Buildings on the Barna Railway

BUILDINGS ON THE BARNA RAILWAY

"Images and descriptions of the buildings on the railway"

"The Old Cottage"

The "old cottage" was the very first building to be built on the Barna Railway, it's a small thatched cottage and garden scene complete with chickens that was built in the corner of the flowerbed at the end of the single line section.

The entire cottage is built from PCB copper clad boards which are soldered together and then covered with an outer finished, in this case a mineral felt. When the mineral felt is painted with a masonry paint it looks like pebbled dashed walls and the thatched roof is made from a hanging basket liner.

"Barna Junction Signal Cabin"

"Barna Junction cabin" is located at the end of the station platform. The building is constructed using PCB copper clad boards soldered together to form the basic shape of the cabin. The bottom section is covered with small clay bricks, while the top section is covered with timber strips. The window frames are made from individual strips of timber glued together and then glazed with Perspex.

The cabin is fitted out inside with a linoleum floor, lever frame, table and a glowing stove to keep the signalman warm.

This is the first building to be completed in our building programme for 2008.

"Goods Depot coming soon"

The goods depot site is now cleared and the builders are starting next week....!

More to follow....