Sheffield Park Carriage Shed (Woodpax HLF Project) 2011

The Woodpax site formed the basis for Phase 3 of Operation Undercover, which provided covered accomodation for up to 17 carriages, a new museum building, a new locomotive washout pit, and the repair and reconstruction of the platform buildings and canopy and provision of toilets on platform 2 at Sheffield Park Station. The total project cost was £3.9 million, of which £2.875 million was covered by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Please note that the Sheffield Park Carriage Shed and the Locomotive Washout Pit are strictly out of bounds except to authorised personnel.

Three collections feature the construction of the Sheffield Park Carriage Shed, covering 2012, 2011 and 2009-2010 respectively. Together there are approximately 1260 photos available, arranged in roughly date order, with the most recent at the start of each gallery.

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A closer view shows that the final sections of the gutter have also yet to be installed. 06.02.2011 5796
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A more general view north confirms that the two sections of the canopy have yet to be joined. 06.02.2011 5795
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Major progress on the platform with the supporting columns now in position. However scaffolding is still bearing the load whilst finishing touches are carried out. 06.02.2011 5792
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A second view across to Platform 2 with the new columns in place. 06.02.2011 5797
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Now on Platform 2, and looking north through the new structure. 06.02.2011 5798
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The reverse of the previous view, looking south. 06.02.2011 5802
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The detail of the supporting beams. 06.02.2011 5801
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The detail of the supporting beams. 06.02.2011 5800
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
At the base the columns are bolted to the platform. 06.02.2011 5803
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The area around the toilet doors has now been cleared, and one of the new lamp columns can also be seen. 06.02.2011 5807
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
This is the existing cladding at the northern end of the original facade (see next picture). 06.02.2011 5811
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
New cladding to match the existing panels is now being fitted at the southern end of the Museum building. 06.02.2011 5805
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A new gate clarifies the arrangements at the end of Platform 2, with the slope down to the Pullman servicing area closed to public access. The existing viewing area is retained, but the combination of the new ramp and the wide original fence means that wheelchair access to the viewing area cannot be achieved. Hopefully someone has thought of this. 06.02.2011 5812
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
This shot shows the northern end of the site before spring growth blocks the view. From right to left the green arrows indicate the temporary bat roost (to be dismantled in due course); the lifting barrier that admitted water from the River Ouse into the pipes feeding the old Pump House; the gabion wall protecting the carriage shed from the river; the original Pump House; and the outlet from the new drainage system. The blue arrow is the trench down to the River Ouse. 06.02.2011 5833
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
This shot of the outlet pipe is annotated with blue arrows to indicate the approximate point reached by the River Ouse during the recent flood. Contrast this point with the normal level of the river in the bottom left hand corner. The river cannot normally rise further as excess water then drains through the (normally dry) Poleay Bridge to the north, which acts as an overflow. 06.02.2011 5835
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A close up of the outlet pipe. If this goes wrong someone will be doing a great deal of digging.... 06.02.2011 5834
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The side of the original Pump House. The bottom courses of the brickwork are still damp where the river left it's mark. The contractors appear not to share our confidence as (arrowed) is a lifebelt!! This may still be useful for extracting PWay from the mud.... 06.02.2011 5836
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking south past the area to be landscaped, towards Sheffield Park Station. 06.02.2011 5837
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A general view of the Woodpax site on 03.02.2011 as contractors started to dismantle the scaffolding on the track. 5637
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking north from the footbridge, with Platform 2 out of service whilst the remaining scaffolding is removed. 03.02.2011 5739
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Dismantling the scaffolding that allowed work to take place on the Platform 2 canopy. 03.02.2011 5628
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Dismantling the scaffolding that allowed work to take place on the Platform 2 canopy. The toilet block and plant room are to the left of the picture. 03.02.2011 5630
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Much later in the day only a few items and the safety fencing remain to be removed from the track through Platform 2. 03.02.2011 5735
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Some scaffolding remains under the southern section of the canopy as the supports have not yet been fitted (see later). 03.02.2011 5737E1
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A slightly closer view of the extended canopy as contractors work to finish the southern end. 03.02.2011 5737E2
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A slightly closer view of the extended canopy as contractors work to finish the southern end. 03.02.2011 5724
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A wider shot of Platform 2 with the majority of the scaffolding dismantled. The new look of the platform is now beginning to emerge. 03.02.2011 5733
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A view of Sheffield Park from the footbridge near the end of the day. 03.02.2011 5636
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking along Platform 2 from the footbridge. 03.02.2011 5741
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The southern end of the canopy is not quite complete, but the critical section above the running line was finished in time. 03.02.2011 5742
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking north towards the area where the contractors are still working. 03.02.2011 5743
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The rear of the canopy is in two sections, with the southern part connected to the flat roof behind, where a gutter has been provided to drain water. 03.02.2011 5699
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Contractors were working to join the taller northern section of the canopy to the southern section. Both tongue and groove panels and zinc will be used to achieve a watertight seal. 03.02.2011 5692
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
At the southern end of the canopy the final corner was receiving attention. 03.02.2011 5700
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The last pieces of joinery are completed as the zinc covering is prepared. 03.02.2011 5695
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking north along the canopy. 03.02.2011 5703
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Spot the zinc sheet freshly unwrapped. It weathers surprisingly quickly. 03.02.2011 5702
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
There is a considerable amount of skill required to achieve a precise fit on awkward corners. 03.02.2011 5694
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
One of the two new supports for the canopy was on Platform 2 awaiting installation (see later). 03.02.2011 5661
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Elsewhere on the roof, the ventilators were receiving their zinc tops. This unit on the toilet block still required some final strips on the joints. 03.02.2011 5683
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
A second view of the virtually complete toilet block roof, looking south. 03.02.2011 5685
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Zinc tops were also being fitted to the roof ventilators on the Museum roof, with the southern unit almost complete. 03.02.2011 5691
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The rear of the original canopy has had the majority of the bespoke zinc patches fitted, with just one remaining. This area is a vast improvement. 03.02.2011 5686
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The final hole in the roof, which required an adjustment to the zinc owing to old and distorted roof beams below. The hole is almost certainly closed up by now. 03.02.2011 5688
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking south along the length of the shed, which has been cleaned ready for handover next Friday. 03.02.2011 5640
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
Looking north from about half way down the carriage shed. 03.02.2011 5642
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
The reverse of the previous view, looking south. 03.02.2011 5643
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway
It is no longer intended to have a second (higher) concrete slab, as there is no practicable way to pour it now that the sides of the shed have been closed up. Instead the track will be laid on sleepers. In consequence the drains have been lowered to the new floor level. The kerb at the top of the picture indicates the floor height that was originally envisaged. The two circles are cable ducts, temporarily blocked to prevent material entering during track laying. 03.02.2011 5641
Woodpax Heritage Lottery Fund HLF Sheffield Park Carriage Shed Bluebell Railway

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