Liveries!

Looks like a late 19th. century Boy Racer's tool...

Richard.

 

I found this today. Never seen it before

https://external-preview.redd.it/5Y...bp&s=57a1d124c5ac007bb66a7ba5e41589e3651ba954



Knut

 

Rather like that 'North British' look. Wouldn't have 'not gone' with teaks, maroon or blood & custard stock.

 

Seen before but certainly something very interesting to consider, especially when you consider the colour schemes the Newcastle and Liverpool Street pilots were painted into. I’m with @30854 that North British green would go with anything

 

Or if you want to see some LNER-style locomotives in a wider range of liveries:

https://www.rhdr.org.uk/locomotives/

 

Thanks a lot for the link bluetrain!

 

Hello!

A question for the experts. I`m reading about the Gresley Pacifics and regarding the colours applied to these there are mentioned two sorts of green, LNER apple green and LNER green. I have never heard about the sort LNER green before. Does anyone know the difference between them?

Knut

 

I think both Doncaster and Darlington Works had differing shades of green, with the latter supposedly being closer to that used by the NER, I think some Darlington engines also had their cylinder covers painted green and lined out.

 

Then there was Stratford ........

 

Thank you for your reply Dan Hill.

 

Darlington applied a lighter shade of green than the Doncaster "grass" green.

 

Wholeheartedly agree. If you visit your average heritage railway which uses BR-liveried stock, or even Big-Four liveries, nearly all the engines will be in either green or black. Look at the NYMR - every single one of their locos is green or black.

Blue and maroon liveries do stand out - whether it's BR Express Blue, LNER Garter Blue, LMS Maroon (as far as I'm aware there's only 6233, 13065 and 6201, plus the returning Jinty in LMS red in the whole country) or G.E.R Blue as seen on the Y14.

It's one of the reasons I love railways that use industrial locomotives - you get some great liveries.

 

It was originally produced as an April fool's spoof for The Railway Magazine, if I remember correctly. I just want to make clear, in case anyone thought otherwise, that this was NOT a genuine BR livery proposal!

Regarding Doncaster vs Darlington green, it is apparently true that Darlington works would outshop locos with green cylinder covers. This was even done with 4472 when she had an overhaul at Darlington in 1966 IIRC. Her cylinder covers then remained green until her overhaul at Derby after her return from the US, when they reverted to black, and have remained so ever since.

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So which loco currently on the NYMR do you want to repaint into Blue or Red?

 

I was thinking maybe the 9F... red and white stripes around the boiler and then paint the tender blue with white stars...? Original, don't you think?

 

Maybe. Could also paint it Large Logo BR Blue to match the new 37...

 

Like this you mean?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/northernblue109/6208259473/in/album-72157626276645251/

Tom

 

Goes well with the teak stock!

 

Did somebody mention LMS Maroon?