TrainMania

10/04/2026

Greetings to all model railway enthusiasts!

We hope everyone stays safe with the upcoming cyclone. 🤍

If your internet is still working, now’s the perfect time to treat yourself — we’ve just received a fresh delivery of NCE Power Cabs! 🚂⚡️ These are always in high demand and never stay in stock for long, so jump online and grab yours before they sell out again.

Stay safe and happy railroading!

01/04/2026

🐣🚂 Happy Easter, model railway enthusiasts!

Please note that our store will be closed over the Easter break, but the good news is our special Heljan sale is now live online!

Enjoy an exclusive 25% OFF all Heljan items on our website, available while stocks last.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic Easter deal — shop your favourites before they’re gone!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter, and we look forward to seeing you back in store on 7 April. 🐰✨

19/02/2026

Greetings to all model railway enthusiasts!

Due to the high number of enquiries, we’ve updated our opening hours.
From 2 April, we will be closed on Mondays and open on Saturdays from 10:30am–3:00pm.

Please note we will also be closed this coming Monday, 23 February.

Although our shop has been open for several months now, a lot is happening behind the scenes. We’re working hard to bring you even more model railway products. We’ve just added a great range of OO/HO figures and other scenery items, with plenty more still to be uploaded to our website.

We’re also working on bringing back our full range of spare parts, so stay tuned — there’s lots more to come! 🚂✨

09/02/2026

As promised, a little sneak peek of what’s heading to our website soon 👋
If you can’t wait and want to secure one early, just get in touch—we’re happy to help.
We’ve got some amazing arrivals coming from Heljan, Hornby and Bachmann, so stay tuned… exciting times ahead! 🚂

03/02/2026

Model train fans, this one’s for you 🚆
20% off Hornby DCC chips in our flash sale!
Limited stock available—don’t wait too long.

19/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year from the team at TrainMania!
We hope you all had a great New Year’s celebration and are ready to roll into 2026 🚆

To kick off the year, we’re bringing in new stock, including the brand-new Accurascale Class 66 — definitely one to check out!
We also have a great range of European TT scale locomotives and rolling stock now available.

Have a browse — we’re sure something will catch your eye 👀
Plus, we’ve recently acquired a large collection of locomotives that will be released over the coming weeks… sneak peeks coming soon 👀✨

Thank you for your continued support, and happy modelling!

31/12/2025

We truly appreciate everyone’s support throughout 2025. From all of us at TrainMania, thank you for being part of our model railway journey — we wish you nothing but the best in the year ahead 🚂✨

17/12/2025

Season’s Greetings from the TrainMania team!

We hope you’ve all placed your orders, as tomorrow is the final day for orders to be shipped before Christmas. Any orders placed from 20 December onward will be shipped during the week commencing 5 January.

Regarding our opening hours, due to staffing issues we will be closed on Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd, and Wednesday 24th of December. However, if you have planned a visit to our shop, we can still open by request—please don’t hesitate to contact us on our phone number to arrange this.

Thank you for your continued support, and we wish you a very happy and safe holiday season! 🚂🎄

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03/12/2025

Great news! We will be open for the next three Saturdays leading up to Christmas! 🎄
We hope to see you in store — and don’t forget to take advantage of our 10% Christmas Special discount! ✨

If you’re still unsure what to get your loved ones for Christmas, we’ve got you covered with our Christmas Gift Cards! 🎁

If you have any questions, please get in touch via phone at 022 605 5415 or email us at [email protected]

Please note: We will be closed from the 25th of December and will reopen on the 5th of January.

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TrainMania is renowned for its extensive expertise in fine-tuning, restoring, and servicing model locomotives of all scales. We also buy and sell model railway items and are proud stockists of the industry’s leading brands, including Hornby, Bachmann, PECO, Accurascale, and more.

25/11/2025

Great news, TrainMania fans!
Starting 1st December, we’re kicking off our Christmas Sale — enjoy 10% off all locomotives, rolling stock, G-scale train sets, and NCE Power Cabs!

From 1st December, the discount will be automatically applied to your shopping cart.

This festive offer runs right through to 31st December at 12:00am.
Please note: all unboxed rolling stock/locomotives, green dot specials, spare parts, track pieces, scenery items, paints, and glues are excluded from this promotion. The discount applies only to orders over $100.

🎄 Don’t miss out on the holiday savings!

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18/11/2025

Look at that Triang crawl!

Sound or no sound it doesn’t matter… that’s just how quiet this 5 pole skew-wound motor and flywheel mod is in this Triang locomotive.

At TrainMania we can convert almost all Triang locomotives to perform like this!

www.trainmania.co.nz

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10/11/2025

🚂 Exciting News from TrainMania!

As many of you know, we’ve proudly been distributors for ESU Loksound and NCE — but since opening our new store, our distribution family has grown!

We’re thrilled to announce that we now have official distribution partnerships with some of the biggest names in model railways, including Bachmann, Hornby, Accurascale, Peco, Atlas, Woodland Scenics, Avtek NZ/BSI (the best glues on the market!), and AK Paints.

You’ll already find a selection of these products on our website — http://www.trainmania.co.nz — and if there’s something specific you’re after, just let us know. We’ll be happy to source it for you!

📧 Contact us anytime at [email protected]