SERIES 7: The Making of Making Tracks

NEW SERIES: Launching Friday December 22 is the first of brand-new four-part video series following construction of Making Tracks 3 with Pete Waterman and the Railnuts. In this series we visit the real Milton Keynes Central, follow the layouts construction and its summer long appearance at Chester Cathedral. In the fourth and final part we chart the Making Tracks: The Grand Challenge as all three layouts are assembled as one for the first time at the 2023 Great Electric Train Show. Sign up to our newsletter email list so you don't miss parts 1-4.

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MAKING TRACKS FOR CHESTER CATHEDRAL

Creating a brand-new model railway is one thing, building a giant 64ft long model of the West Coast Main Line for a three month long event in Chester Cathedral is quite another. PETE WATERMAN OBE relished the challenge and in our comprehensive guide to this fantastic ‘OO’ gauge layout he reveals the full story behind the project.

The Great Electric Train Show is going ahead!

It is a green light for the 2021 Great Electric Train Show which will be taking place on the weekend of October 2/3 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Read the full story here and watch our preview trailer...

Hornby Magazine takes over Making Tracks!

On Monday July 26, the Hornby Magazine and Key Model World team is taking over Pete Waterman’s Making Tracks Layout at Chester Cathedral.

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Making Tracks Moves Into Position

On July 16, the Making Tracks exhibition at Chester Cathedral will open to the public. The model railway built by Pete Waterman and his team has taken centre stage in the Cathedral nave. RICHARD WATSON was on hand to capture the process for Hornby Magazine and Keymodelworld subscribers.

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