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Melbourne man discovers extensive model train network underneath house

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402 points cfcfcf | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.344s | source
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gadders ◴[01 Jul 25 10:53 UTC] No.44432575[source]▶
Maybe he had to keep it a secret?

"A businessman who secretly built the UK’s biggest model railway feared his girlfriend would dump him if she learnt about his ‘dull’ hobby."

Train-mad Simon George, 53, spent £250,000 and a staggering eight years on his 200ft-long project.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/07/man-spent-250000-secretly-bui...

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1. lupusreal ◴[01 Jul 25 12:36 UTC] No.44433305[source]▶
> ‘I told her the truth and she was like “ok”. ‘But she has an art degree so she appreciated the level of detail and work that went into it. We’re now engaged'

Glad that worked out.