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

[Snowwolflair]

Can they be fitted with a standard coupler to 'drag' them with a loco?

The Kato instructions can be viewed here.

https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/kato-model/schedule/pdf/20210419152438607d22265a324/class800.pdf

You will need to modify the coupler on the dragging loco or the Class 800 just like the real ones need adapters. Kato show the shape of the drawbars used to join two units.

I assume this idea is to push a dummy locomotive or you could have problems.

[RailGooner]

Your Rails of Sheffield order has been dispatched

[Trainfish]

Your Rails of Sheffield order has been delivered

I guess that means I'll be spending time in the loft later then 

[osborns]

to those of you who have not had Kato Locos (EMU's) before I would be interested in your opinions of the way the sets are presented and packaged.

[Newportnobby]

Mine has been despatched from Rails at the pre order price so all is well in the world of Nobby

[Vonzack]

Grrr, no news on mine yet from Rails, but I did order with the DCC Decoders and they are still showing as pre-order

[gc4946]

to those of you who have not had Kato Locos (EMU's) before I would be interested in your opinions of the way the sets are presented and packaged.

I'll comment when I receive my LNER Azuma set.

[dannyboy]

Grrr, no news on mine yet from Rails,

No news on mine either, although I ordered the Gaugemaster Collection set - my account is showing 'Pending' although the price is shown as without UK Vat - so I don't mind waiting a bit. 

[Jack]

Having seen all the pics, I'm eagerly waiting an invoice from TrainTrax for my pre-ordered IET800. I'm just hoping the delay is because I've ordered the dcc chip set to go with it and they may not have arrived yet.

Patience are a virtue I'm told....   

[njee20]

Grrr, no news on mine yet from Rails,

No news on mine either, although I ordered the Gaugemaster Collection set - my account is showing 'Pending' although the price is shown as without UK Vat - so I don't mind waiting a bit. 

They're still a few weeks away I believe. I assume because they've got to be put into a different box.

[dannyboy]

I don't mind a belated birthday present.  . I'll be happy to look at other members pictures - and watch the videos, (where's the hint smiley?).

[Nbodger]

I'll just watch the real ones go past the house 

[dannyboy]

      

[geoffc]

Mine arrived this morning from Hattons, nicely packaged in a slip case box and the models in a semi hard foam insert. Nothing damaged and nothing had fell off unlike some items I have received from else where.
Coupling up is a bit fiddley as the couplings dont stand out too much from the corridor connections.
Once coupled up given a test run, runs smoothly and quietly from an impressive slow crawl to as fast as I dared go, no flickering of the head and tail lights at any speed.

Kato have set the bench mark for N gauge with this model not only with fidelity but with cost as well. The question is now what will the next UK outline model be that will appeal to Worldwide collectors as well to keep the cost down through sheer volumes produced.

Now for the minus points, mostly trivial, except the lights:
The finger recesses in the packaging are to small to get my fingers in and I dont have big hands so it makes extracting the models awkward.
At slow speed it derails going over a Peco Code 55 double slip, in fairness it is not alone in this problem.
There are no lights in the coaches, a kit needs to be bought separately, the cheapest is from Plaza Japan £20.11 plus postage.

Geoff

[Trainfish]

Seems ok passing over Ummagumma junction both straight through and also changing tracks to include 2x double slips and 1 long point. There is a slight change in speed as it changes over to a second controller which wasn't set at quite the right speed but that was my fault.

And coming back the other way, I managed to match up the 2 controllers this time 

I agree regarding the finger holes for removing but that's not a big issue to me as it probably won't see the box again until I depart this planet and the wife sells it on