New products from Hornby for 2026
Model railway manufacturer Hornby heralded 2026 by announcing over 150 new OO gauge products on 14th January.
Tag: Class 800
Hornby to release model of new Great British Railways Class 800 livery
Yesterday, the new Great British Railways (GBR) livery was unveiled with a special Hornby 1:76 scale model of the Class 800.
Book Review: Express Diesel Trains by George Woods
This is a collection of photographs that, according to the title, are of Express Diesel Trains, but concentrates on Classes 43, 180, and 220/221/222.
ORR publishes interim report into Hitachi train cracking
The ORR has today published its interim review into the Hitachi Class 80X and 385s that were affected by stress corrosion of cracking.
Worcestershire heroes celebrated with their names on GWR trains after being named BBC Make a Difference Superstars
Local hero’s celebrated with their names on GWR trains after being named BBC Make a Difference Superstars.
ORR finds train companies kept rail passengers updated during class 800 cracks disruption
Last week the Office of Road and Rail (ORR) published an impact review into the information given to passengers during the recent issue with Hitachi 8…
100 stops charity challenge for Captain Tom Moore GWR train
Train operator Great Western Railway (GWR) has announced a 100 stop charity special for 800025 Captain Sir Tom Moore.
Welsh football team travel on board Great Western Railway train
Earlier this week, the Welsh football team travelled from Bridgend to London Paddington aboard a Great Western Railway train named after two sporting …