Bob83a Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Has TrainTronics closed down?. The domain traintronics.co.uk has expired so the web site can no longer be found. Stocks at various sellers seem to be limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstamp Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 It may well be the case. I imagine they are a smallish outfit with few staff, and a cash-flow crisis as a result of the lockdown, and while much has been done to minimise effects, it certainly is not a "one size fits all solution", and a good number may well fall through the cracks. Sad, but true. Let's just hope they can rebound after things are over, and some degree of normality returns. Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold pheaton Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 Might be wrong but im sure they were a spin off from Bournemouth model centre, that site is still up, might be worth having a word with them. I liked the signals but the feather design limited them to a certain period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob83a Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Wasn't Bournemouth model centre closing about a year ago as well, several news reports about the owner retiring. Their Slotrail.Com site is active so I will try giving them a call anyway. Checked TrainTronics Facebook page but that seems not to have been updated for a long time. Domain expired more than a month ago, i would be surprised if it would have gone un-noticed for so long i but in thee strange times they may of course be in lockdown and not reading mails/emails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) UK Model Shop guide has Bournemouth Model Railway Centre/Traintronics as closed at this site. No further information. I just tried slotrail.com and was redirected to the server! Edited June 18, 2020 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold pheaton Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17546489.bournemouth-model-railway-centre-in-holdenhurst-road-for-sale-as-owner-retiring/ wonder if it didn't sell and he has decided to shut up shop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Awful place to find Parking around there on my one and only visit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Roger Sunderland Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 Bournemouth model railway centre has been shut for some time. Derek, the owner, has been very poorly recently and had decided to retire. I think he intended to move the business online but that may not have happened. Traintronics was an offshoot so not sure what has happened to that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, pheaton said: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17546489.bournemouth-model-railway-centre-in-holdenhurst-road-for-sale-as-owner-retiring/ wonder if it didn't sell and he has decided to shut up shop? https://goo.gl/maps/hv9fPzx2fqs1qHAeA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted June 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19, 2020 That’s a depressing sight! I remember having some TrainTronics signals back in the early 90s, I was never sure if the origins of this company were the same. It was always odd that the site had N gauge stuff but it was always “call for prices” and I never saw anyone who actually used their stuff. I presume the OO gauge ones actually existed...?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dorset Wanderer Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Just been past the shop and it has been cleared out- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
66738 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I’ve heard the Model shop owner/Traintronics man (David I think his name is) became very unwell. 66738 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelRailUK Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 To bring anyone up to date that might be interested. Derek Purkis ( owner of Bournemouth Model railway shop) passed away 3 weeks ago due to major issues with his kidneys. the shop is now closed and most of the stock has gone. I starting working with Derek around 1984, he would sell he items i made under the name of Train Tronics these included lighting and certain electronics items. If any one is having any problems with the Train Tronics products i would be only to happy to help. Regards Andy Fairclough 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Forster Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Andy, I'm using a Bachmann dynamis Ultima, I'm trying to change the address on a traintronics tt300 but keep getting error 404 any ideas. Cheers Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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