Could anyone with a suitable reference work please help me with a livery question.
Were any of the Darlington batch of A1's (60130-52, b.9/48-7/49) decked in apple green with "BRITISH RAILWAYS" on the tender as W.P.Allen (b.10/48) was? If so which ones?
Thanks for any clues.
~ Fil Downs
...erm, 60114 W.P.Allen built 8/48.....
"Fil Downs" wrote
Accoding to Yeadon's Register Volume 3 (pp 79):
*Nos 60114 to 60126 from Doncaster and 60130 to 60152 from Darlington originally had LNER green painting but carried BRITISH RAILWAYS on the tender.*John.
Thanks John, that's good news because it means I can have the widest possible choice of names for my Darlington-built, welded tender loco.
Looks like I might go for "Boswell" after all! :o)
Much appreciated,
~ Fil
"Fil Downs" wrote
"Boswell" was the first ER pacific I ever saw, at Altofts Junction near Normanton and working a fitted freight - it would be c. 1958.. 60138 was a
50A York engine and usually in disgustingly dirty condition, so if you do model it then I trust the weathering will be approprite! ;-)John.
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