Goods shed

[danny]

 I have recently acquired a layout with a large, wooden shed, but otherwise no scenery, and plan to keep the shed. I had hoped to use it as a goods shed, however it has no platform. Is this a problem? At one end there are double doors with two tracks leading into it. The other end has an entrance only one track wide with no door. Any ideas?

[Brian Mosby]

could we have a photo or two to help see what you mean

[danny]

I can't post them as I only have them saved to my computer.

[theelliotts]

Would it work as an engine shed?

David E

[Darren Hedges]

If you remove the second 'none through' track or set in tarmac, cobbles etc, will that allow sufficient space for road vehicles (small van, horse dray, etc) within the shed?

Regards,
Darren.

[Doug Dickson]

A goods shed does not need a 'platform'......as long as a wagon may be pushed inside then who is to know what efforts or means are employed to unload it.

It is difficult to be more definitive without a photograph/sketch but as long as there is a way in for a wagon, and somewhere for goods to be pushed out of a door into a lorry, you have a goods shed.

http://www.meltonmowbray.steamrailways.com/GN&LNW%20Harby%20Goods%20shed%201.jpg  No platform

http://www.northcornwallrailway.co.uk/pics/goods-shed-1-sm.jpg  No platform



Poop-poop,

Doug

[clayliner]

Use it as a 'scenic break', with the single track running off the layout to a fiddle yard / return loop?

David.

[danny]

I quite like the idea of setting one of the tracks in concrete or similar. I don't really see why goods sheds have to have a platform, it just seems as though somewhere would be needed to store goods under cover. The concept I was thinking of originally was a sand line with a preserved passenger service as well, like the early days of Leighton Buzzard, but the idea has evolved to fit the existing track layout and is now a common carrier railway with general goods and sand loading facilities. An idea I quite like is that the dead end road could be used to stable a quarry loco. Since one wall will be right against the backscene I will be able to pretend there are side doors without too much trouble. Thanks for all your suggestions.