KATO CLASS 800
Receiving a first model from a manufacturer new – to the British railway scene, at least – is always a welcome sight. Japanese manufacturer Kato is better known for its models of high-speed, freight and express trains for continental Europe in N scale, and N and HO scale models of prototypes for the North American market. However, it has remained largely elusive in the UK, until now.
Post-WWII Japan re-invented itself as a country focused on high-tech manufacturing – something we’ve seen in the components used in many models. Tenshodo motor bogies and
