Talk:Kato Precision Railroad Models

Proposed merge with T-TRAK

merge to the basic topic, and eliminate any promotionalism DGG ( talk ) 04:16, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose. Apart from the fact that T-TRAK uses proprietary Kato track, I cannot see any real overlap between the two articles, and it would be odd for details of T-TRAK to be included in the article of one particular manufacturer. I wonder if the proposing editor is under the misapprehension that "T-TRAK" is a Kato product or brand name. --DAJF (talk) 05:03, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose. I have to agree, T-Trak is not affiliated with Kato, it simply uses Kato's track as a convenience. In fact, I personally criticize the inclusion of Kato Unitrak as part of the standards, since proprietary content being a requirement is seldom a good move. The page about T-Trak is not in danger of "promotionalism" because Kato plays a fairly minor role. Heck, I personally have seen T-Trak layouts using the standard Atlas tracks, and even one adapted to use Bachmann EZ Track. To take a different approach, imagine what it would look like to be reading about Kato, then suddenly be reading about T-Trak. It's just too big of a swing. Trainguyrom (talk) 23:58, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose. T-TRAK is a set of standards recognized internationally that define a modular system of constructing interconnecting "dioramas" into a functional model railroad for most model railroading scales. While Kato Unitrack is the standard for the interface of N scale (T-TRAK-N) and HO scale (T-TRAK-HO) modules, Kato does not make track for the other scales which are covered by the T-TRAK standards. Vic (talk) 19:08, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose. T-Trak is a set of standards while Kato is a manufacturer of models. Arthunter (talk) 03:11, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

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