Hornby needs to look at itself when trying to work out what has gone so wrong. Obvious signs could be found on its website. A quick look at its Thomas the Tank Engine train sets – one of the fir ...

Hornby's founder, Sir Frank Hornby, set up the Meccano company in 1901. It was only in 1920 that Hornby developed its first train set. Meccano is now in French hands, while other brands that could ...

The maker of Thomas the Tank Engine train sets has come under strain as it slid ... of new computer systems and supply issues in Europe. Hornby posted an annual underlying pre-tax loss of £5 ...

and the company was founded by Frank Hornby, who was a visionary producer of toys as well as a businessman and politician. This toy dates from a time when train driver was an aspirational career ...

Hornby plans to relaunch its Thomas & Friends range. Hornby, the model toy firm, will relaunch its range of Thomas the Tank Engine railway sets to mark the character's 70th anniversary. The ...

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 ...

Life is not so wholesome elsewhere in toy train land. Last week, the chairman of Hornby, which makes Thomas and his friends as well as Scalextric and Corgi cars, was relegated to the really ...

Model train set firm Hornby warned the derailment of its Chinese supply chain would drag the company to a worse-than-expected £1.2million loss. The profit warning sent shares in the rainy day ...