Rails of Sheffield has brought Hornby back into stock beyond pre-owned items. Otherwise The Model Centre also stocks Hornby. I’ve already preordered the GWR King Class 6029 “King Stephen” and the Rovex Anniversary 7 Plank from through TMC.
2 Years of catch-up!!!! I placed an order for a loco immediately after the 2022 Year announcements and there is no mention of when those products are going to be manufactured or released.
I understand that this is your "catch-up" year, even though this you mentioned the exact same thing last year, so what on Earth has been happening? Over 40% of the range you announced last year has not arrived during the original annual scheduele and is now going to take until at least MID 2024 to arrive. It's just not good enough, at least an explanation to us on your blog/news would have sufficed into telling your waiting customers what's been going on. Your strategy of announcing a plethora of locos/rolling stock/scenics all in one go just doesn't work properly anymore simply because you can't fufill all of them within a year timeframe, it's been like this for 3 years now and god knows how long this might take moving forward. I'd suggest to start changing to a quarterly range announcement like Bachmann does and it's a FAR better system. Regardless, most of this does not really matter to me as I hardly bought anything from Hornby last year anyway!
Not a single item in that lot interests me, nothing in the new TT120 scale is interesting, my guess is it's not the raging success Hornby (SK) hoped for. Too many toys like the beatles loco etc, good luck Hornby you are going to need it.
The next range announcements for TT:120 are being made in April. It’s an exciting time in TT:120, so many new models to be announced and so many more to come. It’s fair to say the uptake took everyone by surprise and 2023 ended up a race to keep up with orders. In these difficult times, thank goodness TT:120 came when it did 😁
Models are expensive, erratic running, difficult to double head, lack of spares for much of the range and too many issues to mention. Would not but again
What do you expect their only serious competitor in HO/OO just went out of business. (Bachmann doesn't count because they are selling other scales and items)
@@limehuzki Bachmann is by far the biggest competitor to Hornby it doesn’t matter that they do other scales if anything OO is Bachmanns biggest scale by far
@@limehuzki hattons didn’t make models in quantity like hornby, they are a retailer. If they where competitors then hattons wouldn’t have stocked hornby. Also hornby do 2 gauges and have dipped into 0 gauge in recent years
I appreciate the difficulties but that isn't Nelly, nor Polly nor Connie. They are a totally different model and even lack the livery embellisments of the originals. They are not even a homage to the originals. Makes me sad because memorabilia is all about childhood memories and these locos are not part of it. I do wish you well with all your releases and a very succesful year. Some beautiful models.
Nowt there for me personally. I was hoping for some HM7000 profile announcements. Alot seemed geared towards collectors more than modellers. The trainset side could use some innovations and serious thought if they want to appeal to the next generation As for Skaledale why not re-release some old favourites like the gas works etc.
Yeah not really exciting was it. I collect modern and not really a lot here for me. Also the 67 has gone up yet again. Accurascale are knocking out new diesels for £170 and your 67 that is great but not new is nearly £30 more, how?. Had to stop watching when that Beatles loco appeared. Hornby, what the hell are you doing?.
Nice to see Connie, Nellie & Polly (seem to vaguely remember that there was a fourth named variant?) back (for many their introduction to model railways via the Pickup Goods Set which could also make a welcome return) but it's a shame you couldn't use a body more like the original. Conversely, I can't see the point of bringing back the old Jinty with solid wheels when they are so common/cheap secondhand especially with the correct period couplings, etc. At what point do Hornby collectors realise that novelty items, eg the Beatles range, are just a waste of money/not realistic investments in their lifetime? Bring back BattleSpace, eg the Turbo Car?
@LNER985 no I don't so. Wake up n smell the coffee and see what is happening in the modelling world. Hornby have thrived on milking old men of their pension for too long now. But they're literally a dying breed now. And the youngsters can not afford to nor want to pay over inflated prices for Chinese made tat, no matter what name is on the box! This is why model shops like Hattons are closing. Hornby are pricing themselves and retailers out of the market place!
