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| Toddington Station looking towards Broadway |
A meeting was convened today at Toddington between the Plc chairman, the
construction manager, members of the heritage committee, members of the loco
dept, a construction consultant (giving his time as a volunteer) and a BAG
member. The meeting was a very productive one with an informed discussion which
led to the decision that, without impacting on the construction programme, the
roof canopy steelwork will be referred back to the structural engineer for a
re-design so that roof trusses and herring bone purlins can be manufactured by
the loco dept members based as closely as possible on the old original designs
and principals at very little, if any, additional cost.
Construction of the
lower steel frame from ground to top of brickwork will continue with some
temporary steel ties in place of the trusses so that brickwork/blockwork
construction can proceed with all due speed. The fabricated trusses can then be
fitted once the brickwork is finished. It has previously been agreed that the
originally proposed slate roof shown on the first issue rebuild drawing can be
replaced with corrugated iron (steel) in conjunction with canopy glazing as at
Toddington.
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Toddington Station roof
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