Fun news article from the UK: Woman finds an abandoned model railway in her back yard

[Brian Austin]

A couple recently moved into their new home to find the previous owner had built a model railway, and though they're new to the hobby they plan to restore it...

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/homeowner-finds-huge-abandoned-model-railway-back-garden-134629115.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJm21RrAmDbo5r_rF2zbOC8VKqNrD5x1P1Kw5FLTbFcJtfdLq0Fdn0XHjFKRsA4STkBgbV9PW_bW3bL5rK1RLdRKyN8iRlkHBczMV6sCRSpp5H892Qu0TbZ0n-c2-bVbcxuxrkGmhFvkiis8pqxVVzES-8uBd7oCUIKq5qadwapo

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice that they didn't just get the demo/remodelers in to shovel off and bin everything.

[Russell C]

At the place I moved into last summer hidden under the overgrowth of hazardous pointy agave plants and thorny bunches of aloes - took me a while to clear it out - were some really nice decorative rocks. No other treasures so far .... Mother Nature reclaims the land when given half the chance.

[Mike 1017]

Bill,

Thanks for sharing. Once they get it running, I hope they make another video. I have frogs, snakes, rabbits, turtles, deer, coyotes, and once in a while the farmers cows when they get out. Running around my house. No treasures.

Mike

[OldTrucker]

That is so cool to see! Glad to see she is all about cleaning it up and back in order!

[espo]

Nice to see that they are going to try and restore the train layout. Clear just enough of the overgrowth away to see the tracks and the trains running. 

[Brian Austin]

Here is the Tik Tok account.  https://www.tiktok.com/@lauren.stephanie0

 

This is the most recent video.  She's a bit taken aback by the response to her project.  A friend of the late previous home owner commented on a model railway forum that he knew him.  I hope old photos surface of the layout in its former days.