Kit TK02: London Transport E/1 open driver's platform

Brief History

• The London E/1 class trams were originally designed and built in 1907. They were built in 3 basic series and were rebuilt several times.
• The model depicts the series 2 cars taken over from Walthamstow or Croydon. Originally built for their own systems, they were later merged into London Transport.
• Some of the original cars were still without enclosed driver's platform windscreens during the war years.
• Most E/1s had provision for contuit pickup for running in central London.
• The E/1s were withdrawn and scrapped between 1950 and 1952 when London Transport ceased using trams.
• The E/1 tram number 1025 is preserved at the London Transport Museum at Covent Garden. The rehabilitated E/1r tram number 1622 is preserved at the National Tramway Museum at Crich.

Kit special features

• This kit has two plastic bogies with turning wheels.
• The model is about 13 cm/5 inches long.
• A full set of glazing parts is included.
• The transfers/decals have adverts for 'New of the World' and 'Charringtons'.

Bibliography

• Cooper, Terence (Ed). 1977. The wheels used to talk to us. Sheaf Publishing, Sheffield. ISBN 0 9505458 0 5. (Out of print)
  The fascinating story of tramway man, Stan Collins.
• Oakley, E. R. and Holland, C. E. 1998. London Transport Tramways 1933 - 1952. The London Tramways History Group. ISBN 0 9513001 2 1.
  A very detailed technical history of London Transport.
• Reed, John. 1997. London Tramways. Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 185414 179 1.
  A beautiful pictorial history of all London tramways.
• Thompson, Julian. 1971. London Trams in Camera. Ian Allen. ISBN 7110 0230 4. (Out of print)
  A book describing the atmosphere of London tramways after 1945.
• Voice, David.1985. London Tramways: their history & how to model them. Patrick Stephens Ltd., Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-668-8 (Out of print)
  Explains how to make an amazing variety of OO gauge model London tramcars.
• Wiseman, R.J.S. 1986. Classic Tramcars. Ian Allen. ISBN 0 7110 1560 0.
  Contains Eric Thornton's drawing of the E/1 cars.