Please be seated

There's quite a lot happening with the Trainbarn this month, after a bit of a slow start to the year. All the electrical cabling is currently being installed, which in turn will allow the lining to be started.  Now that's exciting!

I have installed a couple of enamel signs that I've had for years near the front doors, which was really fun and looks good.  But the really big news is that on the weekend we collected the Platform Seat that I had ordered from Southcoast Nameboards a while back.  It is absolutely sensational and I can totally recommend these, or any of their other products.

These seats are absolutely authentic, with the cast ends made from the original moulds that were used to make all the QR seats, the only difference is that these are cast aluminium now whereas the originals were cast iron.

It looks fantastic on the verandah of the Trainbarn and will, of course, be very useful!

A very interesting surprise was the opportunity to see the recently completed house of the owner of Southcoast Nameboards.  It is a magnificent and totally authentic re-creation of the long-gone Southport (Qld) railway station, which was one of the more elaborate timber station buildings built by QR.  I was really blown away, it was absolutely fantastic, but regrettably I didn't take any photos!  An old postcard view of the original will have to surfice, but the front of the station (and house) is probably the most attractive aspect.  Well done Chris and family!

 We also had a very enjoyable drive out to get the seat.  There's nothing we love more than getting out on the backroads of this beaut country!

So, things are going very well indeed this month, probably the next post will be about the start of the plasterboard lining, which as I've already said will be a really exciting step!