jamespetts Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I believe that 4-COR units from the Maunsell era were painted in all over rail blue and used on the western coastway out of Brighton in the 1970s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted July 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) I believe that 4-COR units from the Maunsell era were painted in all over rail blue and used on the western coastway out of Brighton in the 1970s. Yes indeed. All of the SR's main-line electric units of that era had representative units (or coaches reformed into other units) which ended their days in allover blue. Mostly with full yellow ends though some wore the small panel and early small numeral variant. Blue 4Cor units ran on the Waterloo - Portsmouth and Waterloo - Reading routes in addition to peak-hour duties on the Brighton main line (usually to / from London Bridge) which also took them to Littlehampton via Hove. They had retired from the Mid-Sussex (Arun Valley, as it is now known) Line prior to use on the Brighton main but some workings still turned up and blue Cor units were certainly seen on that route. They replaced Bil and Hal units, many of which were also blue, on the Sussex coastal routes for their last couple of years after main line work ceased. 4Buf and 4Gri units were also blue at the end of their lives as was at least one 6Cor unit and the unique 6TC. Various reformations over the years ensured that some 6Pul, 6Pan and 4Res vehicles also made it into BR blue. None was ever painted blue-grey. Edited July 15, 2018 by Gwiwer 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Ex-LMS Porthole stock Edited July 6, 2020 by montyburns56 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) There was even one Golden Arrow coach painted in reverse blue/grey (unless it was something borrowed from elsewhere). This can be seen in a photo on Robert Carroll's excellent Flickr site. Edited July 6, 2020 by jonny777 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, jonny777 said: There was even one Brighton Belle coach painted in reverse blue/grey (unless it was something borrowed from elsewhere). This can be seen in a photo on Robert Carroll's excellent Flickr site. A very interesting photo. I've seen quite a few liveries over the years that IMO haven't sat too well on certain rolling stock, but this one takes the award for the worst ever I think! I wonder if BREL had painted it as an experiment for evaluation by BR(S) management? If so, thank goodness they didn't adopt it! IMO the Met Camm Mk1 Pullmans looked quite nice in reverse blue/grey; the Blue Pullmans less so. But this one is almost criminal! Would be really interested if anyone has any further information on this particular repaint. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 More than one; at least three as in this post on another thread. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 23 hours ago, BernardTPM said: More than one; at least three as in this post on another thread. Thanks for flagging up that thread Bernard. Lots of information on there and it's associated links. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted July 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) I used to see blue Reading bound 4 CORs barreling through Richmond coming home from school in the late '60 and early '70s. They were hugely impressive, not least because of the racket they made on the curve through the station. I can remember one or two green with OYE and lots of blue, also with OYE. Regards, Alastair Edited July 8, 2020 by A Murphy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The ex LT Standard stock running on the Isle of Wight (built 1920's) was initially in BR overall Blue but later went into a Blue Grey "intercity" style livery. It actually suited it quite well. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 And blue with grey doors between those two versions, I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackedmember Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Hi, Just read this. While mention has been made of various Southern EMU's, no mention has been made of the class 306, and 506 MU's. These were LNER designed and ordered, but not delivered prior to Nationalisation. I know the class 506 finished their days in blue grey, but am not sure about the class 306. As an aside the Tyneside EMU's were re-painted in a blue and grey livery in 1942. This was Marlborough Blue and Quaker Grey - from the pre war streamlined trains (there was enough in the stores). this was done on instructions from the RAF. Several RAF pilot reported that the previous orange and cream livery could be seen from several miles away at night in moonlight (during the blackout). Apparently a slightly flourescent shade or orange may have been used. Clive Burdikin 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2022 No 306 was ever blue/grey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus1 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 06/07/2020 at 19:35, montyburns56 said: Ex-LMS Porthole stock The LMS coach fitted with ETH as well. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bittern Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 On 09/07/2020 at 05:08, BernardTPM said: And blue with grey doors between those two versions, I think. And the W&C stock was in a rather ugly livery of blue with grey doors and coach ends (including the cabs), which really didn't suit it at all. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted September 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) Ex-LMS Sleeper: M398M_Wolverton_c1968 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr LMS-design (BR-built) Sleeper with ETH: M602M_Euston_Return-merrymaker-from-Oban_10-6-73 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr Ex-LNER Sleeper: E1211E_BoatofGarten_1973 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr WR-allocated ex-LNER Thompson Sleeper (see also 4 previous pictures in Flickr set): W1770E_NewtonAbbot_12-9-70 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr Edited September 18, 2022 by keefer 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 22 hours ago, keefer said: W1770E_NewtonAbbot_12-9-70 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr It's weird seeing a sleeper coach with full size windows like that. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted September 19, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2022 I hope they provided full blinds for those corridor windows! Forgot to say, notice the variation in the 'Sleeper' designation. The older 'Sleeping Car' was even used on Mk1 vehicles, sometimes all upper-case. Not sure when the change to 'Inter-City Sleeper' happened. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: It's weird seeing a sleeper coach with full size windows like that. The birth windows were quite small, I seem to remember them been droppable. I used to stay in the preserved one at Goathland until it caught fire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekl Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 06/07/2020 at 19:35, montyburns56 said: Ex-LMS Porthole stock I rode in an ex-LMS porthole stock open second in a relief train from Dundee to Kings Cross on Easter Monday 1976, obviously in blue and grey. I didn't get the number, but I did check the builder's plate, because I was a bit surprised to see it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Ex-LMS Sleeper coaches M399M Wolverton 1970 M609M Preston 1970 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 19/09/2022 at 18:32, montyburns56 said: It's weird seeing a sleeper coach with full size windows like that. The opposite side had the birth windows had smallish one piece windows but they were droppable . I remember sleeping in the one at Goathland in the early 80s before is sadly got destroyed by fire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I would hope those were berth windows, rather than birth windows (for mobile midwives?). 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trestrol Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 22/04/2022 at 18:46, Gwiwer said: No 306 was ever blue/grey Apart from the first few in LNER Blue /grey. Unit 11 had accident damage and under the BR paint was this livery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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