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GWR Route: The North Warwickshire Line
GWR Route: Stratford on Avon to Hatton
Stratford on Avon Station: gwrsa1493a
Close up of image 'gwrsa1493' showing Stratford on Avon
station and the two local passenger trains standing in the down platform and
the up 'bay' platform. The length of the train standing in the up 'bay' would
indicate that its a service for Birmingham whereas the two-coach train seen
standing at the down platform is most likely a service from Leamington Spa.
Both trains have a Clerestory brake coach at the rear of the train. The purpose
of the design of a Clerestory coach was to utilise the raised centre of the
roof to insert windows and thereby to provide light to its inner space. Whilst
initially successful, the Clerestory design necessitated the coach having a
lower ceiling on either side of the raised central section. Later passenger
requirements utilising corridor connections and luggage racks required the
raising of the profile of the roof of coaches.
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