He listened and gave me some very good pieces of advice.įirstly, he told me a layout must be placed in the largest room available. I told him about my 5 x12 foot setup and how I was considering starting again in a larger room. The big turning point, however, came in the early 2000s following a chance encounter with the top layout builder, modeling guru, and noted vocalist Sir Rod Stewart. Craig Tiley and Andrew Burnham/ Railway Modeller Many of the buildings in this scene, such as the BOAC building and Charing Cross Station, are the work of Doug Hudson and John Howe, friends of Holland. Over the years I maintained an interest, and as my circumstances improved, I kept some sort of layout set up in a shed or basement of wherever we were living. In the Swinging Sixties, my father built me a small layout in our tiny, terraced house in not particularly swinging Greenwich on the River Thames in old Southeast London. Like many of you, my interest in model railways started as a young boy. Many of the structures in this scene were scratchbuilt by the late Doug Hudson. Jools Holland and his railway empire London landmarks such as the Post Office Tower and Greenwich Royal Observatory stand out in this impressive scene.
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