The brand new Hornby range for 2021 is announced

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

5 Jan 2021 00:00am

Hornby have today announced their new range for 2021. It includes a number of brand new tooled locomotives and coaches and a whole host of new liveries for existing models.
The full range can be viewed and pre-ordered here>>> Note: this listing also includes previously announced items that have not yet arrived.

The highlights of the new tooled items in the range are summarised below.

New Locomotives

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, having already built 60163 Tornado, is now building a brand new Gresley class P2 2-8-2 ‘Mikados’ locomotive to be number 2007 “Prince of Wales” and Hornby are releasing the P2 as the new build and also in original condition and as later A4 style front end.
Continuing the LNER theme the A1 and A3 tooling gets an upgrade with a diecast running plate. The W1 “Hush Hush” appears with its double blast pipe and additional liveries in its streamlined form.
The BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 is completely retooled and is being released in three liveries including 92220 “Evening Star”.
Following on from the popular diminutive Ruston and Hornsby 0-4-0 48DS diesel shunter, new for this year is their bigger brother the 88DS in four liveries.

Hornby Dublo

Following the popular diecast bodied “Duchess of Atholl” as part of last year’s centenary range representing the Hornby Dublo brand, this year’s range includes three new Hornby Dublo models with diecast bodies as BR Coronation Class “City of Leicester” and two original style SR/BR Merchant Navy pacifics “Elders Fyffes” and “General Steam Navigation”.

New Coaching Stock
To complement the Class 91 electric announced as part of last years range a new range of Mk4 coaches and Driving Van Trailer will be available in InterCity, GNER, LNER and Transport for Wales liveries.
Two new Southern catering coaches, the third class dining saloon and the dining saloon / third composite join the popular Maunsell coach range.
The range of BR MK1 coaches is expanded with the addition of Brake Corridor Composites (BCK) in Chocolate & Cream, Maroon, Blue and Grey, InterCity and Network Rail yellow liveries.


Hornby are also introducing a range of ‘generic’ 4 and 6 wheel coaches and 4 wheel baggage brakes suitable for use with a wide range of pre-grouping and later locomotives. They are being released in a number of livery options including: NBR, SR, LNER, BR, LNWR, LBSC, LSWR, GNR, and GWR. They are being offered with or without fitted lighting (lighting unit can be retro fitted to the non fitted versions.

Wagons

The SR Gangwayed Bogie Luggage Van GBL/COR PMV that has been regularly in the range since the days of Tri-ang has been retooled to modern standards and will be available in both SR Olive and BR crimson liveries along with No. S2664S in the Pullman livery carried when used as Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral hearse on 30th January 1965.

L&MR Stephenson’s Rocket

A new Stephenson’s “Rocket” train pack complete with a Royal Mail Coach, First Class carriage and 3rd Class open carriage is added to the range along with an Open carriage pack and a new flat bed wagon pack.

The full range can be viewed and pre-ordered here>>>
Note: this listing also includes previously announced items that have not yet arrived.

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