Boom: Not all railways are doomed

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ladymuck replied

29 October 2020, 17:21
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Paralytic replied

29 October 2020, 17:20
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

Great news. Used to love Scalextric as a kid. Oh, and TCR (different company, arguably more fun).

Loved TCR - you could actually overtake!
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ladymuck replied

29 October 2020, 17:20
Originally posted by Dark Black View Post

I was joking..
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Dark Black replied

29 October 2020, 17:17
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

You're no fun

I was joking..
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ladymuck replied

29 October 2020, 17:14
Originally posted by Dark Black View Post

Leave now...

You're no fun
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Dark Black replied

29 October 2020, 17:13
Originally posted by Paddy View Post

I bet they feel chuffed.

Leave now...
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LondonManc replied

29 October 2020, 17:11
Great news. Used to love Scalextric as a kid. Oh, and TCR (different company, arguably more fun).
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Paddy replied

29 October 2020, 13:59
I bet they feel chuffed.
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ladymuck started a topic Boom: Not all railways are doomed

29 October 2020, 13:55
Boom: Not all railways are doomed

Hornby: Model train maker steams ahead in lockdown - BBC News

Model railway maker Hornby has seen its sales surge by 33% in the six months to the end of September, as more people took up hobbies in lockdown.

The firm, which also makes Corgi cars and Scalextric racing kits, said it had benefitted from families spending more time at home.

Not along ago, Hornby was "a company in chaos", losing up to £10m a year, according to boss Lyndon Davies.

He hailed the company's return to profit in a "time of adversity".

"We have observed hitherto successful and profitable companies worldwide crumbling under the pressure [of the pandemic], with losses, closures and tumbling share values.

"Yet we have not only weathered this shattering storm, our sales have increased by 33% in the first half of 2020, moving Hornby back into profitability."
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