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While my 2 rail layout is waiting for a larger space, I would like to share with you another current project; I hope it has its place on your forum because it shows something out of the USA!

 

The city where I live in France (Lyon) has several passengers stations, but one is for me the most attractive; its name is LYON PERRACHE (Perrache was an architect who re-built a big area in the city and he gave his name to this area where the station was built).

 

This station had been built at the end of the 19th century. 

And I wanted to reproduce this station; but this building is huge: 210 meters long! in O scale (1/43 in France), you find 4,90 meters!! So I had to reduce to obtain something more acceptable, while keeping the general appearance.

I give you some aspects of the real station, of the 3D model and of some parts of the model itself. When you read "LYP", it means: Lyon Perrache!

 

Hope you will like

 

LYP Aerial view

LYP Main facade

LYP 3D view

LYP 3D Main hall

Whole station today

LYP Main hall [Model)

Main hall door [model)

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Thank you all for your kind replies; they make me happy! and as I see some of you speak french!

 

Let me show you below the plan of this station and its different parts

1: room fitted to hold receptions (sofas, bar,...)

2: car rental, book and newspapers store

3: main hall

4: information and reservation office, waiting room

5: restaurant!

 

I will show you this afternoon (in France!) photos and 3D views of the parts 4 and 5, parts 1 and 2 are still in work.

Bâtiment principal

Bâtiment principal

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Thanks, Alan!

 

Before the pictures, some explanations; the walls are made of cardboard 3 mm thick; the windows frame cardboard 1 mm thick, all cut one by one with an x-acto....and a pair of compasses with a blade for the circular parts; Each window is made of 3 parts: inside frame, windowpane and outside frame, all is held together by a double side adhesive tape; the windowpane is made with a printed transparent sheet for overhead projector. All is fitted in the opening of the wall. The first photo shows you the entrance of the restaurant (in construction). The others, the restaurant itself and the ceiling.

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Thanks, Pat!

 

Another part of the station is the roof above the tracks and platforms (in french: "verrière"; I don't find the good translation in english so I call it roof!). So this roof is made of metal girders which support wood plank and above corrugated iron and on the top transparent parts made of polycarbonate (I believe!); this roof was renovated a few years ago.

On the model, the girders are made of 2 strips of styrène in "T" shape 3 mm high connected by strips 1,5 mm wide and 0,5 mm thick. Boring work, but I think the result is not too bad.

The first picture is a (little) part of the real roof

LYP 3

girder

girder end

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I agree Tom. Train Sheds were very popular at one time in the US. They are still in use but very few remain. See below several renditions. The last photo may look familiar to some of you- From our own Alan Arnolds layout.
 
 
Originally Posted by MNCW:

I think the translation we might use for the part of the station over the tracks would be train shed.

 

Tom

 

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Approximately 6'-10" long.
 
Originally Posted by jpv69:

Many hanks, Peter!

 

I show you some plans, so you can have an idea of the main dimensions of the model; sorry, but these dimensions are in millimeters (when I made these plans two years ago I didn' know that I will subscribe to an US forum!!!)

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your kind replies!

 

RichO----> I give you some details for boards with excel:

Title "ARRIVEE..." letters "Arial" size 9

Schedule, letters "Utsaah" size 8

 

and type "bold"

 

High of line: title size: 12, schedule line size: 10

 

Colours of your choice!!

 

See below two photos

 

For the clock, I have had this idea and I have near by a little watchmaker; He will certainly be surprised when I will go and see him with my drawings!!! not before september (august means holidays and almost all is closed here!)

LYP tableau départs

Lyp tableau arrivées

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