Revealed: Hornby TT:120 Model Railways

[@phil36310]

Hornby you did it again. I'm in OO but this TT scale is really very attractive ! I only wonder where we're going with the pricing. Model railroading is becoming more and more for the 'happy few'. It is truth that "less is more" in designing a model railway to keep the investment reasonable and 'democratic' for everybody - especially young enthousiastes. Bringing 'packs' would be a welcome help at moderate price. Success Hornby and thanks for all the recent 'innovations' - I'm a fan !!

[@dave41184]

Whilst I don't have a layout, watching this it seems like a positive expansion of the range. Keep this pace up and I think you've got something here!

[@AllensTrains]

It is good that semaphore signals have been introduced to the range as this will make it much easier to create a believable layout. The level crossing is also very welcome.

[@eaglesfly5236]

Forty five inch container is going to be really tough getting round a curve!

[@calibrais]

Well done Hornby, this is fantastic news for TT followers. Keep up the great work in the TT range.

[@PaulRhB]

45 inch containers? 45 foot!

[@alanhaynes4576]

Yes, the single quote ' or inverted coma" signifies feet and the double quotes" or inverted coma's" signify inches. Perhaps he needs to go to Spec Savers or he went to the wrong primary school.

[@Randomstuffs261]

They've been dramatically downsized lol

[@AnthonyHawkins-tb3in]

Once again over priced product

[@davespratt9533]

45inch container flats WHAT!! I fell off my sofa laughing so much that I thought I was going to stop breathing, was this error made once? no way this was compounded several times... the level of QA on the video before release just proves the poor state Hornby have got themselves into, they can't get a video correct about their own products.🤣🤣

[@jamfjord]

​@@alanhaynes4576 they stopped teaching feet and inches over a decade before he was at primary school (estimated, don't know Mike's age), but yeah, the abbreviations for feet and inches aren't exactly secret information and a couple of minutes to double-check would've been common sense. But I get the impression Mike has zero interest in railways so I imagine the whole script sounds like a foreign language to him. Nothing against the lad, just don't think his heart is in the job.

[@genericyoutubeuser3828]

I’m going to be asleep (in America!) when this starts, but assuming there’s a Q&A… Has Hornby reconsidered TT:120 wagon packs? TT is perfect for modelers who want to create longer formations, so wagon packs with multiple running numbers would be wonderful. Cheers!

[@trainbear8205]

Another person in the States eh? It's the perfect scale for me!

[@darksars3622]

But nonetheless any thing for tt120 is welcome

[@jamesn3485]

Not wishing to be a rivet counter, but Mike the voice over on the third J50 was for ‘late’ BR, but the text was for ‘Early’

[@FormallyknownasE100]

It was reversed with the first being incorrect as well

[@damianinCanadaTT-OO]

That’s not Mike’s fault. That was what the press release said

[@melanierhianna]

The image was of a late one but the text on screen was an early one.

[@chairmakerPete]

Loving these releases. The signals are a real boon 👍 For the old stodgies amongst us, could we have some Southern and GWR releases please...? Nice little Terrier, a Pannier or two, Battle of Britain, Castle - you know the schtick!

[@lapiswake6583]

Wow, all of this is available now? And, every version of the 37s? I'd love to see both types of 37/9, all the variants of the /6s, and the hundreds of versions of /0s with plated and original headcode panels, with and without plated end doors, with and without high intensity headlight, with and without scottish car headlamp, obviously split or central headcodes plus flush ends and WIPACs (including the light on top of the cab), and more. Especially the unique horns on DB 37419...

[@ryanohara476]

Thank you once again Mike! And Louis the Class 37 looks amazing!

[@Decrepit_biker]

Why is the sound intercity set £90 more expensive when I asune the only difference will be the £60 decoder? Yes you'll change the power supply, but you're removing the analogue one and replacing it with a fixed voltage supply....

[@Rick70567]

Wonderful, can't wait !

[@robelvery]

All in all some good announcements and together with the models previously announced for release it should be a good year for TT. I like the look of the J50. The new varients of the tank wagons look great too. I would have liked to have seen some more variants of the Mk1s though, at least a catering vehicle. The signals look very well detailed and the level crossing will be a very welcome addition to the range.

[@peteralbertthomas]

Great TT but sadly I am not impressed with HM7000. Fit the decoders and end up with trains that stutter around the track. HORNBY needs to improve these.

[@trainbear8205]

Chiming in from across the pond. Please consider introducing this scale to the States! I just got my first set, the Scotsman, some extra teack, are a couple buildings. But the shipping is killer. And it would be amazing to see these at our shops and shows!

[@triangttvstilligtt1184]

Class 50 release already showing as available to buy on website.

[@bentullett6068]

Some great models due then. The J50 is definitely a much required loco for the freight wagons. The accessories also a much needed additional as well.

[@StephenLarbey]

J50 🙄 hornby done it again NO front couplings on steam locomotives. After nearly a year still waiting for Hm7000 6 pin decoder.

[@russellbenton2987]

Well done guys a good set of announcements . I like the look of that 37 .

