Television and cinema advertisements will show people playing with Hornby train sets through the decades and feature the strap line “A passion for every generation and the next”. Logos for the company ...

In the 1920s, as Argentina’s economy boomed and its railway system expanded, toy trains began to capture the imaginations of ...

The search engine Google is celebrating the 150th birthday of visionary toy maker Frank Hornby, whose model railways, Meccano sets and Dinky toys are still being played with by children today.

With these prices it's unsurprising that, like its Hornby train sets, at least half of its customers are adult collectors, not children.

Hornby on gravy train as sets fly off shelves. By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER . Updated: 16:50 EDT, 10 November 2024 ...

Train set maker Hornby has hit the buffers – sparking fears over its future. Shares in the famous firm, which also owns Scalextric, Airfix and Corgi, today plunged more than 60% after it warned ...

Three-quarters of Hornby train set sales are now to adults, though the split with Scalextric is the other way round. Rod Stewart is said to be a model railway fan, with an elaborate track in his ...

This officially licenced 140th-anniversary model set comes with an array of the train's instantly recognisable carriages, including the iconic passenger trolley. Buy now £217.49 , Hornby ...

The new Hornby LNER Azuma Train Set includes a ready-to-run Azuma train in the LNER livery, with track and a controller. While Hornby has sold a model LNER Azuma since 2022, this is the first time ...

The train derailment in Aberdeenshire which left three people dead resembled a "Hornby set thrown up in the air", the Transport Secretary has said. Driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald ...

Martin is convinced sales of the £500 train set will soar and bring in a new market for Hornby. 'One of the things that has limited Hornby growth is that it is all based on UK railways, so there ...

Yes, that is Mr Tim Dunn on the right. Image: LNER. A bespoke Hornby train set is the star of a new LNER family lounge at King's Cross station. Featuring a 00 gauge Azuma and a diddy Hogsmeade ...