Hornby LTD Edition wagons?

[GearJammer]

As im sure everyone who even has a remote interest in model railways knows, Hornby has every year produced a wagon in there own red livery with the year it was produced on the side...

Simple question... what year did this start?

Im thinking about starting to collect them, are they a general release or are they limited editions with certificates?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[sprinterguy]

The Hornby year wagons have been produced every year since 1992. Here's a list, copied from the Hornby forum: http://www.hornby.com/forums/hornby-forums/hornby-collector-club/553/?page=1&added=false

1992 Five Plank Wagon R0011
1993 45 Ton OAA/OBA Open Wagon R0035
1994 VEA Ventilated Van R0147
1995 Cross Stray Tanker R0086
1996 Steel Mineral Wagon R0379
1997 Monobloc Tanker R6001
1998 45 Ton VDA Curtain Sided Van R6046
1999 Tippler Steel Mineral Wagon R6061
2000 100 Ton Tanker R6103
2001 Conflat & Container Wagon R6136
2002 Nine Plank Mineral Wagon R6177
2003 20 Ton Toad Brake Van R6195
2004 6 Wheel Closed Van (Hornby 50th Ann') R6259
2005 12 Ton Tanker R6262
2006 End Tipping Wagon R6323
2007 Nine Plank Open Wagon R6362
2008 20 Ton Ferry Van R6414
2009 Lime Wagon R6458
2010 7 Plank Open Wagon R6501
2011 TTA Tanker R6547

I think they're normally limited editions, but I don't know specifically what quantity of each model is produced.