train shed

- A large structure sheltering tracks and platforms of a railroad station.

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The portico was opened in 1863, the train shed was extended southwards in the 1890s, and the adjoining Metro station was opened in 1981.

The gateway into Newcastle

The platform areas and land once occupied by the approach lines became a car park, the train shed was demolished and the former hotel transformed into an office block.

Bird's eye view on city from the 60s

The former train shed could be at the heart of a new development scheme for the area ROB BROWNE

Barry train shed could get a new lease of life

The new Bala Town Station would have retail and catering facilities with office and volunteer accommodation and a covered train shed will provide secure overnight storage for the passenger rolling stock.

Full steam ahead for bid to extend rail line into town; Use of existing bridge mooted to save money

For the royal opening, the railway company sold viewing places on special stands erected in the station train shed and along the tracks on the High Level Bridge.

Taking Central stage; A wonder of the Railway Age which has welcomed millions to Newcastle is in the spotlight, as TONY HENDERSON reports

This magnificent train shed once thrilled to the stirring sight, sound and smell of LMS "Jubilee" Class 4-6-0s steaming out on their long journey to London St Pancras via Matlock, Derby and Leicester.

BELOW ITS STATION

But comparison between the honest expression of the one with the elaborate front of the other was unfair, for whereas at King's Cross the railway company's hotel was a detached building on one side, at St Pancras the hotel--that gothic masterpiece by George Gilbert Scott (1811-78)--was sited in the obvious place, right in front of the great train shed by William Barlow (1812-1902).

Architecture: with its elegant simplicity, King's Cross Station has always offered a bold contrast to the flamboyant gothic of its St Pancras neighbour. Its recent modernisation is triumphantly in keeping with the original terminus building

The main train shed roof features 1400 photovoltaic panels, spaced apart a little to allow a dappled natural light to filter through to the platforms.

Walk this way: rail passengers step into a new era as King's Cross concourse opens

Royal Mail had argued that the depot, which was built by American forces during the Second World War, is too costly to renovate, run or repair and it hoped to build a new facility on the leafy site, restore a Victorian train shed as offices and sell the rest of the land for housing.

BULLDOZE PLANS FOR PART OF POST DEPOT

The idea to train shed dogs started simply enough with the crossover of two very different hunting styles.