The success of Hornby’s Rocket has spawned several new models from other manufacturers and it is inconceivable that Hornby did not look around for other possibilities. Lion is too obvious an example to miss. Given the delivery date of this June, development likely started well before Rapido’s announcement. For some years Hornby has announced and delivered in shorter timescales than any other manufacturer. So this is not a company taking other ideas, it is a company keeping quiet until it is actually near putting the model in the shops. It is a waste of time reading about most product releases, they are simply too far away. Even Bachmann has woken up to that.
