jprp Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Green class 40 with full yellow ends and numbered 337, is this an interim pre-tops livery or an end of life "Celebrity" livery? When did it run in these colours? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted August 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2018 From when the 'D' was removed post 1968 [some locos retained them several years after that] until it was repainted and/or given TOPS number post 1973. There were green 40's in this condition in the North West up to the 1972/3 period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just to add, 40039 was scrapped in green (albeit TOPS numbered). I have a photo of my uncle somewhere, he's hanging out of the droplight of 389 (I think) and the pic is dated 1972. Both uncle and loco were allox Springs Branch. Also, 40136 was the last 40 in green to be repainted blue, another SP machine and thus its repaint made 40106 the celebrity it is to this day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just to add, 40039 was scrapped in green (albeit TOPS numbered). I have a photo of my uncle somewhere, he's hanging out of the droplight of 389 (I think) and the pic is dated 1972. Both uncle and loco were allox Springs Branch. Also, 40136 was the last 40 in green to be repainted blue, another SP machine and thus its repaint made 40106 the celebrity it is to this day. I remember 40 106 in green charging past New Lane doing upward of line speed in the 1970's with Orangeman-Apprentice Boy specials to Southport and going not so fast when on the coal hoppers also to Southport if not in charge of a class 25. Gibbo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted August 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2018 106 Whitley Crossing Wigan, Northbound. Still green in 1980/81, but I think after she had the celebrity repaint. Regards Ian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieK Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Yes, that was after the celebrity repaint, which was 1978 IIRC. The original 1978 repaint omitted the light grey band at the top of the bodyside, but by the time of the above image it had been applied. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprp Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Thanks for your reply's, for some reason i am not getting notifications when you respond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 64B Posted August 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Green class 40 with full yellow ends and numbered 337, is this an interim pre-tops livery or an end of life "Celebrity" livery? When did it run in these colours?I saw number 337 in Carlisle in early 1973 in green with full yellow front ends and in poor external condition. See link below. Most class 40s were by this time in corporate blue livery. Regards https://www.flickr.com/photos/140929691@N05/43220101352/in/dateposted-public/ Edited August 13, 2018 by 64B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Here is a shot of a green class 40 333 (D333 40133) which I took in 1973 at Carlisle station 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rail-Online Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Here is 337 in 1970 https://www.rail-online.co.uk/p766079789/h1e64eb97#h1e64eb97 Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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