Throwback 2025: Train enthusiast’s ‘unbelievable’ find in new home

Throwback 2025: As Daniel Xu and his wife finalised the purchase of their house, he found a train enthusiast’s dream beneath his feet – a model train setup designed around an extensive network of train lines and miniature landscapes.

Daniel hopes to upgrade it with newer technology to share his love of trains.

“My friends’ kids come and play, they don’t want to leave, they spend the whole afternoon here although there is no power at all,” he said.

Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-was-shocked-melbourne-mans-unbelievable-find-after-buying-house/m4sksfer8

[Originally posted in June 2025]

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