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With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to spread Christmas cheer with the hobby! We have a number of great starter sets for all age ranges to help someone get into the hobby and have a great time! Whether you just want a loop of track to run around your Christmas tree or Christmas village - or want to get the younger generation into the hobby, we have the sets for you!Starter sets come with a track, a controller, a locomotive and a variety of wagons, meaning you have al …

Welcome back to another review blog post! in todays post we are talking about Hornby's B17/2 Class 4-6-0!Taking a look at the box we can tell that this engine is finished in BR Lined Brunswick Green livery, and as well as this we can find out the standard information, such as the minimum radius, in this case 438mm. This engine is also DCC Ready, and will accept 8-pin decoders. While removing the engine from Hornby's standard packaging we can find the instructions as well as the pack containing s …

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another blog post! In today's post we are reviewing another Hornby steam engine, namely ‘K1’ Class 62065. As with all of Hornby’s ‘Super Detailed’ range, we have a standard red and yellow box, accompanied by Hornby logos, product codes and a nice high quality image of the model on the front of the box, as well as a top down view of the engine on the top of the box. On the rear of the box is a description about the engine, which we will get into later on. The b …

King Class 4-6-0 6023 King Edward II Hornby Locomotive ReviewIn today's blog post we will be talking about Hornby’s brilliant King Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive - in particular 6023 King Edward II.As we have a lot of these locomotives available at the moment, I thought I should show you all the great things about this engine so that you can get yourself a bargain!Personally, i haven't got a huge interest in steam engines, being more of a modern image diesel era modeller, however i was blown away …

The operation of the railway network in the United Kingdom has evolved greatly since the 1826 Liverpool & Manchester Railway Act, which engendered the 'railway mania' of the pioneering local regional companies in the Victorian era and their eventual consolidation that occurred towards the end of the19th century. Then came the emergence of the 'Big Four', followed by Nationalisation, Sectorisation, Privatisation and finally, the modern day Franchising arrangements.Hornby's Era systemIn an effort …