Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate the world of Hornby Model Railways. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Meccano, produced his first clockwork Hornby Series trains in 1920, followed in ...

Hornby, the maker of iconic British toys from model trains to Airfix to Scalextric, has suffered a blow from dissappointing sales of London 2012 Olympic merchandise. Here is a look at the history of ...

150 years after the birth of one of the world's most celebrated toy creators, Google has paid tribute to Mr Hornby with a nostalgic doodle featuring toy trains. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Hornby ...

Hornby plans to leave its historic Margate headquarters after transferring its warehouse to an outsourced operation. The maker of model trains, Airfix kits and Corgi cars has moved the warehouse and ...

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The birth of one of the world's greatest inventors of toys is celebrated with a Google doodle featuring trains, tracks and other model railway paraphernalia. Frank Hornby, the inventor of Hornby model ...

The firm said group sales for the fourth quarter were eight per cent less than the same period last year, as high value container deliveries were pushed back into April. Sales for the full financial ...

A historic Worcestershire footbridge that was the inspiration for a model railway kit has been restored. The grade II listed footbridge at Hagley was built in 1884 by the Great Western Railway (GWR).

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