[@SprattyHeath]

4 months wait for just a J50 tank engine and a new set of modern image IFA wagons... really? You've had under two years to work on getting to the stage where TT should have an already decent selection of steam, diesel & modern electric traction yet you still haven't reached that stage. Now I can see why the vast majority of people are not going to make the switch to TT scale or even think about getting into it as frankly there's simply not enough choice in the range and barely any manufacturer outside of Peco etc are actually supporting it. If you want this range to succeed you're gonna have to start pushing for more models to be tooled/developed at a much faster rate than you're currently at, otherwise it's just going to be yet another flop which nobody is going to look back fondly on...

[@owenpavey]

I think there are some great innovations to TT,like the standardisation of the couplings and fine detailing but 3 starter sets in 2 years,some of which are more pricey than the OO equivalent isnt screaming value for money which will attract a young audience. Where is the cheap mixed freight set? Or maybe something from the modern era that kids see on the network every day.Azuma? Class 158?

[@trainsarounddevon3797]

Great to see a good goods engine in the TT range

[@leonkernan]

But will there be better availability of track parts?

[@peterjarvis4882]

rilliant products ,a 37 yes please ..and soon as a Metro Cammel DMU is announced i,m switching to TT,great talking to you guys at Glasgow

[@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller]

Fantastic update. Like the history behind some of the models. Saves having to look them up on BR Database to make sure I'm getting the correct running numbers for my time period.

[@1987TimeLord]

Not gonna lie, I was really hoping for a West Country pacific or a GWR tank engine and autocoach. I feel that Hornby is just catering for the northern regions at the moment, which is not going to help with the current lack of variety in the TT range.

[@generalgrievous5615]

It makes a change from the usual Western region bias that model railways usually have

[@SuperMartpl]

Christmas instead of Easter! Exciting!

[@PeachyTT120]

All good stuff….

[@richardlee653]

For me, the J50 is the one that I will follow with interest, and hope that people review it when it comes out. I have heard that N gauge handles large locomotives and diesel and electric prototypes well, but I am a little wary of how tank locomotives work in N (perhaps without justification).

[@bentullett6068]

I know someone who models in N scale. He finds running diesel locomotives better than steam or diesel with crank rodding as they tend to be more reliable over long running sessions and aren't as complex to fix as a steam locomotive.

[@TheChannelExplore-qz2xv]

This Is Gonna Be Sweet!!

[@garystraiton6738]

Great stuff, especially the 37.. hoping for a 40 some day! However I do wish we ( as a nation ) stopped giving China our business.

[@TarolinSchofield]

For how small this gauge is these prices are insane and not in a good way.

[@DDRailways]

Why do we need 3 J50’s? 2 of them are the exact same but with a bigger bunker. Who asked for this?

[@jamfjord]

On a personal level I'm definitely interested in quite a bit of this (37 and J50 in particular), but none of the models announced so far line up with the published launch strategy - I thought the idea was to bring in people who aren't already into model railways? Surely they are more likely to have their interests piqued by models of stuff that they see on the network. Just shrinking bestsellers from the OO range doesn't seem to make much sense...

[@Benjamin.Jamin.]

So excoted for the 37 and HST! We are new to modelling as a family because of TT. Please try to keep the pricing under control! Id rather be able to afford them than have all the handpainted railings and rivets or whatever 😅

[@SkyeSoarer04]

Who else checked to make sure this was not a prank

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

well done louis with the 37. caroline

[@miniroll32]

£250 for a tiny train set? Are you guys out of your minds?? Oh no wait, Simon said this was an “entry point”, silly me!

[@LithiumChar]

Would love to see a j50 with British railways lettering

[@AnotherNoNight]

Will the new Pullmans also have lights on table?

[@madmerlinsart]

Boo no GWR Pannier tank. But, Yay surprise reveals in the future!

[@GregPalmer1000]

Original Triang TT from the late 50s was scaled at 3mm to the foot....what is TT120 scaled at cant be bothered to figure on the math

[@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller]

I think I'm right in saying it's 2.5mm to the foot or 1:120 instead of 1:100 of 3mm.

[@GregPalmer1000]

@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller ah you would think they would have stayed with 3mm & correct scale track...

[@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller]

@GregPalmer1000 I was told its something to do with the 1:120 market already being well established elsewhere around the world

[@andycapp3499]

You need to make a right-hand junction signal to. But I'm loving the early class 37 (wonder if it'll vibrate the layout) 😂😂

[@drevo50]

Lovely models. Please do a new OO class 37 ... you've got all the CAD data now!

[@azuma892]

Bachmann and Accurascale...

[@harrytodhunter5078]

£250 for a train set? And you say TT is meant to be cheaper than 00? What a joke.

[@KathKettlewell]

very nice, but what about Q1 loco

[@pauldyer3312]

Hornby please wake up. It's not hard to have the correct information not only on your comments but also on your text. The early B. R crest was correct when Mike introduced it but the text showed the late crest and vice verse for the B. R late crest with the early crest in the text.

