THEMED TRAIN PACKS AND LNER CORONATION COACHES

A new series of Hornby train packs is to appear, inspired by film nostalgia. Others will build on Hornby's strong brand heritage, continuing the work started with its 100th-year anniversary range.

Celebrating its iconic Dublo brand and joining its revival of the name (R1283M) will see ‘The Royal

Scot' train pack in retro Hornby Dublo packaging appear, containing its recently-tooled die-cast Princess Coronation 4-6-2 in the BR green guise of 46232

Duchess of Montrose and two BR Mk. 1 coaches with ‘The Royal Scot' name/destination boards. Joining this will be Hornby ‘Trains on Film' packs, inspired by films featuring locomotives. In a special edition pack inspired by The Lady With a Lamp, its model of 0-4-2 Lion with three four-wheel pre-grouping coaches (R30094) at £229.99 will appear, while a separate pack inspired by

The Titfield Thunderbolt (R30093) and carrying the same price will contain the same 0-4-2 locomotive, GWR brake van and grounded coach body on a newly-tooled twoaxle Loriot Y wagon. Completing the line-up for its ‘Trains on Film' models is a Bedford OB coach (R7381) also said to be inspired by The Titfield Thunderbolt.

Hornby is also tooling up to produce coaches of the glamorous LNER Coronation service, which ran between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley from 1937. Models to be produced are (R40223) Brake Third & Kitchen Third articulated coach pack, (R40224) Double Open First articulated coach pack, (R40225) Open Third & Kitchen Third articulated coach pack, (R40226) Open Third & Brake Third Articulated Coach Pack and (R40227) LNER, Coronation Observation Car, 1729. Prices are expected to range between £66.99 and £108.99, depending on models.

Further new tooling rolling stock announcements included a Mk. 4 DVT 82205 in LNER ‘Flying Scotsman' livery (R40370) at £84.99, a Class 801/2 coach pack in LNER livery (R40350) and 802/1 coach pack GWR livery (R40351) at £264.99, each. A new ‘Loriot Y' wagon is to be produced with GW branding (R60100) and in later BR guise (R60101) at £36.49 each.

Adding much-needed pre-grouping rolling stock, further new tooling is to see the emergence of triple wagon packs containing Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) coal wagons (R60164), L&MR sheep wagons (R60165) and L&MR horse wagons (R60166).

For the full range of 2022 announcements, visit our website, world-of-railways.co.uk, and share your views on the new range on our forum, www.RMweb.co.uk

Bedford OB coach inspired by The Titfield Thunderbolt to be available alongside train pack inspired by the film.