By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-03-10 07:51:10 | Updated at 2025-03-10 11:14:18
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An upcoming train station in the UK has spent over £20,000 on Lego to create a miniature model to educate local communities and businesses on its construction.
Built from over 15,000 bricks, the figurine depicted the proposed plans for Old Oak Common - a station under construction in west London as part of HS2.
The upcoming “transport superhub in west London” will transport 250,000 passengers daily to Birmingham and back.
Consultants Bricks McGee were hired by HS2 to create the model, which is the size of a kitchen table and costs £1 per brick.
Since its creation, the model has been used over 20 times at various events in the past two years
It is being used to inform local communities, businesses and the public about the proposed station.
Since its creation, the model has been used over 20 times at various events in the past two years, The Telegraph has revealed.
The model includes Lego trees, miniature Routemaster buses and tiny black cabs, as well as LED lights for its platforms and escalators.
On Bricks McGee’s website, it said the company first made a digital model before, beginning “the laborious process of building it with real Lego bricks – all 15,000 of them”.
“Bricks were used to bring the model from the screen to its 3D counterpart – everything from the trees and pool to a community art wall, cycle lanes, bus stops and taxis are included,” it said.
A spokesman for HS2 told the publication: “Our Lego model of HS2's Old Oak Common superhub is an informative way to engage local communities, businesses, rail users and the general public about construction of part of Britain's new high-speed railway.
“It has been seen by thousands of people since it was commissioned more than two years ago, helping those affected by the build, as well as future passengers, better understand the station.”
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