Hornby on gravy train as sets fly off shelves. By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER . Updated: 16:50 EDT, 10 November 2024 . e-mail; 16 shares. 2. View comments. Hornby is enjoying growing sales of its ...

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 ...

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.

Hornby expects a £49.99 Scalextric James Bond set and a £79.99 Santa train set to be popular as it sets course for a 'positive' second half.

Lockdown isn't the only reason behind Hornby's changing fortunes. After a complete restructuring of the management team in 2017, the company widened its range, introducing train sets tied to well ...

HORNBY’S model train set customers will soon be able to pick up online orders from real train stations. 09:26, Sat, Jul 11, 2015 | UPDATED: 09:35, Sat, Jul 11, 2015 Link copied Bookmark ...

A brand-new train set, featuring an LNER Azuma model, is set to launch. The set, from Hornby, represents a departure from the company's previous sets that had showcased the InterCity 125 model ...

Toy maker Hornby is nicely on track - thanks to bumper sales of a new type of model train. The Margate-based firm has launched a dozen sets with steam engines that make a realistic chuffing sound ...

Model trains and planes maker Hornby today announced a return to the black and said it was planning to move to London’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim).

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 ...

The new Hornby LNER Azuma Train Set includes a ready-to-run Azuma train in the LNER livery, with track and a controller. While Hornby has sold a model LNER Azuma since 2022, this is the first time ...