6023 to become 6015

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For a short period 6023 King Edward II, currently in service at the Great Central Railway, is to become 6015 King Richard III as part of the City of Leicester's celebrations following the discovery of the King's skeleton beneath a car park in the city. New nameplates are currently being fabricated.

 

Excellent, will it be used to take his bones back to York too ?

 

With respect, neither the Didcot or 6023 websites mention the change and the website referred to above is from a journalist who does not quote any sources.
I think it would be better to wait and see on this!


Keith

 

Let's hope this one doesn't get buried under a car park for 500 years.

 

The news about 6023 becoming 6015 for a short time is in the latest GCR newsletter. http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Weekly-Newsletter-2013-02-20-8.pdf will get you there.

 

If they keep digging they may find the Strategic Reserve down there.......

 

...or the newbuild J39!

 

Sorry about my lcak of GW knowledge. Was 6015 ever painted blue?

 

Is she condemned to stay in Leicester then like 6015's namesake?

 

As 8P's all the Kings should of received blue for a period in the early 50's, I'd be surprised if one escaped the paintbrush given the Kings were high profile as opposed to a tank engine outstationed in some far flung place that wore GWR well into the 50's.

 

Which makes me wonder about the purpose of 'London Bridge's blog... all it seems to do is post info already available and in the NNR galas case, either incorrect or quite out of date....

 

They should *have*? My understanding was the blue livery wasn't very long lived before the specification was changed to Brunswick green, so only a few engines received heavy overhauls that would have meant they were repainted. The WR wasn't keen on painting engines unnecessarily - there's the cost, plus they liked their independence, and were fans of green. I also asked if anyone had knowledge, not speculation.

 

It's black and white, and not my picture, but the livery looks more like blue than dark green to me...

6015 King Richard III | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

My feeling is that 6015 is blue in that photograph as well, not because of the colour which could be green but because of the lining. The lining bands on the boiler are definitely white which matches with the blue rather than green which has the black boiler bands striped with orange.

 

and a double chimney!

 

Double chimney was fitted in 1955. Would have green livery then, surely.

 

Do you require assistance stowing your toys back aboard your pram ?, It's no wonder so many people have buggered off the site when you try and help someone and they have a moan about your reply.

 

Thanks - was it really too much to ask for a reply from someone with some historical knowledge or access to a reference work as opposed to speculation that seems extremely ill informed?

 

Oblivious to the fact you gave an needlessly rude reply I see, this isn't your private thread where you have a right to information you know, I tried to help you in good faith rather than deliberately mislead anyone, fully in the knowledge that someone who knew better may correct me later, but if not, at least there's something then, so I think I'm entitled to show my displeasure to such an uncalled for reply.

 

Gentlemen...

Photo looks green to me (although obviously the double chimney twists my view before I look at the paintwork carefully).

Someone out there will have definitive lists of what received blue in the transition period. I have a vague inkling that all of the King's managed it.