
Hornby on the right track with £12m facility from Secure Trust Bank - ToyNews
Leading UK hobby and toy specialist Hornby Hobbies Ltd is set to build on its recent success, after

This isn't 'news' (information a fortnight old) but no one else has mentioned it. (Also its not solely model railway news as the Hornby product
The word from Hornby's Lyndon Davies implies to me that the plan for this capital is investment in new product, and specifically mentioning a nostalgia orientation . That suggests to me that the punt on the Hornby-Dublo 'revival' angle has come good (has anything similar been done in slot car or Airfix?). Just so long as Hornby don't nostalge into tinplate coaches...
Speculation: hopefully it's not all 'nostalgia oriented', might Hornby at last roll out a track system that's a better match for their current OO product and specifically DCC? Better selection of points with live crossings, much expanded range of larger curve radii: still backward compatible, but also integrating with existing (Peco) flexitrack systems. In short offering more, better in both appearance and ambition.
Nostalgia product wild card, the turbo car...