Hornby
Hornby is the UK’s most popular model railway brand and for many modellers their entry into the hobby is via a Hornby Train Set. Hornby Hobbies specialises in OO gauge locomotives, carriages and wagons but its vast range also includes track, buildings through its Skaledale range and power controls to name just a few.
Hornby pre-grouping coaches
One of the biggest surprises from the Hornby 2021 range announcement was a range…
06 May 2021
Bassett-Lowke Steampunk range
As Hornby revives its Bassett-Lowke name for a new range of sci-fi creations,…
12 February 2021
Hornby 0-2-2T 'Rocket'
Andy York provides an overview of this miniaturisation of Stephenson's…
10 September 2020
Hornby LMS Princess Royal
A Princess Royal locomotive has been in the firm’s portfolio for generations,…
By Howard Smith | 05 May 2020
VIDEO: Unboxing Hornby's W4 'Peckett' Port of London Authority No. 74
Hornby's industrial 0-4-0ST arrives in a new livery depicting Port of London…
By Howard Smith | 19 February 2020
Hornby LMS 20T brake vans
A common sight from the 1930s to the late-1980s on Britain's railways , the…
By Howard Smith | 24 January 2020
Is your Hornby R8250 train set controller broken? Probably not...
When we found two train set controllers with apparently seized direction…
23 December 2019
Hornby Ruston and Hornsby 48DS
Arriving with retailers and modellers who pre-ordered via its website, are…
By Howard Smith | 18 December 2019
Hornby B2 0-6-0ST 'Peckett'
Small industrial locomotives are 'all the rage'. Howard Smith examines Hornby's…
By Howard Smith | 16 December 2019
UNBOXING: Hornby Huntley & Palmers W4 Peckett train pack
Phil Parker looks at Hornby's R3686 train pack - a collector's item, sure to be…
20 November 2019
VIDEO: Hornby R&H 48DS on test
These new models are some of the smallest to have emerged from the Margate…
22 October 2019
Hornby Mk. 2F coaches
One of British Rail's most-enduring creations, the 'F' variant of these coaches…
By Howard Smith | 04 September 2019
Hornby Scotrail Class 43 HST Pack
Hornby's Class 43 is refreshed with Scotrail's InterCity livery. Howard Smith…
29 August 2019
PROJECT: BRM Hornby Christmas Layout
We're building a Christmas-themed train set in the office and you can get…
21 August 2019
2019 Hornby open weekend event announced
To celebrate a newly-furbished visitors centre, Hornby Hobbies will be hosting…
24 May 2019
