When the extension to the Culcreuch Fold Garden Railway was started, a station was in the scheme. Wanting something a little different I chose to make a representation of the station that was situated at Burkes, just north of Dunedin, in the South Island.
This station backed on to the sea, had a wooden platform, three buildings and a urinal. Looking at the station from the track the buildings, from right to left were, Station Agent’s Office, Signal Box, Passenger Shelter and behind a fence, the urinal.
Construction was from Precision Board in bevel backed weatherboard profile. This material was purchased at the Garden Railway Convention in Las Vegas in 2007.
The various wall sections were cut on the bench saw and the joints mitred. The window openings were milled out.
The following photos will show progress to date.
First mill out window opening
The signal box components on the bench
From left to right: Passenger Shelter, Signal Box and Station Agent’s Office.
These were assembled with Gorilla glue and Grex headless pins
The buildings with the corner boxes and door frames fitted. These were glues and pinned.
Thank you for your comments. The railway is in it’s early stages as yet with not much in the way of buildings etc. Will post progress photos of the bridge that stands next to the station.[:)]
As part of our Scottish heritage, Hogmanay is celebrated on 31 December each year. Generally this is held outdoors in the garden, but in 2006 a hall was hired due to storm weather.
Ian & Ann are shown here with a friend, Wayne Haste of Tawa, another Garden Railroader, on the right.
