01733 895989 Tue-Sat 10:00-5:00, Sun 10:30-3:30, 
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27 St. David's Square, Fengate, Peterborough, UK PE1 5QA
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Trains4U is one of the largest Model Railway specialists in the east of England

Occupying a large 1800 square foot showroom spread across 2 floors, we offer thousands of products from over 80 manufacturers.

Trains4U was formed in July 2004 in response to the closure of the last Model Railway shop in Peterborough the previous year.

Owned by Father and Son Steve and Gareth Helliwell, the business opened with a small stock of Hornby, Bachmann, Peco, Gaugemaster and Fleischmann products in a 900 sq ft unit in Peterborough's St' David's Square trading estate.

Demand for our products and services was unprecedented and we quickly diversified into N gauge, DCC and slot cars, whilst expanding our range of suppliers to provide more models, scenic materials, tools and paints.

Our initial website solution soon became difficult to manage so we suspended our online service whilst our walk-in business rapidly grew and we soon filled our showroom to bursting point.

All of our railway rolling stock and our slot cars are displayed in large glass cases for easy browsing.

OO, O & N Gauge Model Railways from:
  • Accurascale
  • Bachmann
  • Bachmann Narrow Gauge
  • Cambrian Models
  • Cavalex
  • Dapol
  • DJ Models
  • Graham Farish
  • Heljan
  • Hornby
  • Ixion
  • Oxford Rail
  • Parkside Models / Parkside Dundas
  • Peco
  • RevolutioN Trains
Second-hand

A great selection of pre-owned model railway locomotives, rolling stock and buildings in OO, N & O gauge, plus many rummage boxes full of used accessories and scenic materials.  We receive pre-owned products on a weekly basis, so our stock is constantly being added to.


Scalextric
  • Scalextric Sets
  • Scalextric Cars - we typically have over 200 different cars in stock at any time.
  • Scalextric Track & accessories


Second-hand:
  • Scalextric Cars
  • Boxes of Scalextric track & accessories



Plastic kits from:
We are constantly expanding our Plastic Kits range, ordering in new brands & unique kits.

We currently stock the following brands:
  • Academy
  • Ace Model
  • Accurate Miniatures
  • AFV Club
  • Airfix
  • Amodel
  • Aoshima
  • AZ Model
  • Belkits
  • Dragon
  • Eduard
  • Finemolds
  • Freedom Models
  • Greatwall Hobby
  • Hasegawa
  • Heller
  • HK Models
  • Hobby Boss
  • ICM
  • IBG Models
  • Italeri
  • Masterbox Ltd
  • Meng
  • Mini Art
  • Minicraft Model Kits
  • Mirage Hobby
  • Moebius Models
  • PST Models
  • Revell
  • Roden
  • RPM
  • SMER
  • Takom
  • Tamiya
  • Tristar
  • Trumpeter
  • Valom
  • Zoukei-mura
  • Zvezda

Second-hand
We also stock second user (non-used) plastic kits
Games Workshop
Our Games Workshop range is always growing.  We have stock of many Sets, Starter Sets, Build & Paint, Magazines, Books, Paint, & Tools.

Radio Controlled Cars
We stock a selection of Tamiya Radio Controlled Cars, Ready to Run & Kits plus accessories & spare parts.
Paints glues solvents and weathering products from:
  • AMMO
  • Deluxe Materials
  • Expo
  • Games Workshop
  • HMG Paints
  • Humbrol
  • Modelmasters
  • Peco
  • Railmatch
  • Revell
  • Tamiya
Magazines, Catalogues & Publications
  • Airfix Magazine
  • BRM
  • Hornby Magazine
  • Model Rail
  • Railway Modeller
Tools from:
  • Expo
  • Xuron
  • Swann Morton
  • Antex
Power and control equipment, including DCC from:
  • ESU
  • Bachmann
  • DCC Concepts
  • Gaugemaster
  • Hornby
  • PECO
  • Train Control Systems
  • Traintronics
  • Train-Tech
Scenic, scratch building materials, Figures & Vehicles from:
  • Albion Alloys
  • Auhagen
  • Busch
  • Dapol
  • DAS Clay
  • Evergreen
  • Expo
  • Faller
  • Gaugemaster
  • Javis
  • JTT Scenics
  • Kibri
  • Knightwing
  • Metcalfe
  • Model Scene
  • Noch
  • Oxford Diecast
  • Peco
  • P+D Marsh
  • Plastruct
  • Preiser
  • Ratio
  • Scenescapes
  • Springside
  • Superquick
  • Wills
  • Woodland Scenics
Artist James Green
Available in store only:

 - Prints
 - Drinks Coasters
 - Cards
Services
  • DCC Fitting Services (including Sound)
  • Service & Repair for Model Railways & Scalextric Cars
  • 'Matt Finish' Weathering Services 
Other customer facilities include:
  • A demonstration railway layout for N and OO & O Gauge
  • Incorporating Analogue control and DCC
  • Gaugemaster Prodigy 2 systems

  • Free parking outside our front door

  • Last Updated June 2020
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