Hornby reported its new "lower-spec" locomotive had been a hit with customers yesterday as it posted a 4 per cent rise in half-yearly sales. The Airfix and Corgi firm said its new Tornado loco ...

The locomotive is assembled from 500 parts and, like the rest of Hornby's products, is made in China. "I got it up and running in 1968 in some sort of fashion," Mr Hallam said.

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An ‘astonishing’ model railway layout built up over 50 years by an avid collector is to be auctioned this month – three years after his death.

Model train firm Hornby yesterday announced a £7.5m deal to buy Corgi, one of the world's oldest makers of model trains, cars and buses.

Hornby has bought the intellectual property, brand and trade of Corgi Model Club from Blue 14, an investment vehicle majority-owned by entrepreneur Jim Lewcock. The deal will value Corgi Model ...