Enter for your chance to win a special Hornby festive Train Set!

November 6, 2025 Mums&Dads 14 Comments Hornby, toys, trains

This Christmas, Hornby is giving you the chance to win either the iconic Santa Express Train Set or the Playtrains Steam Goods Express Train Set – the perfect way to bring festive joy to the whole family!

Whether you’re looking for something magical to circle the base of your Christmas tree or a fun, hands-on gift for your little one, Hornby has you covered. Both sets are packed with festive charm, lights, and sound effects that bring every journey to life.

Hornby Santas Express Train Set and presents under Christmas tree

The Santa Express Train Set, complete with lights and sound for a captivating display, makes a wonderful addition to any Christmas setting, creating a charming centrepiece or a new family tradition for years to come. The set is not suitable for children under the age of 3, so let little ones watch while older siblings help assemble it, bringing extra holiday magic to your home. Handle with care and enjoy putting it together as a family for a festive display everyone can admire. For a closer look at what makes this train set so special, read the full review of the Hornby Santa Express on our website.

Hornby Playtrains Steam Goods Express and presents

Meanwhile, the Playtrains Steam Goods Express Train Set is designed especially for children aged 5 and over. Easy for small hands to handle, with a simple clip-together track system and magnetic train couplings, the set includes an infrared hand controller that makes it easy to operate the train, complete with working lights and sounds that bring every journey to life. Best of all, there are no wires, and the batteries are USB-C rechargeable!

Whether it’s your little conductors having all the fun or you secretly fulfilling your model railway dreams, there’s no limit to the hours of enjoyment you can get.

To make sure you don’t miss out, head to uk.hornby.com to explore their full festive range of train sets and Christmas models.

Or take a chance and enter our competition – after all, you’ve got to be in it to win it!
There’ll definitely be one or two sets running around Hornby HQ in Margate this year!

Competition Time!

Hornby®, a UK-owned company the most famous for manufacturing scaled model trains and railways, is giving two lucky M&D Magazine readers the chance to win either Santa Express Train Set or Playtrains Steam Goods Express Train Set.

For your chance to win one of the trainsets, enter the competition using the widget below. You can complete as many entry options as you like – each one gives you an additional chance to win!

Closing date: 7^th December 2025

Hornby Train Set Competition

T&Cs:

– Prizes subject to availability and may vary from pics shown.
– Competition open to UK residents only.
– The competition closes on 7^th December 2025 at midnight.
– You may enter by performing more than one action from the list above.
– We have one Hornby Santa Express Train Set and one Hornby Playtrains Steam Goods Express Train Set to give away. No cash alternatives or substitutes are available.
– The winners will be selected at random from the entries and contacted by email.
– If the winner does not respond within the time frame specified in the winner notification email, another winner will be selected. The same rule applies to the newly selected winner, so please check your emails carefully after 7^th December 2025.
– This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Instagram.

14 thoughts on “Enter for your chance to win a special Hornby festive Train Set!”

Beverly Peberdy

November 7, 2025 at 3:56 pm

This train set is delightful. I am sure my Great Nephew Mikaeel would be thrilled to have this.
Robert Vaughan

November 8, 2025 at 11:21 am

Love Hornby train sets,I lost mine when we moved house so would love to own another one.
Roger Jephcote

November 10, 2025 at 12:55 pm

I’ll be real chuffed if I win
Tina Hawthorne

November 11, 2025 at 5:33 pm

These would make a lovely gift for my Granddaughter. Thank you for the opportunity 🚂
Andrew Scott

November 12, 2025 at 11:31 pm

These look great fun. Would be a great gift for my nephew.
Celia Bates

November 13, 2025 at 7:20 am

Never too soon for our grandson to start his Hornby collection!
Hasim

November 15, 2025 at 11:57 pm

My daughter would love this❤️
cathryn ann crawshaw

November 25, 2025 at 1:29 pm

Perfect for my daughter Ava
Andrew Hindley

December 1, 2025 at 1:50 am

The train sets look wonderful and would be perfect for my grandchildren and the big kid in me!
Ray Dodds

December 2, 2025 at 1:41 pm

My granddaughters would love this
Paul Planck

December 4, 2025 at 6:07 am

These look like hours of fun
Lesley Smith

December 5, 2025 at 11:57 pm

My great nieces would love this
Peter Nickson

December 7, 2025 at 10:34 am

my son loves anything with trains
Bobbi

December 7, 2025 at 1:55 pm

love hornby