Hornby invented Meccano and was said to have been inspired by the railway in Liverpool A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker is to be ...

A 2.5-metre replica of the new trains to be introduced on the Tyne & Wear Metro has been created by a model maker from Whickham in Gateshead. 70-year-old John Herman who is Charmain of the North ...

A unique Tyne and Wear Metro train has been recreated in Meccano thanks to one man’s labour of love. It was built by expert model maker John Herdman from Whickham in Gateshead. John, 70, spent three ...

Today marks the 151st anniversary of the birth of legendary toy maker Frank Hornby, who aside from being known for his model trains, was also the creator of the engineering toolkit Meccano. Starting ...

The search engine Google is celebrating the 150th birthday of visionary toy maker Frank Hornby, whose model railways, Meccano sets and Dinky toys are still being played with by children today. Born in ...

An expert model maker from Gateshead has spent over three months over many, many hours making a model of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It's all the work of 70 year old John Herdman from Whickham. John said ...

WE are nearing the end of writing about the famous potteries, artists and watchmakers of Liverpool but how can we forget the famous toymakers Meccano and Collinson rocking horses? Collinson & Sons ...

This is the story of a great British icon, which, despite being full of holes, conquered the world. It is also the story of why that icon is no longer British but French; why the icon is about to ...

A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker is to be reinstated at the city's main train station. Frank Hornby, the brains behind Meccano, one ...

A unique Tyne and Wear Metro train has been recreated in Meccano thanks to one man’s labour of love. It was built by expert model maker John Herdman from Whickham in Gateshead. John, 70, spent three ...