A Roundup of our First Year in a Small World - Preview

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A Roundup of our First Year in a Small World

Welcome to a special edition of Train Terminal, where we review our first year of Hornby TT:120. Let's delve into the history of our version of the internationally recognised ‘TT’ scale as we roll down the track towards our first anniversary.

On 10 October 2022, we launched our version of a tabletop (‘TT’) gauge using the international scale of 1:120 and a new range of products to match. Nothing like this had happened at Hornby for over 50 years.

The new range announcement took place at midday following a series of hints that something ‘big’ was happening. The news broke with an impressive launch video and the first TT Talk podcast featuring Simon Kohler (Introducing Hornby TT:120! - YouTube). In this video, he explained the rationale for the new Hornby TT:120 scale and gave a flavour of what was to come.

The 'TT' roll out

There were four phases to the launch of the Hornby TT:120 range. Phases one and two included The Scotsman and The Easterner train sets. There were individual steam locomotives like the Class A4 ‘Flying Scotsman’ and a Class 08 diesel shunter. And a selection of rolling stock, including BR Mk1 coaches, Pullman cars, and seven plank wagons. Read more...

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