Big Four and Pre-Grouping locos that were never repainted

[phil_sutters]

 

When did the D3 go out of service? How long had it been on the scrap line?

Here's a lady still alive and kicking in her old clothes in 1952. Did she get a repaint before passing on?

Edited September 6, 2020 by phil_sutters

[TheSignalEngineer]

1 hour ago, Mike_Walker said:

Actually, 9710 appears to have retained that livery until withdrawal.

Colour Rail pictures of 9710

Dated 7th April 1963 at OOC

 

Same side at OOC  dated 27 August 1961

Edited September 6, 2020 by TheSignalEngineer
Second picture added.

[TheSignalEngineer]

1 hour ago, phil_sutters said:

Here's a lady still alive and kicking in her old clothes in 1952. Did she get a repaint before passing on?

Doubtful as withdrawal came only three months later.

Edited September 6, 2020 by TheSignalEngineer

[Adam]

In one of my books - I’d check but I’m away from home at the mo’ - is a nice colour picture of 9635 with smoke box plate and ‘GWR’ on the tanks, dated to ‘62. There’s a shot on Flickr showing it immediately post-repaint at Swindon a year later with the ‘G’ clearly visible under the new paint. 

 

Needless to say, my Bachmann pannier is down for a repaint...

 

Adam