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    'New tube for London' - Thoughts?

    Agreed that a taller curved window would be more expensive, and these usually get replaced with something cheaper (vis. Class 309 Clacton Express windscreens). One train of 1938 stock, was I believe, experimentally given taller windows. Having said that there is no reason why the existing...
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    'New tube for London' - Thoughts?

    Isn't this the Siemens proposal mock-up? Agreed the cab end looks awful, like the end of a toothpaste tube. As regards the interior decor, you'll be lucky to get anything other than grey and grey, perhaps with a bit of dark blue if Siemens have their way. Take a look at the dreadful Siemens...
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    LTS Traction pre-electrification?

    Hi All, Before electrification in 1961/2, all scheduled passenger services were steam-hauled. Before the LT&SR obtained their own locomotives in 1880, engines were hired from the Easter Counties/Great Eastern. In 1880 the first of 36 4-4-2 tank engines was introduced, followed by later...

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