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The Hornby name has been synonymous with model railways for almost a century. It was 1901 when Frank Hornby applied for a patent to protect an invention that he had called 'Improvements in Toy or Educational Devices for Children and Young People'. Not a very catchy name. But he was granted his patent and put his invention into production under the name 'Mechanics Made Easy'. It was this that led to the establishment of Meccano in 1907.
It wasn't until after the first World War, in 1920, that Frank Hornby introduced clockwork trains. These '0' guage trains were an instant success and in 1925 the first electric models were made available.
The Hornby name remains the name to choose when it comes to top quality model railways. Here at Modelzone we love Hornby Model Railways and train sets. We have a great selection of everything you might want to build a truly fantastic model railway system.
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