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hiflier | 15:36 Sun 03rd Mar 2013 | Technology
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What is the special word used to describe the proruding window of a railway guard's van?
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Ducket
15:42 Sun 03rd Mar 2013
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Duckets?
15:42 Sun 03rd Mar 2013
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To improve the guard's visibility, many were fitted with look-outs on the roof, but side look-outs (termed "duckets") were the more common.

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15:43 Sun 03rd Mar 2013
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I thought Ducket....To the question that was.:-)

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15:52 Sun 03rd Mar 2013
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Vans with the roof lookout were called "birdcages" http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pics/1601.HTML
17:29 Sun 03rd Mar 2013

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