‘The gates of heaven’: Rod Stewart to upgrade his ‘world-class’ model railway

Singer says he plans to install thunder and lightning features on lavish toy train setup he built over decades

He may have had an international hit single called Sailing, but Rod Stewart’s heart is in an altogether different mode of transport.

Such is the 70s pop legend’s love of model railways he has relocated his “world-class” collection from his Los Angeles home to his country estate in England, and plans are afoot to upgrade the setup.