Schematics for corrugated station buildings

[Wexford70]

Hi Guys,

 

I am interested in knowing more about the corrugated metal buildings used on different railways especially those on the Macmine to New Ross line and the Rosslare, Wexford to Waterford line.

I am amazed how long these lasted despite the basic building materials. and would love to now was there a standard design for these. Is there any book published on the architecture?

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

 

Palace East:

Wellington Bridge:

Campile Station:

Glenmore Station:

Wexford South:

Edited March 18, 2022 by Wexford70

[minister_for_hardship]

The South Wexford booking offices as far as I know were identical or near identical, being all constructed for the Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours.

The DWWR had variations on the arc roofed shed theme, probably in different sizes for various classes of station or halt. At least one cabin (Gorey) carried a contractors sign saying it was built by Thompsons of Carlow. These would have been subbed out to specialist contractors like Thompsons rather than built by the railways themselves.

[Wexford70]

Were they concrete bases with a wooden frame?

Were they plastered internally?

[Mayner]

9 hours ago, Wexford70 said:

Were they concrete bases with a wooden frame?

Were they plastered internally?

Suspended timber floor or concrete slab depending on era built.

New Ross had a timber floor, possibly brick or concrete foundations/rising walls.

Corrugated or weather board on timber framing.

Interiors lined with tongued and grooved boarding or possibly wallpaper on hessian on rough cut boards.

Timber frame with corrugated iron roofing and either timber weatherboard or corrugated iron cladding was and to a degree still is the standard for of construction in New Zealand, its an extremely resilient form of construction with many building from the 19th and early 20th Century still in use to this day, our house is just under 100 years old corrugated iron roof, original timber wall cladding, joinery and framing all hardwood with some modern upgrading.

It might be worth contacting IE Chief Civil Engineers Office who may have drawings of some of the buildings  signal cabins at stations on the Wexford Line were upgraded during the 1990s.

Its possible Thompsons or Carlow Museum may have information on corrugated iron buildings supplied to railways, Thompson's have been in business since the early 1900, Keenan's of Bagnallstown was another major Co Carlow based structural steelwork/corrugated building supplier.

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by Mayner

[Wexford70]

On 19/3/2022 at 6:08 AM, Mayner said:

Its possible Thompsons or Carlow Museum may have information on corrugated iron buildings supplied to railways, Thompson's have been in business since the early 1900, Keenan's of Bagnallstown was another major Co Carlow based structural steelwork/corrugated building supplier.

 

Would you have an address or contact details for Thomspons?

[Galteemore]

https://thompson.ie/