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Post by angelislington on Feb 17, 2008 21:33:14 GMT
Evening folks,
About 9-10 years ago I used to commute from Morden to 55 Broadway. I'd change at Embankment and catch the westbound dissie to St James Park.
One thing I used to notice (almost fixate upon!) which I'm hoping someone can verify/explain, was standing on the far west side of the westbound platform, I could look up into the roof and see a tiny chink of light. It was impossible to ascertain exactly what it was, because the rest of the roof was so black and there was no light shining up there (and I don't think I'd have made myself popular shining a torch around!). I don't ever remember seeing it leaking, but I'm positive it was daylight as I couldn't see it at night-time.
Was I going mad? is there a little hole there?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2008 22:00:02 GMT
Hmmm, There are a number of "air gaps" where daylight streams through and these are part of the reason the sub-surface lines are so much more pleasent. I think they were to let out smoke from steam trains. However there isn't one west of Embankment, there is one just to the East, but that doesn't explain your chink of light ...and I can't place or explain it !
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Post by District Dave on Feb 17, 2008 22:01:56 GMT
Probably you're not going mad!
Remember that you're on a sub surface platform at Embankment, so street level is (literally) just a few feet above.
There are many examples where we see daylight when 'underground'.
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