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Hornby 2024 range launch

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 Hornby expands Playtrains for 2022

Hornby’s new Playtrains range is set to develop further this year with new rolling stock and a collection of simple plug together buildings. Read more about this entry level collection for the year ahead.

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 Hornby 2022 collectables

Each year Hornby issues a selection of collectable ‘OO’ gauge models aimed at a wider audience and this year is no exception with an expanded selection of Coca Cola and Beatles branded items, as well as old favourites such as Father’s Day and Christmas wagons.

VIDEO: Hornby reveals 2022 range

Hornby's exciting new catalogue for 2022 launched on January 10. Join Mike Wild and Mark Chivers in the Hornby Magazine Workshop as they dig through the treasures which lie within and reveal the full 2022 line up of new products on video.

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Hornby track planning symbols are back!

Hornby is to reintroduce its popular packs of plastic track planning symbols (Cat No. R619) as a useful aid to layout planning for 'OO' gauge railways.

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HORNBY 2021: All-new ‘P2’ and ‘9F’ lead the way

AN ALL-NEW ‘OO’ GAUGE London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) ‘P2’ 2-8-2 and BR ‘9F’ 2-10-0 lead the way for Hornby’s steam locomotive range in 2021, together with expansion of the Hornby Dublo collection and much more.

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HORNBY 2021: Ruston 88DS leads 2021 diesel and electric range

With development work continuing to Hornby’s new ‘OO’ gauge Class 390 APT and Class 91 electric from the 2020 range, this year sees the addition of two new tooling projects with the introduction of the Ruston and Hornsby 88DS 0-4-0 diesel shunter and detail revisions to the Sentinel 0-4-0 diesel shunter.

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HORNBY 2021: Carriages Galore

LEADING THE WAY FOR Hornby’s range of ‘OO’ gauge carriages and wagons for 2021 is a new series of four-wheel and six-wheel carriages in a wide choice of configurations and liveries.

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HORNBY 2021: RailRoad new items

HORNBY’S RailRoad range of models increases by 23 new locomotives this year, plus two train packs including steam and diesel locomotives in an array of colourful liveries.

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HORNBY 2021: TRAIN SETS

Hornby’s latest HM6000 analogue control system appears in a train set for the first time this year as part of the iTraveller 6000 train set (R1271M) forming one of three new train sets for 2021.

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HORNBY 2021: PLAYTRAINS

In 2021 Hornby is introducing an exciting new children’s range of interactive train packs and sets – Hornby Playtrains.

Hornby new releases

Hornby reveals its brand-new catalogue in January each year showcasing an extensive collection of new model railway locomotives, carriages, wagons, buildings, accessories and kits for ‘OO’ gauge railway modellers.

Highlights of the annual catalogue are new all-new tool steam, diesel and electric locomotives plus new colour schemes on its existing range of previous released products.

Hornby expands its collection of rolling stock each year with all-new carriages and new liveries and colour schemes for existing models. Goods wagons are treated the same. Modellers can also expect a new collection of buildings and accessories each year and Hornby continues to increase the range of products that it offers.

Rumours and anticipation surround the Hornby catalogue’s arrival each year with railway modellers guessing as to what the UK’s biggest name in model railways will make next.

The Hornby 2024 catalogue is its 70th edition.

Hornby’s annual catalogue is focused on ‘OO’ gauge railway modelling – the primary gauge for ready-to-run model railway equipment for British outline models. This uses 16.5mm gauge track with models made to a scale of 4mm:1ft. Hornby offers a range of train sets as a starting point for newcomers to the hobby. In October 2022 Hornby revealed its new collection of 'TT:120' scale model railway products for the British market covering steam and diesel locomotives as well as carriages, wagons, track, building and accessories.

Hornby model railway brands are Hornby Dublo, RailRoad, Triplex Sound (TXS), Hornby TT:120, PlayTrains, Skaledale and Skale Scenics.

