has a rich history of producing highly collectible tinplate model trains in 0 Gauge (O Scale) in the finest tinplate tradition. is owned and operated by experienced professionals and collectors, all of whom share a great passion for the craft , guaranteeing that its products will be treasured by you and your family for many years to come. looks back on a very successful three years since its rebirth in the summer 2008, not only in the British market but also abroad resulting in the appointment of Mr John Hoover of Trains-Hoover from Orlando, Miami as our distributor for the USA. Furthermore we are pleased to announce a joint venture with Mr Rob Horton of Wessex Transfers  from Tasmania, Australia to produce rolling stock using Mr Horton's and his late father Les Horton's designs. We are pleased to announce that a major overhaul of our manufacturing facilities has almost been completed which means that the time between the drawing board and actual production is now greatly reduced. This has the benefit to our customers that when we announce a new product they can be sure it will be available when promised. Whilst items like mainline locomotives will be produced in batches and therefore may not be always available from stock, rolling stock will be in stock most of the time and kept on the menu for years to come allowing late entrants to the hobby to have a full range at their disposal. It is our policy never to artificially restrict the number of product made in order to drive up the value. Our trains are built to operate and enjoy and should not become an object of speculation, depriving those with smaller wallets, the opportunity to purchase the item of their wish especially in these hard economic times. Therefore we shall issue an A4 in 2012 after the A1 Peppercorn and Tornado.   - The Darstaed Team     Home / Profile / products / History / Gallery / News / Events / Purchase / Contact / catalogue The copyrights / trademarks in all material provided on this Site belong to Darstaed. None of the material may be reproduced, copied, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form with out the prior written consent of Darstaed.