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10 Mar 2025


NextImg:HS2 spends £20k on station model built with Lego despite project costing more than £80bn in taxpayer cash

HS2 has spent over £20,000 on Lego to create a miniature model of one of its railway stations.

Built from over 15,000 bricks, the figurine depicted the proposed plans for Old Oak Common - a station under construction in west London.

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.

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Since its creation, the model has been used over 20 times at various events in the past two years

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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.

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.”