On a regular Friday afternoon, the local country pub is usually where you would find workers winding down after a busy week, with a cold beer or two and a counter meal.

But one recent Friday afternoon, in a small western Victorian town, things looked a little different.

To raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne 10-year-old Brock Mewett set about taking over his local pub, The National Hotel in Natimuk, with the best of his 235 toy train collection.

Brock fell in love with trains when he was given a Thomas the Tank Engine set for his first birthday.

After visiting train shows locally and interstate he thought people might like to see his collection and the local pub seemed like the best option.

"Well, I watched train shows over the years in Adelaide and Stawel

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