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.
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.
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.
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 😁
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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?
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 !
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.
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
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
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?
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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😮
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.
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 :)
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
I got the only thing I wanted out of the Hornby 2024 range, the GNER HST. My Favourite powercar too, 43096 Stirling Castle. It was lead powercar in the first HST I ever travelled on, and on the first and only HST I have ever driven. Hull to Doncaster. Couldn't be happier.
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
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.
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?
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 🥲
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
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.
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.
@@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 👍
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.
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?.
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!
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
I did give them some hints on GWR sound profile ideas. I said they need to get a driver to play a tune on the two tone whistles found on most GWR locomotives.
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.
all that hornby anniversary stuff and the beetles themed stuff is pure unimaginative tat.
It’s great that Hornby is making Locomotion
Perfect for the 200th Anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 2025
I was really hoping they would because the work of George and Robert Stephenson should not go unrealised
@Trainrhys Well. . We’ve had worse
@Trainrhysye it is £170 but id say its better than well a £220 loco right?
Any danger of 375/377/387 EMU’s rather than remodelling models that you already had?
Looks like a catch up year. I can't say there's much that's caught my eye.
I thought last year was a catch up year 🧐
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'll have to find somewhere else to ship anything I want from the 2024 range now Hattons is closing down
Is it actually?
@@bowser515 yup. Officially closing up
Good news about Hattons, isn't it? Can't be happier. I've had no end of trouble with them and abusive emails back when I've complained.
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.
@MachRacer4 yes but It'd be easier to have someone VAT registered with the Irish taxman to avoid double taxation
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.
That's an improvement for the Flirt. 2x 5-pole instead of 1x 3-pole that was listed on the website last year. 😍
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.
TT120 announcements will be in April I believe.
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 😁
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.
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
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.
Just bought 2024 catalogue, though I was looking at last year's!!!
I hoped for a S & DR Locomotion Number 1 - THANK YOU Hornby - order placed in time for the 2025 200 yrs aniversary
Keep the amount made low so the prices are high
Wow that FLIRT is a lovely model. Ill be waiting for one of those I think - great trains. A 153 might also come my way.....
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!
It would be nice to see an E2 in the LBSC livery 🙂 and the return of the LBSC 4 wheeled coaches
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.
Hopefully some good news after Hattons. Something green with southern on it would be nice.
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?
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 !
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.
Catch up year by the looks. Maybe Locomotion for me. I have LNER Coronation set and a Streamline B17 coming. Hope it goes well for the company.
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
The 'joke' about Richard Hardy's name was ill judged given the provenance of what he meant to most railwaymen.
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
Chatting to Karl was interesting. I wonder how many of those era 1 coaches my Rocket will be able to haul!
Wonderful to see that 47606 Jinty is back in the range! I had one of the original Tri-ang 1950s models, and drove it almost to destruction 😂
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?
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
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.
Happy new year Hornby
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.
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!
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.
👍😍❤️ Coming soon Hornby 2024 0o gauge
Gwr 517
Gwr 455
Captain Baxter
Southern railway leader class
Lbser d1 & d1x class
Class d3/12 shunter
Nir class 75
Gwr Avon 2-4-0 no.69
Gwr steam railmotor ❤😊
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.
Good choice!
Great video Hornby, those new models looks great as well. Cheers Josh
Overall quite over-hyped, can't see me buying much
Exciting? Really? Underwhelming is more accurate
Pre-ordered a class 08 and a few other bits. I can't resist yet another shunter. Tempted with a few others.
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.
Rest in piece hattons
PEACE*
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.
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😮
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.
Nothing worth buying this year then.
Not true.
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 :)
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
It’s an unfortunate shame that we’re losing Hattons this year.
So, did those loco’s actually wear those jubilee liveries? If not, it would be a strange call to produce them now
They did/still do, not a made up livery
Please bring back the Hornby Thomas Range! ( although I think Mattel chooses who uses Thomas merch )
I got the only thing I wanted out of the Hornby 2024 range, the GNER HST. My Favourite powercar too, 43096 Stirling Castle. It was lead powercar in the first HST I ever travelled on, and on the first and only HST I have ever driven. Hull to Doncaster. Couldn't be happier.
A Wartime Black Hush-Hush!!! I need it!
Wow, what an underwhelming and over hyped range, by far hornbys worst this decade
Lies.
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
Harsh
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.
Is there a vid about upcoming TT120 releases?
That means 7pm tonight Australia I’ll have to miss Dads Army it better be worth it.
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?
Well they look good. Just hope they work as well as they look. But I guess it all comes down to price which probably don't look too good.
Looking forward to this I wonder what will be coming ?
Im looking forward for that FLIRT to be released
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 🥲
When will the Strathclyde railroad Class 101 be released? I have had it on pre-order and it was supposed to be an xmas present but oh well
Love the Locomotion. Miss Simon Kohler
Good video , but how about some southern uk emu, class 405/4SUB & 415 4EPB.
YOUR MISSING A HUGE SALES COUP by not making these models. Cheers.
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
Hater.
On your YGH Sealions, how come you haven't fitted the protective foot bar over the two vacuum cylinders? Bachmann did it on theirs.
I've just passed a class66 sitting in Haywards heath station. 👍
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.
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.
Im really hoping to get some modern EMUs and DMUs especially the class 377
Yawn, the presentation is lacking Montana’s pizzazz.
Was hoping for the 4VEP in BR blue or NSE livery, but my hopes were dashed.
Same here
I really hope we will get some more modern northern trains especially a class 333 😊
Suggest it to Revolution Trains mate. They do listen unlike Hornby. They're going to do a Class 180 and 175 DMU packs 😊.
Try getting someone who actually knows a bit about model railways to present, might actually generate a bit of excitement around the new range.
No TT120 news till April?? Why .is it ending due to poor sales or too expensive like all hornby.
Hardly poor sales 🤣 and Hornby TT:120 is not ending anytime soon. April isn’t long to wait and it’s going to be pretty impressive 👍
Does early April mean April 1st? 😜
Probably. I hope its good news.
@PebblesChan
@HighFell I hope your right .but we'll see in April. We need more suppliers in this scale .
@@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 👍
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.
I quite like the FGW Class 153 and GNER HST
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?.
Love 61306 Mayflower, wonderful you've made my day 😊
Please start selling these beautiful products in the US
Awful range. Truly dreadful.
No, it isn't.
looking forward to April. can we have containers and mayflower please
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!
Better quality control please
Hornby's models are good quality.
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
Fingers crossed for some Great Western sound profiles with HM7000.
I did give them some hints on GWR sound profile ideas. I said they need to get a driver to play a tune on the two tone whistles found on most GWR locomotives.
@@bentullett6068 I’ve sent several emails over the years suggesting a pannier sound profile, back when TTS was new.
Lovely. Thanks for sharing.
I think it’s good you tell us which quarter your models will be released not which year.
Hornby peaked in the early 2000’s
Hopefully We Get New Train Sets
Loco's from my childhood still being cranked out, and I'm 73 !
Hornby has got rid of the competition, so prepare to pay high prices, that’s if you remortgage your house
Is that the best they can do?
Can you please bring back the thomas models or at least explain why you stopped producing them
They do not have the "rights" from the brand owners to make Thomas products.
@@martinsurridge7390 oh
Any idea when we'll get the class 43 TT120 set? That's when I'll be joining the scale. I was looking forward to seeing more here, bit disappointing.
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.
When will we be getting GWR sound profiles for HM7000
When are you guys going to get the licensing back for Thomas the Tank Engine