The Harry Potter Hogwarts Express train has helped the toy company Hornby to record a leap in profits. The train set, made to tie-in with the first Harry Potter film, was a big hit with children. Mr ...

Hogwarts Express is powering toy train maker Hornby's sales in the run-up to Christmas, the company said yesterday, sending its shares to a record high. The manufacturer of model trains and ...

Profits at Hornby, which made its first train in 1919 ... It has created one of the most sought-after toys this Christmas, the Hogwarts Express train. In the J K Rowling books, the Hogwarts ...

Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express, Formula 1 Scalextric and a new 'Black 5 locomotive' have all fuelled record growth at toy company Hornby. The maker of model railways and Scalextric slot car racing ...