One for the youngsters?

The doors are missing. I think it's the weedkiller, before it acquired departmental yellow and bling-bling lighting.

So do I, which means I'm ineligible to answer on both counts! ;D ;D

Has anyone worked out what that is in the background on No.16 road?

Streamlined 1935 stock.

OK guys, time to reveal.

In 1935 4 (not 3) sets of experimental stock were ordered. 3 were streamlined, the other looked like this. After testing it was decided the disadvantages of the curved cab of the streamlined far outweighed any notional advantage due to wind resistance (apparently the advantages only showed above 80mph!).

Apart from the obvious difference of the first window missing in the saloon, the other difference (just seen on the photo) is that the cab door opening extended up into the roof, the same as the streamlined stock (as in 'Piccadilly Days') or the guard's door on standard (pre 1938) stock.

Thanks to those that PMd me rather than spoil it for the rest.

And yes, there is a streamllined 35ts hiding in the depot - well spotted!

Not AFAIK - guards were always in the 'normal' tube position.

But the streamline stock had to have doors extending into the roof to get the drivers in, and I guess the remaining set had the same thing just because it did.........

If anyone wants a (slightly) closer shot of the streamliner I can post one - it does show the door cut-out in the roof.

Here we are then

I have been (rightly) taken to task by one of our youngsters for not making clear the difference between sets and trains in my earlier post.

So 4 trains, each of 6 cars.

3 streamline trains, each made up of 3x2-car sets: 3x6=18 streamline cars

1 flat front train: made up of 3x2-car sets: 6 flat-front cars.

Hope this clarifies things.