Hornby said Oxford Diecast made a roughly £200,000 pre-tax loss for the year to March 31, and has net book value of almost £3 ...

Hornby has agreed the sale of a loss-making business as part of strategic efforts to return the model train maker to profitability.

A five-star castle hotel in Co Clare and a family-run, 19-bed hotel set in a former railway station in Co Meath are new to ...

and the company was founded by Frank Hornby, who was a visionary producer of toys as well as a businessman and politician. This toy dates from a time when train driver was an aspirational career ...

Penguin Audio $39.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-14-305760-4 More than just a reading of Hornby's fourth novel, this audiobook is nearly an audio play with three excellent actors playing four characters.

Hornby train sets have been in production since 1920, when Frank Hornby's company released the first toy train set. Since then, Hornby has become a nationally recognised brand in the United Kingdom, ...

Model railway maker Hornby has seen its sales surge by 33% in the six months to the end of September, as more people took up hobbies in lockdown. The firm, which also makes Corgi cars and ...

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The Hornby High-Speed Train Set is a beautiful celebration of locomotive excellence. In August 1976, rail passengers travelling British Rail's Western Region experienced a new way to travel to the ...

With tips on ticketing, fares, rail passes and accommodation, Europe by Rail has become the definitive guide to exploring the continent by train. This 18th edition of the book - published in October ...

Hornby is best known for its model trains, but also owns Airfix and Scalextric. The new management reduced losses to £5.2m last year from a £10m loss in the previous year. "I would say it was ...

Track the history of Hornby’s iconic model trains from Frank Hornby’s early home-made toys in sheet metal, through the development of Hornby ‘O’ gauge and Hornby-Dublo. Trace the ...