Hornby January 2026 News Update

While most businesses are starting to slow down in January after the chaos of Christmas, things are only just getting started in the Hornby offices. Our January range launch announcement is always our biggest moment of the year, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. This month’s update will delve into that and look at what else has been happening in the past few weeks.

The Hornby January OO gauge range launch

We announced over 150 new products on the 14^th January, which is far too many to mention them all here. So, let’s take a look at some of the most popular items so far.

Sovereign Pullman - Train Set

This luxury train set is a departure from our usual set offerings, aimed at the collector’s market, rather than new modellers. Although it might be a starting point for some modellers, the Sovereign Pullman is far more detailed than our traditional RailRoad set offerings. The A4 locomotive has a high die-cast content, with working lights and a pre-fitted HM7000 sound decoder and steam generator technology. It pulls three Pullman coaches, and the set comes with track and power, so you can get moving straight out of the box.

Pre-order your Sovereign Pullman Train Set here.

BR - Rebuilt Merchant Navy - 35028 'Clan line' - Preserved (With Steam Generator)

The newly tooled ‘Clan Line’ has been a popular pick amongst pre-orderers. Featuring our innovative steam generator technology, this powerful locomotive also has a high die-cast metal count and powerful 5-pole skew-wound motor. It’s incredibly highly detailed and is pre-fitted with a 21-pin HM7000 decoder and speaker. It’s easy to see why model railway enthusiasts are loving this model.

Pre-order your Rebuilt Merchant Navy 35028 ‘Clan Line’ here.

BR - Battle of Britain Class - 34057 'Biggin Hill' & BR - West Country - 34006 'Bude' - Train Pack

The Hornby Club Exclusive model is being snapped up by our members, eager to get their hands on these attractive late-BR-liveried locomotives. Featuring two of the legendary southern ‘Pacifics’, this is a wonderful choice for collectors and modellers. But if you want to get your hands on one, you’ll have to sign up to the Hornby Club (which is free to join, by the way!)

Join the Hornby Club.

LNER - Class A4 - 'Mallard' (With Steam Generator)

Forever a favourite amongst long-term enthusiasts and newcomers to the hobby, ‘Mallard’ has had an update for 2026 and now includes our steam generator technology. It retains that attractive lined garter-blue livery, and has working lights too. With a die-cast chassis, highly detailed design, 5-pole skew-wound motor and illuminated flickering firebox, there’s a lot to like about this version of the famous locomotive.

Pre-order your Class A4 ‘Mallard’ here.

LNER - Class A4 - 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' with figure - Limited Edition (150th Anniversary Collection)

This highly collectible model locomotive has been a huge hit in Sir Nigel Gresley’s 150^th birthday year. The perfect way to celebrate the man who brought us some of the most iconic locomotives to ever grace British railways, this stylish Class A4 locomotive comes with a figure of the birthday legend himself. And, as a limited-edition model with a lot of pre-orders to its name, it’s one you’ll want to secure sooner rather than later.

Pre-order your Class A4 4498 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ with figure here.

LNER - 'West Riding Limited' Coach packs

Your preferred choice of coach this range launch has been the LNER ‘West Riding Limited’ offerings. These elegant blue coaches come in the pairs they would have been set up in back in the late 1930s, and you can build a full rake to sit behind your A4 locomotive model. These highly detailed coaches include sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings for the most authentic model railway experience.

Pre-order LNER - 'West Riding Limited' - Open Third & Kitchen Third - Coach pack here.

Pre-order LNER - 'West Riding Limited' - Open Third & Brake Third - Coach pack here.

Pre-order LNER - 'West Riding Limited' - Brake Third & Kitchen Third - Coach pack here.

Pre-order LNER - 'West Riding Limited' - Double Open First - Coach pack here.

New arrivals

On top of all the range launch madness, we’ve had a few models roll into stock this month too. Get these ones while they’re still in the Hornby station.

RailRoad: GWR - Class 800 - 800001 - Train Pack

The newly tooled Class 800 Train Pack features the striking GWR livery. This RailRoad pack contains a drive car and a dummy car with directional lighting, so you can run your train backwards and forwards in an authentic style.

The GWR Class 800 coaches arrived in stock at the same time, so you can build a full modern-image passenger train.

Buy your GWR Class 800 800001 Train Pack here

Buy GWR Class 800 814001 MC Coach

Buy GWR Class 800 813001 MS Coach

Buy GWR Class 800 812001 MS Coach

RailRoad: LNER - Class 800 - 800201 - Train Pack

Another RailRoad Class 800 beauty, but this time in LNER colours, this Train Pack also includes one drive car and one dummy car, with directional lighting. The coaches for this one were already in stock, so you can build an authentic LNER train as long as you like!

Buy your LNER Class 800 800201 Train Pack here

Buy LNER Class 800 MS Coach here

Buy LNER Class 800 812001 MS Coach here

Buy LNER Class 800 814201 MC Coach here

Northern Rail Class 153 ‘153360’

Name a locomotive more eye-catching than this one! The Northern Rail Class 153 ‘153360’ represents the locomotives that were common throughout Carlisle from 2005 to 2021, regularly brightening up dull platforms. This colourful model could be a part of your model railway layout now!

Buy your Northern Rail Class 153 ‘153360’

Blog and News

The Class 153s of Northern Rail

You can read more about the Northern Rail Class 153 ‘153360’ in our latest blog post. The article explores the history of the Northern Rail franchise, with this bold livery and the Class 153 taking centre stage of the story.

Got a train set for Christmas? Here's some easy upgrades for your first layout

At the beginning of the month, we also published an advice article aimed at first time modellers. If you got a train set for Christmas and you’re wondering what to do next, this easy-to-read guide will set you on the right path.