders of our choice??

Geoff

Of course you can 

Might not be that easy though. 

I can't find the link, but I think that Zimo make a decoder for Lemke(By Kato) trains that is the same format as the Kato decoders.

Regards,

John P

the custom Kato decoders are here ( 1/2 way down page)

https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=949

[osborns]

other retailers are available

[jpendle]

From an email from Hattons:

Manufacturer:
Kato
Prototype:
Class 800 IET
Scale:
N Gauge
First Introduced:
2021
DCC Capability:
DCC Ready with PCB Solder points


So does this mean we can fit decoders of our choice??

Geoff

Of course you can 

Might not be that easy though. 

I can't find the link, but I think that Zimo make a decoder for Lemke(By Kato) trains that is the same format as the Kato decoders.

Regards,

John P

the custom Kato decoders are here ( 1/2 way down page)

https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=949

They look like the ones made by Zimo for Lemke.
I guess we won't know until someone buys one and checks the manufacturer ID.

Regards,

John P

[Railwaygun]

other retailers are available

Thanks for the reminder!

[woodbury22uk]

More progress from about 14.40 in this video:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY011gLi-K0%C2%A0

[RailGooner]

The Azuma is the wrong end of the country for me, but a really beatiful looking model. Makes the 800/0 look very plain.

[Invicta Alec]

I took an age to choose but both liveries look crackin'.

Alec.

[Newportnobby]

Is it just me or is the GWR version more a shade of grey than green?

[Graham]

hopefully it is just the lighting, other pictures appear better.

[woodbury22uk]

Unusual for Kato to include a deliberate error on the Azuma - with a release date of 5/2020 according to the ID card in the video.

[Chris Morris]

If it is released in May it will probably take two or three months to get to our shores. Even though it is at least 40 years outside my era I have pre-ordered one. The first time I have bought anything that doesn't fit my era/location. The running space is ready and waiting for a GWR version......

[Newportnobby]

Even though it is at least 40 years outside my era I have pre-ordered one.

Likewise, Chris. After all, it is pure eye candy!

[woodbury22uk]

The instruction sheet and parts list is now available to download:-

https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/kato-model/schedule/pdf/20210419152442607d222acf906/class800.pdf

This also cover the version with a trackset so has instructions on how to fit the dummy marker light on a buffer stop track.

[Ben A]

The instruction sheet and parts list is now available to download..

Hi Mike,

Good find - thanks for posting.

I must admit I am a little confused by the diagram showing the arrangement for multiple working - it seems to be suggesting that Kato are offering number variations.  Is this correct?

cheers

Ben A.