Dec 6, 2019 · Rod Stewart's 1:87-scale railway features five-foot skyscrapers, period locomotives, a river, ship, power station, and tiny passengers in period dress. It takes up almost the entire third floor of his Beverly Hills mansion. Stewart reported that the idea of the railway model and cityscape came from the tracks near his boyhood North London home.

Nov 13, 2019 · The 74-year-old singer, who once had a hit with a cover of Tom Waits' song Downtown Train, put the model city together in an attic at his home in Los Angeles.

After 26 years, the veteran rocker finally lets the world see his breathtaking completed model railway - a 124ft spread depicting an entire US city and inspired by the view from his childhood...

Oct 29, 2007 · Stewart offered Model Railroader magazine exclusive access to his 1,500-square-foot model-train layout that takes up the third floor of his Beverly Hills home.

Nov 12, 2019 · After 26 years, the veteran rocker finally lets the world see his breathtaking completed model railway - a 124ft spread depicting an entire US city and inspired by the view from his childhood...

Aug 7, 2024 · Sir Rod revealed to The Sun that he has decided to not put the giant model railway in his will for his family. Instead, he confessed that he would love his local council in Essex to display...

Jan 6, 2020 · He’s one of rock’s biggest stars, but Sir Rod Stewart has finally revealed the fruits of his other great passion – model railways. In between making music and playing live, Sir Rod has been working on a massive, intricate model of a US city for the past 23 years.

Nov 20, 2019 · For the past 26 years British rock star Rod Stewart has been secretly building a massive model railway in the attic of his Los Angles home. The model spans 1,500 square feet and is based on the city of New York and Chicago as they were during the 1940s, the rock legend recently revealed in an interview with Railway Modeller magazine.

Dec 12, 2024 · Sir Rod's passion for model railways is brought to life in this expansive, meticulously detailed layout that spans 27 feet by 62 feet. Boasting towering skyscrapers, a 900-foot mainline, bustling docks and intricate urban scenes, it is both a technical marvel and an artistic masterpiece.

Dec 13, 2024 · The legendary rocker, aged 79, proudly displayed his impressive scale model railway, dubbed "Grand Street and Three Rivers Railroad", in Railway Modeller magazine. He has revealed he's "no longer embarrassed" about the quirky hobby, after hiding away from it for years.