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Was Prairie 4564 finished in black or lined green?


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I've been looking through my copy of BR Steam in Dean and there's a 1964 dated picture of 4564 working bunker first towards Bullo on a train of empty Berry Wiggins tank wagons.

 

Unfortunately I can't make out if it's painted black or lined green. Does anyone have any information?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Mark,

In 'Steam in Cornwall' (Ian Allan 1993) there are 2 photos of it in lined green (& pretty clean) on the 'Cornwall Minerals' railtour (11 brakevans) on 28 April 1962. It's double heading (bunker to bunker) with a clean green 5531, & the photos by Peter Gray are at Bugle & Lansalon.

 

It's a pity no colour photos of it turned up for inclusion in Lightmoor's vol 2 of 'British Railway History in Colour' but I would guess it stayed green until withdrawal but just got dirtier!

 

HTH

Martin

 

Edited to include the word 'lined' - sorry shouldn't have been imprecise in the first place! (But in reality did any small prairies end up in unlined green? - I must get the new book on GW Moguls & Prairies by David Maidment)

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Mark,

In 'Steam in Cornwall' (Ian Allan 1993) there are 2 photos of it in lined green (& pretty clean) on the 'Cornwall Minerals' railtour (11 brakevans) on 28 April 1962. It's double heading (bunker to bunker) with a clean green 5531, & the photos by Peter Gray are at Bugle & Lansalon.

 

It's a pity no colour photos of it turned up for inclusion in Lightmoor's vol 2 of 'British Railway History in Colour' but I would guess it stayed green until withdrawal but just got dirtier!

 

HTH

Martin

 

Edited to include the word 'lined' - sorry shouldn't have been imprecise in the first place! (But in reality did any small prairies end up in unlined green? - I must get the new book on GW Moguls & Prairies by David Maidment)

Martin that is brilliant. Sounds as if it would have remained in lined green presumably with late crest?

 

Will have to find a suitable Bachmann 45xx to renumber etc.

 

Thankyou once again.

 

Mark

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Mark, I'm planning a model of 4564 in lined green for my FoD layout, whenever that happens.

That makes both of us then Tim. I've a gaggle of Panniers and thought a Prairie would add a bit of variety.

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She was certainly in lined green for the Cornish rail tour in the early 1960s.

Regards,

Nick.

Thanks for the info Nick.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Perhaps the trio could all run together one day!?

Kind regards,

Nick?

I wonder what a trio of Prairie's is called?

 

It would b lovely seeing them running together-Gauge permitting.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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