Background information:
This platform roof on T-posts was built around 1912, when it was still common to riveted steel plates together until the desired construction was created. The T-post was not created by chance. After all, the wish was not to have any columns along the platform edge, so that people could get on and off easily and quickly. Both the steel construction and the wooden roof boarding give the roof character, which is particularly noticeable from the passenger perspective.
Construction details:
In addition to advantages for the users of the platform, the T-posts also have a disadvantage in the alignment. The arms of the T-post form a slight V shape so that rain and snow that falls on the roof is collected in the middle in the gutter and can be drained via drainpipes. However, getting the arms perfectly symmetrical, both per post and between the posts themselves, proved to be more difficult than with conventional constructions with posts on the corners and outer lines. We also see in the large example in Ghent (B) that the roof edge over the length is more of a sloping than a straight line. In reality, the shelters in Ghent occurred 3 times per island platform. Some were provided with grey plating on 1 of the glass surfaces on the long sides, then usually on a glass surface on the south side of the shelter, usually near the door.
The Markenburg canopy on T-post can be used well in combination with the type B platform segments. However, when placing the canopy, any platform facilities, such as stairs, must be taken into account. The centre-to-centre distance of the T-posts is 74 mm in scale 1:160 and 139 mm in scale 1:87. Combination exceptions are Bet03, because of the large shelter and Bet06, because of the lift.
These intermediate segments with shelters are intended to be able to extend the platform canopy. These intermediate segments with shelters are twice the length of a regular intermediate segment. It is advisable to build an entire canopy in one go, but more about that in the manual.
