Collett Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I see from www.gwr.org that the coach livery changed in 1908 from the fully lined Chocolate with Cream panels above the waist(Livery 1880-1908) to "all brown", apparently a livery so unremarkable that no illustration is provided, and then in 1912 to Crimson Lake(Livery 1912-1922). The short tenure of the brown livery is notable.My question concerns how quickly would the 1908 livery change have been applied? How often were coaches repainted, particularly Branch sets? And would a branch set have remained in its pre-1908 livery as late as 1911? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2015 The coaches could quite easily have still been in pre 1908 livery at that point. They would have been repainted less frequently than loco's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted September 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2015 Most overhauls and repaints are at around 7+ years, so a 1908 repaint would be due again in 1915, but WW1 was on then so may have been deferred, for down graded stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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