A model railway exhibit which was destroyed by vandals has gone on display in the UK after being restored thanks to an outpouring of donations. Members of the Market Deeping Model Railway Club said a “life’s work” had been destroyed after youths trashed the £30,000 display at Stamford, Lincolnshire, on May 18. A surge in crowdfunded donations, including £10,000 from singer and model railway enthusiast Sir Rod Stewart, allowed the club to raise more than £107,000 to go towards repairs. The restored model railway (Paul Bason/PA)The sets are now restored and on display at the Warley National Model Railway Show at the Birmingham NEC. Commenting on Sir Rod’s “amazing and truly humbling” donation, he added: “This kind of thing doesn’t happen, model railway exhibitions don’t get trashed.

Source: Irish Examiner November 24, 2019 07:30 UTC