2 Years of catch-up!!!! I placed an order for a Hornby steam generating loco with sync sound immediately after the 2022 Year announcements and there is no mention of when those products are going to be manufactured or released. My brother also placed an order for a different steam generating loco at the same time he is in the same position, We've ordered coach products which were shown on the Model World TV series no mention of these products either. Do Hornby care about information flow to their customers??? What true railway modeller is interested in the Beatles Products, the unreliable running 0-4-0 tank locos (no stay alive) in garish liveries, and plastic cranes on flat wagons? Why not concentrate on producing quality reliable running products (stay alive as standard) and less on the gimmicks and ridicules colour/graphic schemes. Another year of catch-up, high prices for old designs, and no communication with the modelling world/customers...... no change at Hornby and they are likely to go the same way of Hattons and Warley Model Exhibition at this rate.... its a shame that this household name is being steered so poorly.
Nice models but something does have to be done to get new blood into the hobby. The railroad range is good but some of the prices are not newcomer friendly for example £50 for smokey Joe, 30 for passenger coaches etc. Some of the train sets are decent enough prices but there does need to be affordable ways to add to the collection for those taking their first tentative steps into the hobby. I don't want to moan, I'm raising it because I don't want Hornby to fail.
Every year it's the same thing no new models just old models in more and varied liveries When are you going to produce something new Your prices throughout your range are outrageous and reliability questionable MY last model went back to you for repairs twice
Dear Hornby Please focus on the railroad items. There is a real need to encourage younger modellers into the hobby. This hobby needs to become cool again and Hornby could be the face of that. Eventually older models will stop illness etc The hobby needs rejuvenation . I hope that Hornby can take this consideration. Many thanks Mark
So looking forward to the flirt i see these pretty much every day go on them multiple times a year. The model does look amazing and cant wait to see it running on my layout.
At the very least, it’s nice to know Hornby’s coach line is still going. I’ve got the LNWR, LSWR and GNR sets and they’re beautiful. I’d like to see Hornby cover more liveries, perhaps Furness Railway blue or North Eastern maroon.
To be fair, unless you are issuing the Tri-ang and Hornby Dublo engines with the original motors, branding them as the old models is just a marketing ploy. The original 1950's models are still running today. Will the latest Hornby motors have the same track life?? Unlikely
As a BR (SR) modeller (1955 to 1965) there is nothing for me. Going by comments of other contributors the prices are horrendous. The last time I checked coaches I would like to buy they were around £75.00. Translate that into NZ dollars, add GST at entry and that would be about $NZ200.00. Also allowing for VAT off, and the ridiculous postage prices these days, I can’t justify the purchase. Glad I collected most of what I wanted over last twenty years, but something Southern would be nice!
@@triangttvstilligtt1184, I don’t understand why there is such negativity towards a genuine success in the British model railway scene. Anyway April will soon be here 👍
Still no extra power car packs for all the mk3 coaches released, Gonna have to resort to eBay at high and ridiculous prices. This really is getting sad now as Hornby was great in my opinion, Releasing the same models every year in different liveries and charging even more each time.
Unfortunatly manufacturers seem to base their releases more to collectors these days with prices to match, I used to spend a few thousand a year on this hobby but have not bought anything new now for the last couple of years, Prices now are pure madness I wouldnt mind so much if they made them in the UK at least you would get proper quality control rather than the rubbish from China. There is no way with prices now you can justyfy that China is cheaper with the increased shipping costs, Manufacturing and energy. Unfortunatly if things do not change this hobby will die for the many.
@robstrains8711 It's still MUCH cheaper to produce models in China. Prices would increase five fold if manufacturing was moved to the UK. Hornby's Airfix brand are actually moving production of their Quickbuild kits to India because it's too expensive to manufacture them in the UK.
