Rod has had his 1,500sq ft model railway carefully packaged and moved 5,454 miles from Los Angeles to his home in Essex in seven shipping containers.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “It’s no secret Rod is mad keen on his model railway. “He treats them like the crown jewels.”
Rod previously revealed he spent 26 years creating his incredible WW2 Manhattan, New York, replica called ‘Grant Street And Three Rivers City’ in the attic of his Los Angeles home.
He said: “It’s the landscape I like. Attention to detail, extreme detail is paramount.There shouldn’t be any unsightly gaps or pavements that are too clean.”
The intricate display features a running railway station, period cars, lorries, along with several classic American city scenes, including a 1940s inspired Pennsylvania Railroad scene, making the model 124ft long and 23 ft wide.
Rod also added a tribute to Celtic by incorporating a Celtic Coal & Steel firm building on the tracks.
