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. Born in ...

Hornby is enjoying growing sales of its smaller-scale model railway sets after offloading its toy car business. The model train maker, which is backed by Frasers Group and counts Mike Ashley as a ...

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Hornby, the iconic British model railway manufacturer, is launching a brand-new train set featuring the modern LNER Azuma train. It marks a major change to their entry level high-speed train set, ...

This trainset was produced in the 1950s, at the Hornby factory in Liverpool. The Hornby company made some iconic toys - Hornby trainsets, Meccano and Dinky toys, and the company was founded by Frank ...

Hornby is re-launching its classic range of Thomas the Tank Engine model railway sets, as the popular fictitious character marks 70 years on the tracks. The model toy firm has agreed a new licence ...

Hornby is replacing its entry-level train set with a new LNER Azuma model. This marks a major change to their entry level high-speed train set, which for many years has showcased the beloved InterCity ...

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 it ...