The locomotive is assembled from 500 parts and, like the rest of Hornby's products, is made in China. "I got it up and running in 1968 in some sort of fashion," Mr Hallam said.

Watch the full restoration of a 1954 Hornby model train locomotive. This rusted beauty had a completely seized clockwork mechanism, but with WD40 and electrolysis baths, it was brought back to life.

Hornby had been a UK manufacturer, in miniature, for more than 90 years. Frank Hornby first patented his Meccano construction toy in 1901, and went on to produce his first clockwork train in 1920.

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Hornby sales steam ahead. ... These typically account for 30% of sales and go mostly to children, whereas 70% of Hornby locomotive models and accessories are sold to adult collectors.

Model trains firm Hornby yesterday warned that its profts were behind schedule after the UK's big freeze affected railways big and small. ... Hornby warning as sales lose steam.

Hornby shares jumped by a third today after it emerged that Sports Direct owner Frasers had built a near-9% stake in the model trains-to-planes firm. The investment by the FTSE 100 group builds on ...

A FIVE-FOR-ONE share split is on the cards at Hornby after a stellar 800% rise in the share price over the past three years. Hornby profits steamed ahead last year as sales of real steam train ...