Current models

Highlights of the current steam locomotive line from Hornby for 'OO' gauge include models of famous designs such as Sir Nigel Gresley’s London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) ‘A4’ 4-6-2 4468 Mallard, LNER ‘A3’ 4-6-2 60103 Flying Scotsman, new build Peppercorn ‘A1’ 4-6-2 60163 Tornado which was completed in 2008 together with the likes of the Southern Railway (SR) Bulleid ‘Merchant Navy’ and ‘West Country’/‘Battle of Britain’ 4-6-2s, London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier ‘Princess Royal’, ‘Princess Coronation’ and ‘Duchess’ 4-6-2s, Great Western Railway (GWR) ‘King’, ‘Castle’, ‘Star’, ‘Hall’ and ‘Grange’ 4-6-0s. It also makes the Holden ‘B12’ 4-6-0, Worsdell ‘J15’ 0-6-0, LMS rebuilt ‘Royal Scot’ and rebuilt ‘Patriot’ and more. Hornby’s 2021 range included announcement of a brand-new model of the Gresley ‘P2’ 2-8-2 in original and streamlined condition with the first due to arrive in the shops during 2023 to join December 2021’s release of the unique Gresley ‘W1’ 4-6-4 10000 – also known as the ‘Hush Hush’.

For steam era freight modellers the current range includes the GWR ‘28XX’ and ‘2884’ 2-8-0s, the LMS Stanier ‘8F’ 2-8-0, the LNER Raven ‘Q6’ 0-8-0, BR Crosti ‘9F’ 2-10-0 while the 2021 catalogue included announcement of all-new BR Standard ‘9F’ 2-10-0s from Hornby which are due to be released in 2022. Smaller steam locomotives include the Drummond ‘M7’ 0-4-4T, Peckett ‘W4’ 0-4-0ST and ‘B2’ 0-6-0ST, Stroudley ‘Terrier’ 0-6-0T and Wainwright ‘H’ 0-4-4T.

For diesel era modellers highlights of Hornby’s range include its Class 31 A1A-A1A Type 2 diesel locomotives together with its ever-popular model of the English Electric Class 50 Co-Co Type 4. Modern diesels available from Hornby include the heavy freight Class 56 Co-Co, Class 60 Co-Co and Class 66 Co-Co diesel-electrics while its RailRoad range includes examples of the Class 59 Co-Co heavy freight locomotives. The range also features the Class 67 high-speed diesel electric together with shunting locomotives like the Sentinel 4wDH and 0-4-0s, Ruston 48DS and Class 08 0-6-0DE.

Overhead electric modellers have an increasing choice of highly detailed motive power including the Class 87, 90 and 92 AC electric models which will be joined by the 2020 announced all-new Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) and East Coast Main Line Class 91 in early 2022.

Hornby’s rolling stock collection includes carriages of GWR, SR, LMS and LNER origin for the steam era as well as a growing range of BR era Mk 1 stock and expanding collections of the BR Mk 2 air-conditioned coaches, Mk 3 HST coaches and a new range of East Coast Main Line Mk 4 carriages released in 2022.

In progress for release in 2023 are the LMS Stanier 'Turbomotive' 4-6-2, LMS Stanier 'Black Five' 4-6-0, BR '2MT' 2-6-0, Gresley 'P2' 2-8-2, Class 755 Flirt multiple unit, LNER 'Coronation' carriages, the Gresley streamlined 'B17/5' 4-6-0, a Hornby Dublo prototype 'Deltic', TTA 45ton tanker, 'Salmon' engineers flats, GWR 'Macaw' bolster wagons plus a new brand of DCC decoders offering Bluetooth control of locomotives and sound - Triplex Sound (TXS).

2024 range launch

The Hornby 2024 catalogue launch will be revealed on January 9 2024. Full details of the new product line up from Hornby for ‘OO’ gauge will be published on www.keymodelworld.com/hornby-new-releases and in the February 2024 issue of Hornby Magazine – on sale from January 11.