Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker ...

Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m.

A slot car racing club welcomed nearly 150 visitors to a recent open day. East Devon Slot Racing Club held the event at Awliscombe Parish Hall on Saturday, February 28, where Scalextric fans and ...

Scalextric fans flocked to East Devon Slot Racing Club’s open day at Awliscombe Parish Hall after Hornby announced the £20m sale of the iconic brand.

In the February economic update from London-Laurel Economic Director Paula Thompson, 23 business expansions, relocations and ...

Hornby has owned Scalextric since 1968, though the brand itself dates back even further. Invented by Fred Francis, the first ...

The 126-year-old Lionel toy train company has been acquired by private equity-owned collectibles company Round 2, to form the ...

The recently announced Round 2 Lionel acquisition could reshape the model train industry, potentially changing the toy train hobby.

Model railways company Hornby has agreed a £20m deal to sell one of its iconic brands which has been in business since 1957.

Round 2, a leading collectibles company and portfolio company of Praesidian Capital, today announced it has acquired Lionel, ...

A race that "everybody enjoys but nobody understands" is how someone describes the Birkett Six-Hour Relay race to me. Since 1951 it has been a season-ending fixture race for the 750 Motor Club, which ...