Western Star Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 There are photos of 37408 on the net which show the engine in large logo /more yellow and the most recent date seems to be circa mid 1990s. Similarly there are photos of the engine in EWS when running in south Wales. When did the livery change from blue to red? thank you, Graham Subsequent posts indicate that the engine retained Blue as the main colour until an overhaul at the end of 1998 - thereafter the engine was painted in EWS red. A photograph (referenced here ) shows that the engine had lost the Eastfield Westie logo by summer 1997. When was the dog emblem removed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
31444 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I'm pretty sure it was 1998. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thank you. How did you come by that info? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
31444 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I'm sure it was at the last Toton open day in August 1998, still in large logo, awaiting overhaul and repaint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D400 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It was indeed 1998 and caused a bit of a scandal at the time as EWS planned on renaming it "RAIL magazine" when it came out in the new colours... Cranks were "outraged" and in the end, 417 became RAIL Magazine instead, 408 keeping its Scottish name until the end. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thank you guys.... so 37408 retained a blue livery until "circa end 1998" when colour changed to red at an overhaul. Richard Carr has sent a link to a picture of 37408 circa summer 1997, http://www.flickr.com/photos/44483738@N05/5271985705/ . When did the engine lose the West Highland Terrier emblem? regards, Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixteen 12by 10s Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi Going of subject a little 37408 was transferred from Eastfield to Canton on the 22/07/89, sometime shortly after it revived a repaint into LL blue but without the Eastfield “customizationâ€. One night while been stabled at Machynlleth, mysteriously, the Scottie dogs and blacked out head code plates re appeared on the loco. Very strange. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Star Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Going of subject a little 37408 was transferred from Eastfield to Canton on the 22/07/89, sometime shortly after it revived a repaint into LL blue but without the Eastfield “customizationâ€. One night while been stabled at Machynlleth, mysteriously, the Scottie dogs and blacked out head code plates re appeared on the loco. Very strange. I do not think that you are going off-topic for the original post was about the livery of this re-furbished engine. So the engine was in LL-MY when transferred to CDF in 1989, then that livery was renewed without the Eastfield emblem... only for some keen person or persons to re-instate the Westie and possibly un-officially. Rather like a scene from Alice Through the Looking Glass - Curiouser and Curiouser. thank you, Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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