Hempton loco shed refit 2009
Plans for 2009 started well. The old Hempton shed turn-table was removed in the spring of 2009.
At first the base plate appeared to be firmly glued in place and cutting it away was contemplated; but removal of the old loco sidings and ground work revealed four screws holding it in place.
So the pit was eventually dug out and the new foundations offered in place – the new Peco kit fitted snugly in the original hole.

The fading on the coaling plant is clearly visible in this shot.

The retaining walls were removed for refacing using a scan and print-outs of the original brick paper.
The computer rules OK! The coaling plant was completely dismantled, flattened, scanned to yield a template for the rebuild. After carefully straightening the scan, selecting and cutting out the window and door spaces, then using the 'Place Into' command in Photoshop, new brickwork was just dropped in.
Folding and cutting guides were added plus a few tabs for gluing and "before your very eyes" we have a DIY kit for a new building. The window glazing is the only material to survive the old structure.
The turntable was installed and the pit walls lined with brick (not shown in this pic). The re-faced coaling plant is seen in the back ground.
At the same time, new inspection pits were installed at the entrance to the shed – top right of the adjacent pic.

But much adjustment to the motor assembly was needed before the track re-alignment and surrounding groundwork could be done.
Having pressed the worm drive further on to the motor shaft and raised the main cog on the table shaft to fit, the movement is now much more steady. One stage of gearing has been removed from the gearbox to give a lighty faster rotation. The binding due to the brickpaper lining was eliminated only by reprinting on thinner paper and relining the pit. A (hopefully) plastics-friendly grease TF2 by Weldtite has been applied to the worm and cog to take up some more of the movement.
By August the inspection pits were in place at Hempton and after the enforced hold-up, loco sidings had been laid to the turntable. The retaining wall had still to be secured.
The layout of the Hempton site remains largely as before with some minor adjustments and the roads are more accurately lined up. New wiring accomodates additional isolation sections. Hempton shed has taken on quite a different appearance compared with the first version; see photos below and in the gallery.
After painting and planting, it all comes alive...

There are other shots on the 30 year celebrations page and Gallery 2 et seq.
Refit early 2007/2008

Refit autumn 08

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 Prehistory
Change of scale
Lambourn
Raising the game in the interim years
The birth of Deddington Junction
Early years at Deddn Jn
Re-wiring and first refurbishment
The Grand Refit
Building Barford terminus
Hempton shed refit
Work in progress - latest news
Thirty Years On – Grand Re-opening
Gallery 1
Gallery 2
 Gallery 3; fin de siècle
Gallery 4
The Deddington Junction mythology
Loco power
Rolling stock
Track plan
Electrics
Museum
Thomas and friends