Aiming to topple train tower record

Gavin Evans is confident he can break a world record with a 3.25-metre high Lego train tower at the Invercargill Brick Show on May 15 and 16. His research showed the record for the tallest train tower was 2.2 metres, set by an enthusiast in Romania. Evans’ tower is under construction with three of its 25 storeys built. The width of the tower is 1.8 metres, and it currently stands at 400mm high. When transported from Evans’ home at Roslyn Bush to the show venue, ILT Stadium Southland, on May 14, the other 22 storeys will be added, making 35,000 pieces. ‘‘It is going to be a vertical spiral railway track, with multiple trains going up and down,’’ Evans, of Invercargill, said. Measurements, photographs and a video of the tower would be taken for official records and submitted to the Guinness World Records.