Train operator Great Western Railway (GWR) has apologised to passengers hit by delays after a fire broke out underneath a train carriage. Services between Plymouth and Exeter were cancelled after the ...

Passengers had to be evacuated from a burning train on Sunday (March 22) after it came to a halt just outside Newton Abbot with smoke clearly visible. The train, which was a Great Western Railway ...

GWR warned that anyone travelling without a valid ticket is ‘committing a criminal offence’ even if as a result of the glitchCredit: Alamy Digital seat reservations were accepted by automatic barriers ...

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“ It's incredibly helpful to win a prize like this with your first book,” Nick Hornby told us backstage at the Nero Book Awards last night (Wednesday 4 March 2026). “I won a prize for my first book,” ...

Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal with model railway maker for toy racing car business and IP rights For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on ...

American drinks tycoon snaps up toy car racing brand for £20m James Warrington Media and Telecoms Editor James Warrington is The Telegraph’s Media and Telecoms Editor. He writes about the fast-moving ...

British toy company Hornby has sold the toy car company Scalextric for £20m after owning the brand for 58-years. The model train maker, which is in the middle of a major transformation with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire (Yui Mok/PA Wire) Toymaking giant Hornby has agreed to sell the nearly 70-year-old slot car racing marque ...

A toy firm will bag £20 million after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric. Hornby has agreed to the sale of the business and its intellectual property to ...