Mr Hallam is the man behind the Hornby's new live steam concept. The model-trains company is pioneering miniature steam trains which, at £500 apiece, are priced for big kids rather than their ...

MODEL train maker Hornby has reported a surge in profits over the last year as mature collectors continued to buy up its ranges. The Kent-based group, which makes Hornby model railways and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Lack of rolling stock is a favourite excuse of UK rail operators when trains are late. A shortage of ...

It was full steam ahead last ... £2m and £3m. But Hornby chief executive Frank Martin ­ drafted in last year from enamel paint company Humbrol ­ is also riding the train put in motion by ...

Model trains firm Hornby yesterday warned that its profts were behind schedule after the UK's big freeze affected railways big and small. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman ...

Rail enthusiasts were in for a treat as record breaking steam train Bittern arrived at the former Hornby site in Westwood. The locomotive is one of 35 trains and rolling stock coming to the isle ...

Troubled toy trains maker Hornby has struck a deal on Tuesday with its lender to prop up the finances as it continues to struggle with a dip in sales. The company, which is in the middle of a ...

Hornby shares jumped by a third today after it emerged that Sports Direct owner Frasers had built a near-9% stake in the model trains-to-planes firm. The investment by the FTSE 100 group builds on ...

HARRY Potter fans helped sales at model railway maker Hornby steam ahead over Christmas. Shoppers snapped up Hornby's Hogwarts Express set, modelled on the locomotive seen in the recent Harry ...

Model railway maker Hornby has signalled its recovery is on track after curbing losses, but warned it had still not arrived at "a platform of profitability". The toy company indicated there is ...

This Hornby Steam locomotive was a Christmas present. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the ...

Founded in 1901 by Liverpudlian businessman Frank Hornby, the company's model train brands include Jouef, Lima and Electrotran, but it also sells Scalextric car racing sets, Corgi cars and Airfix ...