GLASS REMOVED
FELT ROOFS ON STATIONS NEW RAID PRECAUTIONS Action is being taken by the four main-line railway companies in.England to protect passengers from the danger of broken glass from station roofs in air raids. At two London termini the glass is being replaced with roofing felt. "There will have to be artificial lighting," said a railway official, "but we cannot be certain of the type until the work is finished." At ■other stations the glass is being protected by Avirc netting to prevent splintering. Gloomy railway arches are being prepared for use as air-raid shelt-! ers in many districts. Some give cover for a very large number of people. Shelters of all kinds have increased to a remarkable extent in recent weeks. Particularly noteworthy in London has been the erection of brick refuges on pavements and roads. Until recently lengthy delays were encountered by local authorities through the necessity of serving notices on owners of "adjoining property. This procedure has been abol ished, Local authorities have power to dispense with it when a shelter is required for tVie protection of the public.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 234, 6 November 1940, Page 7
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183GLASS REMOVED Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 234, 6 November 1940, Page 7
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