SERIES 7, EP4: Making Tracks - The Grand Challenge

 

In the fourth and final part of our Making Tracks 3 video series, we delve into the story of the Grand Challenge at the Great Electric Train Show when Pete Waterman and the Railnuts created a record breaking 152ft long 'OO' gauge model railway. Watch the trailer below and sign up as a Premium Subscriber or sign in to watch the full hour long feature video.

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MAKING TRACKS: The Grand Challenge was the utlimate project for Pete Waterman and the Railnuts. The plan was to assemble all three Making Tracks layout from 2021, 2022 and 2023 as one for the 2023 Great Electric Train Show, but it was a huge undertaking.

In the fourth part of our video series we take you behind the scenes to discover how the Grand Challenge idea was developed and how the team put together all three layouts for the weekend event. We also discuss the impact of Making Tracks with Pete Waterman the Key Model World Publisher Mike Wild to discover what it has done for the model railway and what it can do in the future as details of the plan for Model World LIVE 2024 are revealed.

Making Tracks: The Grand Challenge

Above: Accurascale Class 92 92032 leads the Caledonian Sleeper through Northchurch Tunnel on Making…

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