DOORS, WINDOWS & FITTINGS
P C HENDERSON’S TANGENT
ROUND THE CORNER SPECIFIED
FOR UK’S LONGEST HERITAGE
RAILWAY
P C Henderson has recently been specified for a new build project
at the UK’s longest heritage railway - Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland
Railway. As the oldest independent railway in the world, Ffestiniog
and Welsh Highland Railway is a major tourist attraction - taking
passengers on a scenic 40 mile journey through the hills between
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Porthmadog harbour and Caernarfon.
Boston Lodge Works is the railway’s main workshop and base for
the daily train service. With over 55 carriages in service, the station
required a storage facility which could house up to 30 carriages
whilst also providing shelter for train cleaning and preparation which
could be done away from the public eye. The project brief included
the need for a robust entrance solution which could provide easy
accessibility to the shed.
Ian Hartill, Project Engineer at Ffestiniog Railway, commented “The
original brief detailed the use of traditional outward opening hinge
doors which we have used in previous projects. However, due to the
found P C Henderson’s Tangent Round the Corner which could
comfortably hold the large custom made doors”.
coastal location of the building and the possibility of strong winds,
this option was not possible. As a more suitable alternative, we
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