The Great Model Railway Challenge — Season 2
About this season
Contest as railway modellers compete to create miniature masterpieces against the clock.
Episodes (8)
1. Heat 1: The Restless Earth
Aired 13 September 2019 • 60 min
Three teams compete to create a deluge of volcanoes, earthquakes and other tiny natural disasters in only three days.
2. Heat 2: Best Sellers
Aired 20 September 2019 • 60 min
Three teams create best sellers based on the books of Lawrence of Arabia, HG Wells and Agatha Christie, featuring Roman ruins, alien motherships and the Orient Express.
3. Heat 3: The Best of British
Aired 27 September 2019 • 60 min
Three teams create a bucolic landscape of crochet trees, massive replicas of Kings Cross and St Pancras station, and a fiendishly technical haggis delivery system.
4. Heat 4: Uncharted Territory
Aired 4 October 2019 • 60 min
Three teams take a magical mystery train tour through the jungle, a historic flood and the centre of the Earth.
5. Heat 5: The Sky's the Limit
Aired 5 October 2019 • 60 min
Three teams fight for a place in the final with their sci-fi displays incorporating miniature aerial acrobatics, towering peaks and space travel.
6. Semi-Final 1: Myths, Monsters, Legends and Fables
Aired 12 October 2019 • 60 min
Only two can make it to the last stretch, and with a tough challenge on a fabulous fantasy theme to overcome, any team could find themselves on the next train home.
7. Semi-Final 2: Blockbusters
Aired 19 October 2019 • 60 min
The semi-finalists offer up blockbuster layouts based on Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and James Bond. Plus there is a mysterious operational challenge to overcome.
8. Grand Final: Surprise Surprise
Aired 26 October 2019 • 60 min
Four finalists have three days to create miniature railway layouts that amaze, confound and delight. But who will take the prize?