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Alasdair Stewart explores the intersection of rockstars and model railways, featuring the launch of a new education centre and a railway ride-out.

Send us Fan Mail This episode is very much one of Rockstars and their Model Railways as Alasdair Stewart attends the official launch of the Ashford International Model Railway Education Centre in Kent. The new centre is supported by Patron Jools Holland, well know for their modelling nearly as much as their music, Roger Daltry and Peter Waterman. Sharon Gregory gets her Harley out for the proper first Railway Ride-out of the season to the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway. Producer La...

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Hosts: Alasdair Stewart, Sharon Gregory

Topics covered

• model railways
• rail tourism
• railway history
• education
• celebrity involvement

Keywords

• model railway
• Ashford
• Gloucester
• rail tourism
• Jools Holland

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ashford International Model Railway Education Centre, Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway, Milan

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