z7o Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Just noticed the Heljan baby deltics are available in green wih double arrow logo and was wondering if any other classes recieved this livery? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 It seemed to be an Eastern trait, as the 15s and 31s were fairly common like this. One Deltic (D9010) also received them whilst in green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Definitely some class 15s (also available in this form from Heljan) and some class 30/31s definitely received this livery variation. Most of the locomotives I have seen (in photos) came from Stratford depot on the Eastern Region. If you look closely at photos from this time of change in the late 1960s, you will find that some green locos received numbers in the new style typeface intended for blue locomotives, while, conversely, some blue locomotives received the condensed style intended for the green livery. There were even a few cases where both styles appeared within the same number! In all cases, the official line was that the double arrows and new typeface were to be used only on blue repaints but some depots (particularly Stratford!) must have run out of the old typeface and crest transfers, so simply used what was available. In other cases, the depots may have had short supplies of the new transfers so used the old, so a few blue locomotives ran with the old style crest (usually with small yellow panels) and the old style typeface. Edit: Sorry Chard - our posts crossed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 If we move this over to the Transition Diesel Liveries area, there are loads of threads which cross into this turf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
z7o Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Oops, sorry if i posted this in the wrong area. Thanks for the replies, didnt realise blue loco's ran with crest, i think that would be rather interesting to model, anybody have any pictures? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Oops, sorry if i posted this in the wrong area. Thanks for the replies, didnt realise blue loco's ran with crest, i think that would be rather interesting to model, anybody have any pictures? Hehehe! Not wrong area at all, bro. Just one of the site's particular fetishes (yeah, okay, mine) revolves around transition era. There are scores of photos there as well as links. Brian Daniels' collection and 53A models of Hull, amongst others (from memory) have numerous captures of these locos. I'll post a link ahead of getting the topic moved over... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black8 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 class 76 here in blue with old crest and TOPS numbers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrushVeteran Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hehehe! Not wrong area at all, bro. Just one of the site's particular fetishes (yeah, okay, mine) revolves around transition era. There are scores of photos there as well as links. Brian Daniels' collection and 53A models of Hull, amongst others (from memory) have numerous captures of these locos. I'll post a link ahead of getting the topic moved over... Also have a look on my Flickr site, Brush Veteran www.flickr.com/photos/59835095@N02/, there are one or two on there that may interest you, look at class 24's and class 27's in particular for some different variations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted November 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2012 A few of mine - they are also on flickr. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Love the (unseen by me) unique D9010 Dave, a classic shot with three maroons in the B+G rake. Lovely stuff. This recent and still bubbling thread is another great source for the very inception of the Corporate Era. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/52572-why-is-this-so-rarely-modelled/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40 058 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 http://www.flickr.co...s-48601959@N03/ class 76 here in blue with old crest and TOPS numbers There was more than one 76 that ran in blue, but retaining the old crests, in the late 60s, early 70s. All except E26022/76 022 gradually had the double arrows applied instead. 76 022 was the only member of the class to survive all the way until the end of the woodhead route and withdrawl in 1981 keeping its old crest! Must be a record for latest main line loco to keep its original cest? Sorry for the slight deviation from topic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 D5908 was the only Baby Deltic to carry a double arrow symbol in green livery. Speaking of class 15's, D8242 was pretty unique because it had a double arrow symbol in GSYP livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 IIRC I've seen a close up photo (it may have been a 76) carrying the crest in blue, but the background to the crest was still green. OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevekay73 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 anyone got a pic of D5908 with arrows? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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