Category: Reconstruction of the locomotive shed

A section of the back wall of the old locomotive shed from 1889 was preserved when it was demolished in 1970 because it also forms

Before the foundation could be concreted, the steel supports for the new partition wall had to be erected. Together with the crossbars to be installed

The prepared area was first used to set up scaffolding to access the existing roof truss. This was cleaned and inspected. In some places, there

As already reported in October 2020, the existing partition wall between tracks 8 and 9 needs to be renewed. It had been erected in 1970

Due to the long period of cold weather with night frost into March, we were not able to concrete the front support at the ring

In the course of preparing the subgrade in the locomotive shed area so that the tracks could later be laid and the floor slab concreted,

Since the first considerations in 2008, the Darmstadt architect, Helmut Schmidt, has been overseeing the project on a voluntary basis and with great commitment. He

The existing partition wall was measured in order to be able to draw up a plan for the new wall. In addition to static calculations

After surveying and static testing, it was determined that the existing wall between track 8 and track 9, which currently closes off the locomotive shed,

The historic drainage/ring channel in the area of the front foundations on the inside of the locomotive shed is similar to the investigation pits. Preserving