* Update : We are currently adding the 1991 to 1996 years into the database... slowly...
We need someone to help us with scans of Canadian Tri-ang catalogues from the 60s and 70s, if you can help, please contact us through the Comment page of this site.

A database designed to hold as many Hornby releases as possible... All locomotives, coaches, wagons, train sets and train packs have been entered for the years 1955 to 1990, including all Australian and Tri-ang Wrenn releases.

The database is as accurate as the Catalogues released. Uncatalogued items are not listed... yet.

For an amazing wealth of extra information in print, for all the models in this database, meet Pat Hammond.

We apologise if we do not answer all questions directed to this site... we do not have the capacity to do this. We find the best place for questions is the official Hornby forums.

The above image comes from a 1975 Press Release that will be added to the Collector Guide soon.

The best and fairest way to purchase or value these past models is through eBay. Try our brilliant Hornby eBay Search System, including pre-defined searches.

Tri-ang Wrenn releases from the 1969 to 1972 era have been included, they are the years with a (w).

(Below) One of the Hornby images from the brilliant 1980 catalogue. Catalogues are still made today and the excellent quality remains. Go buy this years now! Todays Hornby models are made in China. All the models in this database were made in the UK, apart from a few in Australia.

Hornby Railways is the beloved first train set of nearly all model railway fans in the UK and Australia.

The wonderful Tri-ang Railways was first produced around 1950, they became Tri-ang Hornby in 1965 after a company takeover, which changed to Hornby Railways in 1973 after even more boardroom moves... Finally the company settled on Hornby dropping the Railways in 1997.

Hornby Railways may not be the most detailed, or the rarest, or even run the smoothest... but there is magic in the way the whole Hornby World fits together.

From the dreamy catalogues of model train fantasy, to the weak bendable fishplates on 80's Hornby track... Hornby is fantastic fun!

A great day to start the best hobby in the world!

Thanks for visiting.