barrow street

[warb]

 

 

 

[Patrick Davey]

Gulp

 

[Dempsey]

Amazing layout 

[johnfromoz]

Truly incredible, atmospheric in every way.

John

[warb]

Thanks John

Glad you enjoyed it.

Hats off to IRM for a loco of that level which will take a lot to be beaten.

Warb

[murphaph]

A great loco on a great layout!

[David Holman]

Been a while, but worth the wait!

[warb]

Barrow Street Update

Its been a while since my last posting regarding Barrow Street and one of the problems was that the layout was never able to be fully assembled in the existing spot. For the last year minus mishaps (that's another story) I bit the bullet and started to build a new shed to fit Barrow Street. Work is still ongoing and hopefully major works will be completed this year (see attached photos in no particular order) and I can get back trying to complete Barrow Street.

Regards

Warb

[murphaph]

That's gonna be so awesome.

[David Holman]

Certainly is! Been wondering how things were going, so great to hear some news.

[skinner75]

Nothing like a purpose built home for the layout! Construction looks great

I built a block shed with my dad's help some years back, but it is dedicated to a workshop for my motorbikes. Maybe time to build another one...

[leslie10646]

Yes, that looks the ticket, all right.

Probably cheaper than buying a house with a big enough loft - especially as modern ones have so many struts -

Ouch!, that's anther time I've bashed my head motorising points on Portadown Junction - I'm black and blue!

Edited April 8, 2022 by leslie10646

[Mayner]

Interesting seeing Collrolled Steel Framing being used in Ireland, though I 'built' the Four Storey 150 Bed Hotel with the stuff in Dublin during the mid 90s and its still standing. 

Looks like an excellent layout room high standard of dimensional stability with insulated wall and roof panels.

Rolled steel framing which is becoming popular in this part of the world because of its light weight and dimensional stability compared to timber framing. The only odd thing to my mind was the traditional block rising walls and ground bearing floor slab, the majority of lightweight buildings in this part of the world are built on an insulated raft slab on a compacted sand pad. 

[warb]

Mayner

The reason for the traditional block rising walls was the building is beside a river and on that side stepped reinforced foundations were needed with approx. 5FT rising wall required on that side. Ground bearing reinforced floor slab just to be on the safe side.

warb

[Georgeconna]

Way to go , Some of the 'Office' Rooms are nuts prices, Was Looking at a Steeltech option myself and get rid of the Portacabin which is too damp. Your shed kitted out with insulation etc will be nice and toasty!!  About 10K for a 20x10 Steeltech yoke and like you would have to do the base.

With re bar no fear with Nuke strikes!!

Oh a lovely Stream next to it too, Wow, only Perfect!

 

Edited March 16, 2022 by Georgeconna

[WRENNEIRE]

I heard the river was deep and very wet........

[Georgeconna]

........ok 

[warb]

Barrow Street Update

Since my last posting here are a few more photos of works ongoing

Regards

Warb

[popeye]

Stunning  Will it be open to the public ?

[Rush and Lusk]

Hi warb,

I was so captivated by this posting that I went right back to the very beginning of the thread and read every page - what can I say, except to echo all the accumulated compliments and comments of so many others. Spellbinding modelling skills and incredibly atmospheric depiction of a part of the city I know very well - Congratulations   

[Dempsey]

One of my favourite layouts. Congratulations and looking forward to future updates 

[murphaph]

Oh it looks brilliant in its new home. You can appreciate the scale of it much more here. I always thought it was much smaller than it is in reality!

[leslie10646]

Well, that's the Tenth Commandment broken - more sin to be taken to task for!

A great home for a great model railway - I wish you many years to enjoy it, Warb.

[PJR]

Brilliant layout and what a setup for it Congratulations and enjoy

[David Holman]

Oh my.

A stunning layout in a fantastic home. As Popeye says, when can we buy tickets?

[scahalane]

Wow, perfect space for such a great layout.

[StevieB]

It’s all very impressive. Keep up the good work.

Stephen

[Bob229]

Perfect home for a Stunning layout, great to see it back,  congrats

[jhb171achill]

I want to go there in a leaky-roofed, clattery, cheap plastic-seated old AEC, reluctantly shoved along litter-strewn track by a filthy B201!

[jhb171achill]

On 16/3/2022 at 12:41 PM, WRENNEIRE said:

I heard the river was deep and very wet........

That’s rivers for ya…

[Rob]

Amazing- what a setting !!

[Noel]

Holy Moly, that's is awesome. The new 'Cyril Fry'?  Wow, Wow, Wow, ces't incredible.  Would love to see Barrow street in the flesh one day when hopefully it might even be open to the public. Bloody marvellous.    

[warb]

Here's the latest update for Barrow Street.

regards

Warb

 

[Patrick Davey]

Gulp.

Love the supernatural DART!

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Absolutely fantastic layout.