It's all Triang, Hornby died in March 1963 after 25 6:47 years of 3 rail & from 1959 2 rail. Triang didn't know to do with Hornby leading to Bachman, Dapol and others muscle in and catch Triang in a pincer movement. Using the Hornby moniker, Triang has struggled and still doesn't understand what its customers want. Flounder is the word which comes to mind😮
Very disappointed with the choice of new releases for this year. As an avid collector of models primarily locos, 350 as I write with an additional Hornby A3 arriving today, all that I want to buy is R60263, a wagon. Currenty I have 161 Hornby locomotives and only the one arriving today, will probably mean no further additions this year. I thought we would some Colas 43s or even a TfW black 67 in the range. No joy.
Great to see Locomotion being produced. Coming from Darlington got to get one or possibly two 😉can’t wait! Well done Hornby! How about a train pack ? But please don’t make it Limited Edition as so everyone can get hold of one and enjoy them.
Fun fact this symbol is a peace symbol form Asia which is over 200 years old and in the 1930s the nazis used it but flipped it so it’s not a hate symbol but a peace symbol and if you look at google maps in Japan you will see it
Nothing for the modern era modeller unless you want another Class 66 in a different colour. Nothing to attract new young modellers. And the loco's you used to get with your club subscription are now called "Connie" "Nellie" and "Polly" at £50 a pop!
Excited for the 9f No.92203 'Black Prince', B1 No.61306 'Mayflower, Britannnia Class No.7001 'Lord Hurcomb', the GWR 1000 'County of Merioneth' train pack, and finally both the king classes. (I am excited mostly for Black Prince). I would like to know how much each of the locomotives that I listed above will cost, does anyone know?
A model of Locomotion no1 ....YYYEEESSS .. It's absolutely magical....you beauty...where do I order...Thankyou, Hornby..👍👍👍👍👍. By the way ... on the 200th Anniversary of Stockton and Darlington (2025), there's one loco that was at the 50th (1875 when new) , 1925, 1975 and still exists today...Fletchers 901 class No.910.
My credit card is still recovering from the Standard 2 moguls I bought recently, and is very grateful for the sparse nature of the 2024 Hornby announcements.
With the collapse of hattons. This doesnt bode well for the manufactures. Glad to see locomotion. And happy to see the lner trout wagons again. I wouldnt be able to afford this hoby if i didnt have the job i do
Im dissapointed with the flirt changes motor wise tbh.. Having a motor each end is just a pain, double the decoder cost also. Other manufacturers are managing to use powered couplings to allow just a single decoder and you could have also put a big motor inside the generator car. The decoration and detail on it looks fantastic however, so that is a big plus.
Research shows no part of Locomotion No 1 dates from 1825. It wasn't even called Locomotion No.1. Its original name was Active. The Stockton & Darlington Railway was NOT the first public railway. That was the Lake Lock Railroad of 1796. Nor was it the first public passenger railway: that the Swansea & Oystermouth Railway of 1807. It wasn't the first railway to be worked entirely mechanically: the Middleton Railway in Leeds in 1812 was but that was a conversion and upgrade of an existing route. The Hetton Railway of 1822 is considered to be the first railway designed for mechanical working. Nor was it the first railway to use locomotives: steam locomotives had been first commercially used at the Middleton Railway in Leeds in 1812. Nor was it the first railway to use locomotives to pull passengers. Richard Trevithick's Penydarren locomotive had pulled wagons full of workers in 1804. The one-off opening day of the S&DR, however, did see passengers on a public railway pulled by steam, but - and this is crucial - it was not a public passenger service. The public passenger service on the Stockton & Darlington Railway was worked by horses until 1834, four years after the Canterbury & Whitstable or Liverpool & Manchester. The ticketed guests on the opening day was a one-off event. Info from NRM and On Historical Lines.
Well thats half hour I'm not getting back of my life. What an absolute load of rubbish. Completely disappointing let's hope Bachmann announce some decent models
Still waiting for Queen Mary Still waiting for LNER teak coaches Still waiting for Pullman coaches Still waiting for LMS coaches But it’s ok if you like a rehashed Thomas model with the Beatles on it…..
Just like the good old days when we'd wait for the real models while a continuous stream of thomas dross was available. We've just swapped thomas for the beatles and this somehow offends you more?
