Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hornby Railways is a British model railway brand. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, Hornby launched its first 00 gauge train. In 1964, Hornby and Meccano were bought by their competitor, Tri-ang, and sold on when Tri-ang went into receivership. Hornby Railways became independent again in the 1980s, and became listed on the London Stock Exchange, but due to recent financial troubles, reported in June 2017, is presently majority owned by turnaround specialist Phoenix Asset Management.
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Hornby Railways is a British model railway brand. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, Hornby launched its first 00 gauge train. In 1964, Hornby and Meccano were bought by their competitor, Tri-ang, and sold on when Tri-ang went into receivership. Hornby Railways became independent again in the 1980s, and became listed on the London Stock Exchange, but due to recent financial troubles, reported in June 2017, is presently majority owned by turnaround specialist Phoenix Asset Management.
The script for this video comes from Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornby_Railways
If you find issues with the content, I encourage you to update the Wikipedia article, so everyone can benefit from your knowledge.
To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me from just $1 or 80p a month at patreon.com/bigcar
Link to my other channel - Big Car:
https://youtube.com/bigcar2
More information about Hornby models:
hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/hornby-brand
#hornby #hornbyrailways
