On the 9th March a special charter was operated on the Nene Valley Railway to celebrate the launch of the new 'Hornby Magazine' the 12.00 ‘Hornby Magazine' launch special from Wansford to Peterborough and back was hauled by BR Standard 5 MT 4-6-0 73050 'City of Peterborough'. The service is seen a ready to depart Peterborough.

The makers of Hornby train sets and Scalextric slot car racing sets, who recently made the news headlines with their acquisition of the assets of failed Hull-based Humbrol paints and Airfix plastic kits, have given their backing to the new model railway magazine which is specifically aimed at those starting out in the hobby.

As well as appealing to youngsters who can now combine computer technology with a worthwhile 3D hobby, the magazine will also be welcomed by those 40 to 50 year olds, returning to the hobby after their activities with model trains were interrupted by family matters 20 to 30 years ago. Since then, there has been great advancement in the hobby, and Hornby Magazine will show those taking it up again how to progress their interest.