Steam locomotives
Hornby 2022 train sets
Hornby is refreshing its ‘OO’ gauge train set range with three new additions including new diesel sets and a 'Record Breaker' set featuring Gresley 'A4' 60022 Mallard.
Hornby RailRoad releases 2022
Hornby's Railroad and RailRoad Plus ranges are set to expand in 2022 with more new identities and colour schemes, including the return of an old favourite that has been out of the Hornby range for many years - the Calder Valley Class 110 DMU.
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.
Birch Hill
After thinking twice about a West Cornwall set layout, TED SCHOFIELD opted to base his slice of the 1950s and 1960s in the Bristol area, where Great Western and LMS locomotives ran side by side. Photography, Trevor Jones.
VIDEO: Bachmann 'OO9' narrow gauge Double Fairlie
Join Mike Wild as he takes a closer look at the exciting new 'OO9' gauge Double Fairlie narrow gauge steam engine from Bachmann.
BR’s unique ‘Pacific’ Duke of Gloucester
Although it was a failure in service and lasted a mere eight years with BR, Duke of Gloucester has been transformed into a phenomenally powerful masterpiece in its preservation career. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES looks back at the history of this remarkable, and unique, engine.
VIDEO: Hornby's Tornado with Locoman Sounds
The A1 Steam Trust's new build Peppercorn 'A1' 4-6-2 60163 Tornado is the subject of our latest sound demonstration video to go with our full installation guide in Hornby Magazine Yearbook No 14 for 2022 - on sale now. Watch our completed installation which uses Hornby's BR lined blue liveried model of 60163 plus Locoman Sounds' all-new sound profile for the high-profile main line registered 'Pacific' here.
Gresley's 'P2' 2-8-2
One of the most spectacular designs of the steam era was Gresley’s huge semi-streamlined express ‘P2’ 2-8-2. However due to mechanical problems these locomotives never realised their full potential and saw less than 10 years service before they were extensively rebuilt, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.
Pete Waterman’s Leamington Spa
It’s the model railway we all dream we could build if we had the space and time. PETE WATERMAN OBE invited Hornby Magazine behind the scenes to see the latest progress on his amazing ‘O’ gauge model of Leamington Spa, Hatton Bank and Brinklow. Join us for a full tour with exclusive KeyModelWorld only images and a full 30 minute long video tour inside. Photography, Mike Wild.
Bilston Road
Drawing on his memories of the West Midlands, GEOFF READ created this atmospheric ‘OO’ gauge layout set in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Photography, Mike Wild.