IMRA - Waterfall Layout Construction

Prototype description,modelling notes, plans and model construction by Jonathan Hilliard

PROTOYPE

The weighbridge at Waterfall was used to weigh coal from Helensburgh Metropolitan colliery prior to being taken to its destination. The weighbridge was located at the north end of the yard adjacent to the water tank. The weighbridge was designed to weigh the smaller 4 wheel coal hoppers and the advent of the bogie coal wagons saw the end of its use. The capacity of the weighbridge was 35 tons.

plan drawn by Jonathan Hilliard

MODEL

The model of the weighbridge building was made by Jonathan Hilliard from Evergreen styrene from NSWGR weighbridge building plans and the roof modified to match photos of the building.

Progress at 31-01-10

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YARD HUT

Yard Hut photos by Ron Cunningham

PROTOYPE

The Yard hut would have been used by the railway employees based at the northern end of the yard performing shunting duties and also weighing of rail wagons on the weighbridge

MODEL

Jonathan Hilliard scratch built structure from styrenefollowing the dimensions from an article written by Ron Cunningham "Waterfall Yard Hut" which appeared in the AMRM September 1981 . The model of the building was made from Evergreen styrene and Slaters brick plasticard. Both the Novelty and Clapboard sheet was used for the walls to emulate the two different types of cladding of the hut as mentioned in the article. Windows and the corrugated roofing is from the Campbell's range of products. The windows modified slightly to suit.

Yard hut and weight bridge on the layout 25 July

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RELAY HUT

The relay hut at Waterfall was of the single end type signalling relay huts of the NSWR built to the X.66 drawing. The hut is of precast concrete construction with a fibro - cement sheet roof. This type of signal hut being single ended (ie only a door on one end) did not have a power transformer room on the other end.

This particular huts main use probably would have been to terminate some of the open wire lines circuits which were in use at the time through Waterfall to allow the station and signal box to have communication to stations and signal boxes at Sutherland and Helensburgh.

The model was made by Jonathan Hilliard from Evergreen styrene. The siding from the Novelty type (4109) which is of similar to the precast concrete slabs used in the huts construction. The rail used in the base of the hut was "N" gauge code 55 rail with Detail Associates brass wire to simulate the old point rodding for the bracing of the supports for the hut.

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RAIL STAND

Adjacent to the gangers hut at the northern end of the Waterfall yard was a rail stand which was used for the storage of spare lengths of rail.
Jonathan Hiliard scratch built the stand from 'N' scale nickel silver track. The pieces of track were soldered together. The stand is a scale 12m long.

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FETTLER'S SHED

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LAMP ROOM

Lamp rooms were used for the storage of signal lamps and stores of kerosene used which was used in the days before electric signals to provide illumination of the signals at night.

At Waterfall the lamp room was originally at the city end of the platform but in the early 1970's was moved to be adjacent to the north end of the station building. The model was made by Jonathan Hilliard from Evergreen styrene.

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