VIDEO: Hornby Magazine Show | February 2020
Join Richard Watson and Hornby Magazine Editor Mike Wild as they go over the progress and new additions to the 'OO' and 'O' gauge test track layouts in the Hornby Magazine Workshop for February.
VIDEO: 'OO' gauge running session | Scottish Traction
Join us for a quiet morning running session at Topley Dale station as we change from the usual Midland Region steam traction to 1980s Scottish diesels on a mixture of passenger and freight workings.
VIDEO: Evening Star with ZIMO digital sound in ‘OO’
In the latest edition of Hornby Magazine HM154, Mike Wild looks at the Bachmann BR '9F' 2-10-0 and shows us how a twin speaker setup can be added together with stay alive and firebox flicker. Watch our video of the finished model here.
VIDEO: Hornby Port of London Peckett ‘W4’ for ‘OO’ gauge
Hornby have released another charming addition to the ever growing Peckett range with this Port of London Authority Peckett.
VIDEO: Dapol GWR parcels railcar for ‘OO’
We put the latest release from Dapol, a GWR parcels railcar through its paces on the Hornby Magazine test layout Topley Dale in this video.
VIDEO: Dapol Class 29 Bo-Bo diesel for ‘OO’
We put the latest release from Dapol, a Class 29 Bo-Bo diesel through its paces on the Hornby Magazine test layout Topley Dale.
VIDEO: Hornby LMS ‘Princess Royal’ 4-6-2 for ‘OO’ gauge
Join editor Mike Wild in the Hornby Magazine workshop as he puts the impressive LMS 'Princess Royal' 4-6-2 from Hornby through its paces in this video.
VIDEO: Hornby’s centenary edition Rocket for ‘OO’ gauge
Hornby's brand-new model of Stephenson's Rocket touched down in the Hornby Magazine office at the end of February. Watch our video of this outstanding new addition to the Hornby portfolio here.
60 years of Evenıng Star
Sixty years ago this month a name was attached to the last steam engine to be built for British Railways. That name was Evening Star, and the locomotive on which it was mounted was to become one of the most famous in UK railway history, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES recalls.
Stanier’s ‘Princess Royal’
Eclipsed in reputation by later and more famous designs, the ‘Princess Royal’ class ‘Pacifics’ of the LMS were nevertheless a radical step forward for that company. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains how the class started a golden era of West Coast steam.