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 Class 40 (OO)
A sample of one of two new models extracted from Hornby's tooling arrives. Three…
By Howard Smith | 18 September 2023
Hornby Railroad Class 47 (OO)
Cries for more ‘entry-level’ locomotives see us examine tooling of old, with a…
By Howard Smith | 24 August 2023
Quickview: Hornby Class 08
The return of an old(ish) favourite in a new livery allows Howard Smith to see…
By Howard Smith | 14 July 2023
Hornby Class 08 (TT:120)
Howard Smith examines the most versatile release yet for TT:120 from the…
By Howard Smith | 11 July 2023
Hornby Departmental Mk. 1s
Brighten up your sidings with these new arrivals from Margate. Howard Smith…
By Howard Smith | 23 June 2023
Hornby Scotrail Class 153 (OO)
Sporting Abellio Scotrail ‘Highland Explorer’ colours, has there ever been a…
By Howard Smith | 23 June 2023
Five things we love about Hornby's 'Dublo' A4
Its body now die-cast for greater weight, and produced to the latest model…
By Howard Smith | 04 May 2023
Hornby Departmental 'Van C'
A new guise applied to this tooling makes it an appealing model for modellers of…
By Howard Smith | 14 April 2023
Hornby 'The Easterner' train set
Hot on the heels of its 'The Scotsman' train set, this second train set offering…
12 April 2023
Quickview: Hornby Skaledale buildings and accessories
Howard Smith opens and comments on a selection of new arrivals from Hornby's…
By Howard Smith | 12 April 2023
Hornby 'The Beatles' wagons
"A perfect match for the album covers, achieving an almost genuine ‘retro’…
By Howard Smith | 31 March 2023
Hornby (R7398) Magnetic Buckeye Couplings
We gave Hornby's new magnetic NEM-mounted couplings to Tony Wright and asked for…
By Howard Smith | 10 March 2023
Hornby (R30218) Rail Adventure HST
For rolling stock variety on a present-era model railway, Howard Smith believes…
By Howard Smith | 08 March 2023
Hornby (R30077) Blue Pullman HST
Looking for a show-stopping standout model for your collection? Howard Smith…
By Howard Smith | 06 March 2023
Hornby (R30177) Railroad HST
One of three HST arrivals from Hornby sees Howard Smith re-visit the tooling,…
By Howard Smith | 21 February 2023