Announced for February 2024 DCC decoder fitted.
A special edition of the Kato GWR 5-car dual-mode Hitachi IEP class 800 train finished as unit number 800 010 Paddington Bear / Michael Bond with Paddington Bear logos on the coach sides.
In addition to regular use on the Great Western mainline from London Paddington to Bristol, South Wales services, Worcester/Hereford and Gloucester/Cheltenham these 5-car units have gained further duties in the last few years, replacing the short HSTs used on stopping services, including the Taunton to Gloucester route.
Produced in Japan by Kato these trains feature Kato's market leading N gauge drive mechanism which will give years of superb performance across the speed range.
As Kato models do not use standard DCC decoder connections these models can be awkward to obtain and fit decoders, so Gaugemaster are supplying a ready-fitted Paddington Bear option for the models