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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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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Hornby Trains and Dinky Toys. Where did his ideas come from and how did he market his products so successfully? How did the company fail so badly in the 1970s? Find out about this and the collections ...

Hornby Network Traveller Train Set - a key part of British railway history. In Great Britain the railways were a key part of the industrial revolution, and ever since they have had an integral role in ...

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 ...

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 ...