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Tom Anderson wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, BH Williams wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Christopher A.Lee wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:28:50 -0000, "Peter Masson"
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"Boltar" wrote

Anyway , why would district stock ever run through to tilbury anyway?

1910 - 1939 there were through trains between Ealing Broadway and
Southend, electric-hauled over the District between Ealing Broadway and
Barking, and changing engines there.

Short clerestory roofed electric engines

Long clerestory-windowed Christian churches, i've heard of; how does a
clerestory roof work?

A raised centre section to the roof, in the side of which may be either
glass windows or sometimes ventilator louvres. They were a common
feature of 19th century carriage design.- perhaps as a means of
'borrowing' light for the middle of compartments.

Having thought about this - (a) was this before they'd thought of
skylights and (b) what was the point of putting such a thing on the
engine, rather than the passenger carriages?


I suspect two reasons, one it provided ventilation for the electrics, and two
it matched the profile of the rolling stock.

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