[BCMA] conservation building design for large equipment restoration

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Jennifer,

    A few years since I saw your museum. but was really impressed when 
there. Your facilities to date are first rate, and I wish you the best in 
the expansion plan.

    Recently I visited the Alberta Railway Museum near Edmonton, and seems 
to me they have a structure along the lines you are interested in. Quite 
possibly you are fully familiar with their layout. If not, start with 
www.railwaymuseum.ab.ca if you want to contact them.

Dan Gallacher




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Subject: [BCMA] conservation building design for large equipment restoration


> We are undertaking a capital project to erect a building on our property
> that would serve as a year-round place to restore full-size rolling stock.
> The conservation of these large artifacts will require a solid structure
> with room for equipment, working space, storage, and perhaps a space from
> where the public may safely observe the work being done.  We think that we
> have room for a building that could house enough track for one car to be
> worked on at a time with doors that open front and back so that movement 
> of
> the rolling stock would be easier.
>
> In exploring the design of a building like this one, we thought we would 
> see
> if there are any similar structures that have been erected fairly recently
> and if it would be possible to have a look at the designs.  In seeking
> funding for this project it is in our best interest to keep design costs
> down as they can be very high when we will also have to seek funding for 
> the
> construction itself.
>
> Any asssistance would be helpful,
> Thanks
> Jennifer
>
> Jennifer Dunkerson
> Executive Director
> Revelstoke Railway Museum
> P.O. Box 3018
> Revelstoke, BC
> V0E 2S0
> Phone 250-837-6060
> Fax 250-837-3732
> Cell 250-837-1564
> president.railway at telus.net
> www.railwaymuseum.com
>
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