Have to say, some nice looking new locos, Will definitely be pre ordering Mayflower. A loco I’m excited to add to my collection after seeing them in real life as well. Also the flirt looks cool, glad to ear there are going to be 2 motors at each en dog the u it’s, honestly feel that’s what Hornby should have done with all their trains like this (Pendolino, Southeastern 395, Eurostar) etc.
Goodness me, I know Hornby are so far behind the competition producing cheap toys and their days are numbered, but this is worse than I thought it would be, total rubbish and they put huge prices on them, this could be the beginning of the end and I say good riddance
@LNER985 In what way do I want the hobby to fail? If anything will make it fail, its bringing back old models for extortionate prices. Check out Rapido's recent announcements, the differences in quality are light and day
@@lukeslocomotives So you don't want the workers that make the models to make a living and Bachmann has plenty of old models in their range. Hornby models are quality and Rapido GWR 15xx didn't get a positive reaction when people got their models.
Nothing much to interest me this year. Cavalex Models are doing a new Class 60 this year and I just bought some TEA tankers by Revolution Trains. I will only be getting the Class 67 in GBRF. Shame you didn't listen to my suggestions Hornby as you have not done any new liveries in the Class 60 since updating it to 21 pin DCC. No new EWS liveries since 2010.
The 2024 range looks fantastic and the 66 looks fantastic and it's fantastic the you are bringing out R30358 class B1 as I have seen it on many railtours through Chelmsford over the years. I have been on the class 755 406 flirt from Marks tey to Sudbury on my ovations last year and seen it at Norwich as well
I think it would have been nice to feature the models you’re catching up on, seeing how little new projects there are, just to remind us what they actually are and how they are going
Thanks for the feedback Alpha, we will be shining a light on the models that will be released this year throughout our monthly Signal Box's to keep you informed off all the models being released in 2024 :)
Hi, I noticed the vid frequently had small jumps in the picture. I assume these were edits. So did you accidentally edit out the new GER T26 / LNER E4 2-4-0, easily made by mating a 2-4-0 chassis to the boiler, cab and tender from your existing J15? There were 100 T26 / E4s built, they operated from 1891 to 1959, and No.490 is preserved in magnificent GER Blue. But I expect you said all that in the portion that was accidentally edited out! It is, after all, Hornby's best chance to rival Bachmann's Improved Precedent 2-4-0 and plug that vital an very obvious gap in the Hornby range. Just dreaming, Best regards, Bill.
Thanks for sharing ! Hope prices will not explode even more... My favorite is Mayflower. It was a great model when first launched and we keep our fingers crossed it will be up to today's standards. Success for 2024 and Happy Model Railroading !
Doesn't look like they're doing the later Hi-viz door set to match the class 91 and Mk4s. I couldn't hear Carl talking about Locomotion or the Class 755 as he decided to sit away from the microphone.
Wonderful rolling stock. I wish it were just a bit smaller though, most of your locomotives and wagons don't very well fit on my H0-layout. They look huge in comparison to my H0 rolling stock and to large in comparison to the gauge. I have the Hornby Peckett W4 and the Terrier Bodiam and these somehow fit on my H0-layout and seem not to big for the gauge. Bigger than these small steam locomotives I dare not go. I have one Prairie and it looks gigantic, as if running on narrow gauge, so I don't very often use it. I wish TT had been a available when I started collecting a few years ago, it seems like a better fit between gauge and scale, and has more layout on the same amount of place. However switching from H0 to TT would now be an expensive thing to do 🥲
I don’t know whose in charge at Hornby, but what a poor selection. One new tool, a year of catch up and the same over priced Lima tooling, rereleases at eye watering prices! Do you know there is a cost of living crisis? How can you justify these wildly extortionate prices? How do you expect to attract the next generation when old tool 0-4-0 locos are £44? £95 for a Lima with a new motor - there not worth £50! Your corporate greed, unwillingness to provide spares listen to the masses, mean your out of touch! Sorry Hornby, I’m afraid you’re pricing the masses out of the hobby. This blatant ripping off of the enthusiasts is the slow death of the hobby. There is an old saying, “bullshit baffles brain”, in your case it clear as daylight!
