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. Born in ...

Hornby is enjoying growing sales of its smaller-scale model railway sets after offloading its toy car business. The model train maker, which is backed by Frasers Group and counts Mike Ashley as a ...

Model railways and Scalextric train sets were on people’s wishlists this Christmas, helping toymaker Hornby deliver a five per cent rise in third quarter sales. The Kent-based company said UK sales ...

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 Scalextric ...

Ten years ago, when Frank Martin (pictured) joined Hornby as chief executive, its headquarters in the seaside town of Margate still boasted a thriving factory. Credit: Photo: Clara Molden The sound of ...

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 it ...

For someone in charge of Britain's best-known model railway maker, Frank Martin displays remarkable emotional detachment from his product. The Hornby chief executive is no anorak train-spotter with an ...

Television and cinema advertisements will show people playing with Hornby train sets through the decades and feature the strap line “A passion for every generation and the next”. Logos for the company ...

With festive travel stressing a third of Brits, Hornby brings Christmas cheer to Newcastle commuters with nostalgic train sets ...

The best electric train sets make for great presents but are also a fantastic hobby to get into anytime. From Lionel the Polar Express to the Intelino J-1 Smart Train, there are widely varied options ...