….one of those brick-built retaining walls that you see around a line-side hut/shed, to prevent the earth of an embankment collapsing onto the building?  Not a full wall, more  6-10ft high ' ¦'''''''''''¦ ' shape.

I'm anxious to write an article which would include a practical weathering demonstration. Now I could just cobble together some angled brick walls but I'd far rather get it right, from the start.

I've done lots of Googling, to no avail.

Can't help you myself DD but I'm sure someone will come along with what you want.

My question is, ( & it may get someone knew to respond to Doofers question as well)

  I am interested if any platforms in the UK have ever used corrugated iron for fencing so does anyone have a photograph or link to such a fence?

And I want to use it for Charde platform

Whilst I'm probabl;y not as well travelled as many on here Sol, I have never seen corrugated iron fencing on a platform. :roll:

What they did use for speed was concrete "panel" fencing - similar to the stuff they built pre-fabs out of after the war when they had neither the time nor the materials to use brick.

Mmmm, I may have to do a picket/plank version !

Only one i have found doof is this one, similar thing, except they sunk a. shelter into the hillside



http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/photos/ss35.jpg
Hope it helps?… if not just ignore message lol


 

 

Sorry Sol :roll:

Wow, thanks Derbs! A blast from the past indeed. Not exactly what I was after but what a useful bit of railway history, would make a nice feature. I didn't find the answer but I used some plan walling instead, and it didn't get published, hey-ho!

Doug

[Sol was good enough to draw my attention to this post during my holiday from 'forummimg'.

Doug

That is an excellent photo so far as it goes and shows the massive brickwork of engineering bricks that went into building these structures, but I think it is of a disused occupation bridge and that has been made use of as rough store, rather than being constructed for that purpose.

Retaining walls were expensive to construct and a set back Doug, as you mention would not be done for something like a hut that could be sited elsewhere, however where space was tight as in built up areas and a signal box, for example, was required in that particular location the expense would be justified.

I suggest that if you looked for information on LNWR or L&Y signal boxes (because they ran through densely crowded areas) you are likely to find what you are looking for.

That's a very effective item to model if you have a place for it. There's some really dodgy brickwork there. Rusty old flaking chimney, rough old timber door and a couple of containers or something for fuel for the fire.

I want to stick the photograph in the Forum Index but I'm not sure what to call it to make it plain what it is. Give me a clue please.

I can find the link if you like, its actually a bomb shelter! :o) and yes looks very dodgy!

I doubt if it was a bomb shelter; my explanation is the more likely one.

John i downloaded the picture its a shelter!.

http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/historic01.html

On this site half way down the page :o)

 

An air raid shelter was built into the side of the embankment during the war, and was even prepared for royal use.

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

Whilst I'm probabl;y not as well travelled as many on here Sol, I have never seen corrugated iron fencing on a platform. :roll:

What they did use for speed was concrete "panel" fencing - similar to the stuff they built pre-fabs out of after the war when they had neither the time nor the materials to use brick.

There were a couple of "Concrete Works" . I think Exmouth was the main one for the Southern region where they turned out just about anything the railway used in concrete prefabricated panels . Lineside Huts , Station Fencing , Station Platforms , footbridges, toilet blocks etc.

There was also a WR one at Taunton but I dont think their range was quite as extensive.

I dont think I have ever seen main stations  use corrugated metal for fencing although on Private Light Railways such as those that were part of the Col. Stephens empire like the Weston ,Clevedon & Portishead , Mid Suffolk or Kent & East Sussex \railways  or on Colliery Lines corrugated was used for everything from fencing to the station buildings themselves as it was a cheap and quick way of constructing anything. 

That's interesting Richard. :thumbs

you now have your prototype Sol …………………..

Are there any photos that you know of Richard ?

I knew that if one hunted around & asked enough questions, you will a find prototype for any thing.
Thanks Richard.

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

That's interesting Richard. :thumbs

you now have your prototype Sol …………………..

Are there any photos that you know of Richard ?

 

The best source of information on Light Railways is the Oakwood Press series of books which covers just about every UK Light Railway ever built - there are numerous pictures showing a host of different uses of corrugated iron in many of the books.

As regards the use of concrete then in most cases its probably best to look at a line where the Southern was responsible for property maintenance.One example is the Somerset & Dorset Railway and especially the branch line from Burnham on Sea to Evercreech Junction. At Ashcott and at Shapwick the platforms were on concrete legs with concrete slab surface , the waiting shelter at Shapwick was concrete , there was a concrete footbridge at Highbridge and one of the more unusual uses was the platform nameboard at Shapwick which was cast in concrete with raised letters .

The main activity at all the railway concrete works in later days was the production of concrete sleepers.

… 'bomb shelter'….according to the Ilkley Gazette…, it makes a good tale, but I doubt it.

Ah - that says it all John - the Ilkley Gazette !!!

Anything that's not a sheep, doesn't live on a moor or wear a hat must be a bomb shelter ……………………….