Man hides Britain's largest model train set from girlfriend (collection, England)

[Joe the Photog]

It sounds like an Onion headline, but it's not.

Man hides Britain's largest model train set from girlfriend

Simon George said he was reluctant to share his hobby with his girlfriend, Marie.

"I met Marie about two years ago and when we started dating, I led her to believe I was a wine merchant," he told SWNS. "It sounded sexier than saying I was building a model railway, which usually sends women running. She came down to the cellar one day and said: 'Where's all the wine?' 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."

According to George, he spent eight years building the 200-foot-long model, which recreates a 1.5-mile-long stretch of real train tracks located in West Yorkshire. The model recreates the look of the area as it existed in the '80s.

So, basically, he lied to her.

[Back to NE]

Hmm, this man may soon have the 2nd largest model train collection in Britain. I heard the singer, Rod Stewart, recently decided to move his world-class model train collection from LA to England.

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by Back to NE

Hmm, this man may soon have the 2nd largest model train collection in Britain. I heard the singer, Rod Stewart, recently decided to move his world-class model train collection from LA to England.

Yes, I, too, thought about Rod Stewart's layout when I saw the headline.