FDSRS Depot - General

We have have purchased the old Ravensdown rail siding and storage buildings, with money lent to us from the Manawatu District Council. The sheds left on the site will house up to three locos, and seven carriages.

There are a number of small buildings that have been added to the depot since we bought it.
Compressor Shed
Office

Another useful part of our depot is the Gantry . It is very useful to unload various carriages and wagons aquired in the early years.

Below are some of the general things that happen at our depot.

13 April 2008
In time for winter, a sensor light has been installed above door of the lunchroom near the main gate. Good for those dark nights when the Wab returns from it's fortnightly Overlander trips.

10th September 2005
Here members met for their hot Saturday lunch or for an end of day unwind. At the far end you can see where the big roller door was replaced.

10th September 2005
Harry Prior cooking sausages for Saturday lunch.

21st Feb 2004
The February 2004 flooding in Feilding caused major damage in the Feilding shopping centre, but not much damage at Feilding Steam Rail. The water flooded the turntable pit and the large pit in the workshop, but this was quickly pumped out. Quite a lot of water went through the carriage shed but caused no damage. The flooding did foul the points in the yard and damaged the timber work around the points. Our staff can be seen here cleaning out the points. Photo by Stan Jenkins.

Jan 2004
We need a good supply of wood to light up Wab 794 and the F 163. We get slab wood from a timber mill and cut it to manageable lenghts, and stack the wood on pallets for easy storage. Photo by Stan Jenkins.

One of the activites at 2000 Rail Federation conference was a visit to our depot, many people visited the site and were able to see what we had planned for the future, ie sidings, and covered secure storage space. Photo by Stan Jenkins.

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	13 April 2008 In time for winter, a sensor light has been installed above door of the lunchroom near the main gate. Good for those dark nights when the Wab returns from it's fortnightly Overlander trips.
	10th September 2005 Here members met for their hot Saturday lunch or for an end of day unwind. At the far end you can see where the big roller door was replaced.
	10th September 2005 Harry Prior cooking sausages for Saturday lunch.
	21st Feb 2004 The February 2004 flooding in Feilding caused major damage in the Feilding shopping centre, but not much damage at Feilding Steam Rail. The water flooded the turntable pit and the large pit in the workshop, but this was quickly pumped out. Quite a lot of water went through the carriage shed but caused no damage. The flooding did foul the points in the yard and damaged the timber work around the points. Our staff can be seen here cleaning out the points. Photo by Stan Jenkins.
	Jan 2004 We need a good supply of wood to light up Wab 794 and the F 163. We get slab wood from a timber mill and cut it to manageable lenghts, and stack the wood on pallets for easy storage. Photo by Stan Jenkins.
	One of the activites at 2000 Rail Federation conference was a visit to our depot, many people visited the site and were able to see what we had planned for the future, ie sidings, and covered secure storage space. Photo by Stan Jenkins.