THE National Railway Museum in York has announced model company Hornby will sponsor ... and will see Mallard and its five surviving sister locomotives reunited at the museum.

The ideal model train for beginners, the Hornby R1230M GWR High Speed Train ... the LNER A4 locomotive Mallard set the world speed record for a steam engine at 126 mph at Stoke Bank, just south ...

Hornby, the maker of iconic British toys from model trains to Airfix to Scalextric, has suffered a blow from dissappointing sales of London 2012 Olympic merchandise. Here is a look at the history ...