A Bloke Needs a Shed… Pt 1

The Prototype SAR Goods Sheds

A ustralian railways built goods sheds at most major stations for the safe storage of goods entrusted to them for transport. Look through any station diagrams and you’ll find them marked, very often accompanied by a freight office, an extended goods platform and a derrick crane. The SAR built these sheds in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials so we will start with a brief overview of the prototypes.

In the fledgling colony of South Australia, stone was a readily available building material, but good timber was scarce