Plant yellow paint

Hello

Anyone know the RAL or BS spec for the yellow paint used on rail plant?

Thanks in advance.

David

 

A quick Google for "JCB yellow" got a few hits for RAL 1007.

Pete.

 

But JCB Yellow is not Rail Yellow.
Best try direct enquiry to Williamsons of Ripon.

 

Thanks, good call.

 

Ah... misread the OP's intent...

BR Spec 81 lists three yellows suitable for brushing (sprays have a different Cat No.):—

Item 202 - Warning Yellow Gloss Finish - Cat No. 28/5316
Item 227 - Tyne & Wear Yellow Gloss Finish - Cat No. 28/5476
Item 231 - W. Midlands Yellow Gloss Finish - Cat No. 28/5496

No mention of 'Rail Yellow'.

BR Road vehicle painting specifies Warning Yellow.

AFAIK, Williamsons understand BR Cat Nos, but best to check

Pete S.

 

JCB yellow is rail yellow, just like GWR green is middle chrome green, light brunswick green or olive green. Depends on opinion. JCB first painted their machines yellow and this was followed by others, eventually becoming the standard colour for plant, whether it was on BR or the roadside. I doubt that there is a definitive 'rail yellow'.

 

Network Rail "Engineering Yellow" is BS381C 356. This is NOT the same as Warning (aka Visibility) yellow. "Engineering Yellow" is the colour used on all NR vehicles.

 

According to this page 7
http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/Railway_...ck/Railway Group Standards/GMRT2483 Iss 1.pdf
You need to check on
RAL Colour Chart - color charts, fans, cards, swatches and books.
For RAL numbered paints 1003, 1004, 1018, 1021 or 1023
Of which 1003 and 1023 would seem the most suitable.

 

Thank you all for the help with this. I should be able to get going with the info you have supplied.

Cheers

David

 

The RAL colours quoted above are colours acceptable for warning panels on the ends of all rail stock equipment etc.

You will find all 'plant requirements' in Railway Group Standards GM/GN 2575 under GM/RT 2180. The page for colour is page 173 but is given under the European nomenclature of CIE (L.a.b.)

Whilst the above RAL colours are quite different from each other they are ALL acceptable for 'warning panels'. There is NO technical test that they are put too and judgement is by eye alone.

A conversion chart for RAL to CIE can be found at

Convert RAL to RGB

and RAL to RAL-RBG and RAL-HEX at

RAL Color Chart | www.RALcolor.com

Personally I would buy a tin of SIGNAL YELLOW and brush it on.