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  New Zealand Hornby Railway Collectors' Association  

Welcome to the New Zealand Hornby Railway Collectors' Association (NZHRCA) website.

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We are a group interested in vintage Hornby trains manufactured by Meccano Ltd in Britain and other factories around the world:

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  • Hornby O-gauge clockwork and electric (1920 to 1965)

  • Hornby Dublo 3-rail clockwork and electric (1938 to 1965)

  • Hornby Dublo 2-rail electric (1959 to 1965)

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​In 2020 we celebrated 100 years since the first Hornby Trains were made by the Meccano factory. See more details here.

​The NZHRCA is affiliated with the Hornby Railway Collectors' Association (HRCA) in the UK. We started in 1994 with the goal of helping like-minded enthusiasts throughout New Zealand to connect and share their knowledge, collections and love of Hornby with each other and with the public. We do this by:

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  • Publishing a bi-monthly newsletter to members. In 2019 we celebrated our 25th year and have published over 150 magazines to members!

  • Holding area meetings in the main centres throughout the year

  • Helping each other to preserve and maintain locomotives and accessories, some of which are now 100 years old

  • Getting together to exhibit Hornby to the public. See below for a list of upcoming events

 

Many of our members also collect and run vintage trains from other manufacturers, including the 'big' names such as Wrenn, Bassett Lowke, Bing, Carette and Lionel; more local makes such as Ferris and Cranko and 'modern' coarse scale O gauge from ACE, Darstaed, ETS, MTH and others. See the Gallery page for some photographs.

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We welcome new members. If you would like to find out more then please get in touch using the Contact form below.

 

Photography by John Clarkson

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Newsletters

 

The NZHRCA publishes a bi-monthly newsletter to members with articles about layouts, restorations, the history of Hornby products and information on meetings and events.

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Contact us below if you are interested in becoming a member.

Public Events

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  • Christchurch Area Meeting, planned for August 18th

  • Wellington Area Meeting Saturday 24th August 1.30pm

  • Wellington Area Meeting Saturday 28th September 1.30pm

  • Whanganui Model Show 28th/29th September

  • Auckland Area Meeting, Saturday 5th October 1.00pm

  • Wellington Area Meeting, Saturday 19th October 1.30pm

  • Wellington Area RAILEX 16th & 17th November

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Please contact us if you would like to join the NZHRCA,

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We are sorry, but we are not able to offer advice on valuations or buying & selling Hornby trains.

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