Hornby have today announced further new items as part of their forthcoming TT:120 gauge range for 2026, there will likely be further TT:120 announcements throughout the year.
Included for Southern modellers are new liveries for their LBSC A1 Terriers and 4 wheel coaches.
The William Stroudley designed A1 /A1X class first introduced by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSC) in 1872 and eventually the class comprised of 50 locomotives. Most were withdrawn in the very 1900s, however 21 gained a new lease of life and were fitted with new boilers and other modifications between 1912 and 1920 and became designated the A1X class. A few members of the original A1 class were sold by the LBSC to other railway companies, including the SECR, LSWR and Kent & East Sussex Railway and Isle of Wight Central Railway, and survived in A1 form, although even these were subject to many other modifications throughout their lifetime. Many of the class in various guises and conditions have survived into preservation.
The model’s running plate, boiler /smokeboxes and cab are die-cast. The newly announced ‘Terriers’ being produced are as follows:
- TT3046M Hornby LB&SCR A1 Terrier Stepney 655 – in LBSC Stroudley “Improved Engine Green livery – as running between 1905 and 1907 – Due August 2026.
- TT3064M Hornby LSWR A1 Terrier 735 – in LSWR livery, purchased by the LSWR from the LBSCR 735 (ex 668) along with 734 (ex 646) entered service on the LSWR in April 1903 mainly in the East Devon area until languishing at Eastleigh Works in 1919 – Due August 2026
- TT3065M Hornby Isle of Wight A1 Terrier 10 Isle of Wight Central Railway Red ’10’ as running between April 1900 and c1910 – Due August 2026
To accompany the Terriers more versions of the LBSC based 4 wheel coaches are being produced, due February 2027, as follows:
- TT4078 LSWR 4 Wheel Coach 1st Class 123
- TT4079 LSWR 4 Wheel Coach 3rd Class 302
- TT4080 LSWR 4 Wheel Coach 3rd Class Brake 179
- TT4081 LSWR 4 Wheel Coach 3rd Class Passenger Brake 140
- TT4082 IOW 4 Wheel 1st class coach – 19
- TT4083 IOW 4 Wheel 3rd class coach – 10
- TT4084 IOW 4 Wheel Brake 3rd class coach – 12
Also announced is a SECR based 7 plank Private Owner wagon TT6054 Hornby A & H Betts of Stewarts Lane No.45 – Due October 2026
Further versions of their Pullman coaches are added to the range, due in September 2026:
- TT4003H Pullman 1st Class Kitchen Fingall
- TT4004C Pullman Third Class Brake Car 209 Third Class
Other new tooled items include: LMS Black Five 4-6-0s and Class 31 Diesels.
The full range can be viewed and available for pre-order at Kernow Model Rail Centre here…