Yahoo News, 5/14/24
Homeowner finds huge abandoned model railway in back garden
Lauren Chessum, 35, is a self-professed model railway 'newbie' – but she's putting everything into restoring the unique feature in her Derbyshire back garden
When most homeowners move into a new property, they expect to find a few bits and bobs left behind – perhaps a couple of appliances or old cleaning supplies. But most people wouldn't expect to find a giant 150m model railway track buried in the undergrowth of their new back garden.
Lauren Chessum uncovered just that after moving into her 4-bedroom detached home in Derbyshire in November - and she's been unearthing more and more track as she tidies up the back yard. She's now on a mission to restore the track to a working state and has gained her more than 13,000 followers on TikTok who are eager to see her dream turn into a reality.
Lauren told Yahoo News UK: "We've found around 150-200 metres, at a guess, and it could be more, as there're a lot of double lines you just can't see at the moment.
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