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

thanks for the container wagon. caroline

[@KathKettlewell]

what about doing a Q1

[@oninbridders]

No need to state RRP anymore, you are a e-commerce business now. Get use to it.

[@mbincjack3505]

Fond of 0-6-0's, aren't we? Anyways, looking good, excited to see the stuff in action.

[@triangttvstilligtt1184]

What a load off garbage renames repaints and more LNER (hsts ,j50 A4s all lner except gwr hsts) There were 4 regions not one .a jinty or gwr pannier tank would be better or a R1 southern tank engine or G6 ,E2(Thomas).

[@dgjvids1666]

I AGREE TOO MUCH LNER ALRIGHT IF YOU LIKE IT BUT OTHER PEOPLE LIKE OTHER AREAS.

[@LNER985]

You're the one being garbage.

[@david103857]

Has Hornby abandoned 00 gauge now then? The range this year could be described as lackluster at best and its disappointing that nothing new has been announced.

[@Aeonterbor]

There was a 00 gauge announcement earlier this year.

[@LNER985]

Hornby's TT range isn't lackluster and they haven't abandoned 00 gauge.

[@luciddaze248]

Would love to see what Hornby can do with N gauge

[@BoxtankEngine]

If they did N gauge instead of TT I think that as soon as the products hit the shelf, the shelves would have been taken apart because there aren’t that many companies that do British N gauge to my knowledge at least!

[@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller]

I thought Arnold was part of the Hornby range and they do a lot of N Gauge.

[@luciddaze248]

@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller I'm new to n scale so I have no idea who owns what, other than Bachmann owns Graham Farish

[@luciddaze248]

@@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller you are correct, Arnold is owned by Hornby. I have about 10 different stores I use across NZ, AU and UK and none of them stock Arnold so I hadn't heard of them. They do 1:160 BR/EU though when others are 1:148 or has 1:148 been generally abandoned? It would make it easier for Bachmann if Graham Farish models were 1:160 I would imagine. So much to learn!!

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Spinal Tap Shipping Ltd

[@hortoncommonmodelrailway]

Why is it yet more Eastern Region Steam??? Seems very biased, Modellers have no choice in rhe regions for the steam era. As for the distant junc signal, it shows caution and clear aspects, not distant and clear - really need to pay attention to commentary and reviewing before publishing. Great to see the 37 planned, thank goodness that's a western loco youve scanned, a multi Region loco Talking of which, the HST was introduced on the Western Region so why, yet again, have you chosen yet ANOTHER Eastern Region model???? Nice semaphores, but are Southern Design and not universal BR, so a bit of a blinder there, but would be nice to see them in 00 too. Class 47 next please - once 1:1 replace 47841 which has left now for component recovery and scrapping.

[@glennscotttrains7513]

Disappointing though there was going to be more than that and most of is to expensive for me.

[@GronkstonModelRailway]

Class 25 limited edition dashboard model anyone 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@LondontransporduckL99]

Can you please make a tt120 a1 class terrer no 55 stepney

[@fatwalletboy2]

Class 26

[@BoxtankEngine]

This is either going to be good and we are getting a whole lot of locomotives this year after all or we aren’t going to see anything and some guy steps in front of the camera and sais: „Haha! Jokes on you! You honestly believed that we are going to release anything?!“

[@fatwalletboy2]

Its 2nd April

[@LNER985]

Hater.

[@BoxtankEngine]

No I am not a Hater, I am just concerned that Hornby wastes our time again with telling us that they are releasing a switch or something. And just because I cracked a joke doesn’t mean that I am a hater. I bleibe that you are the hater here because you did not read my comment properly and you don’t have a sense of humor! I honestly cannot believe that you are saying that I am the hater here!

[@LiamSexton-it6js]

@@BoxtankEngine it’s best you just ignore him…He’s a serial Hornby simp who laps up everything they put out and if you dare to say anything even slightly negative about them, he calls you a disgrace to the hobby and then goes on to say you want the hobby to fail and that you’re blinded by ego

[@BoxtankEngine]

I never looked at it that way! Still, I love disproving simps with good arguments😂

[@darksars3622]

Hst are a bit pricey

[@Transport272]

You should abandon tt 120 and go to n gauge because I use n gauge and it has a bigger market

[@darksars3622]

There a bit pricey

[@That1Redhead28]

So does anyone here actually buy TT scale?

[@JBofBrisbane]

Chicken and egg - you have to build them before they'll buy them.

[@Night_Ferry]

I was excited to jump into TT:120. As a southern railway/region modeller I have nothing to work with. A light Pacific or merchant navy could have made use of the Pullman's. A BR standard could have made use of the MK1's AND fit with the established A4/A3's.

[@amadigidigaula771]

Yes, tons of it. I can highly recommend it.

[@zaraNFC]

🥱

[@BoxtankEngine]

Yeah!

[@LNER985]

Disrespectful.

[@BoxtankEngine]

I see, the early critique was probably a bit unwarranted but if you look at the past announcements of Hornby, I think you can see why most people weren’t really excited for this.

[@LetsMakeTracks2023]

Iv been up all night too excited 🤩 ROLL ON 9AM! 🕘