A train shed is a building adjacent to a station building where the tracks and platforms of a railway station are covered by a roof. It is also known as an overall roof. Its primary purpose is to store and protect from the elements train cars not in use, The first train shed was built in 1830 at Liverpool's Crown Street Station. [1]

2025年2月14日 · On my railroad, a roof has to have one or more points of interest. Follow along as I share some of the common details I use to make my rooftops more interesting for the viewer. This is the roof of VanDeWater Freight and Storage. People always add interest to a scene, so I added a roofing crew beginning some repair work (1). But that’s not all.

2023年8月24日 · Known as daggerboards, these timber slats feature on many Victorian railway station buildings and form a distinctive design. Around a third of more than one thousand station canopy roofs are Grade II listed, according to the Railway Heritage Trust.

2008年5月14日 · When a train station's 120-year-old roof brackets decay, a carpenter braces the roof and constructs a detailed template to guide the restoration. The train station in Winona, Minn., had been in use since it was built in 1888. Part of its charm derived from the large, ornate roof brackets that supported a post-free 7-ft.-deep overhang.

2007年5月1日 · The original 3,800-square-foot roof system was a galvanized standing-seam metal roof system on the lower building and about 80 to 90 years old. The upper roof of the railroad station consisted of flat-soldered seam in 18- …

2023年5月14日 · A lot of train stations were built when architectural flare and decoration of multiple styles was prevalent. Revival architecture was also common yet there is difficulty trying to revive a 14th century gothic or Palladian style on to a building type that is brand new.

2017年6月9日 · If caught in time, someone from the station, usually a ticket agent or even a passenger would go to the roof and open the barrels. In most cases, a permanent ladder was placed atop the slanted roof and another along the narrow crest to make it easier, in theory, to reach the barrels before the building went

2015年9月24日 · The long, snaking, glass-roofed structure was modern, says Ellen Tait. But it cast a nod to the Victorian train sheds from 100 years before.

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2021年7月27日 · I found an online tutorial on how to make ferric chloride to weather the "tin" roof vs buying some--I actually had the supplies here at home. Here is a link to the video that shows the Brunel tool and the ferric chloride weathering techniques Realistic Scenery Volume 4 - Modelling an Old Farm Shed - Model Railroad - YouTube.