Hornby UK

Hornby is a household name and is famous as the UK brand leader in the model railway hobby.  The company`s founder was Frank Hornby (1863 - 1936) who applied for a patent in 1901 to protect an invention he called `Improvements in Toy or Educational Devices for Children and Young People`

Hornby is a household name and is famous as the UK brand leader in the model railway hobby.  The company`s founder was Frank Hornby (1863 - 1936) who applied for a patent in 1901 to protect an invention he called `Improvements in Toy or Educational Devices for Children and Young People`