David Bigcheeseplant Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I think 1964 is about the time Flying Scotsman got green cylinders just wonder if someone thought that's nice lets do it on another loco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted November 1, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2015 Thank you for the link. I'm really not sure about the provenance of that picture. It comes after shots at Bath but that doesn't by itself show that the photo was taken during BR service. Evening Star is just too clean for it to be believable. Even the headlamps are spotless. I guess I may be kidding myself, but I reckon that in the vast majority of photos I can tell more-or-less instantly whether a loco is in preservation or in BR service. There must be a host of subliminal clues but the main thing is the look of the paint finish. Preserved locos tend to have a high gloss that looks almost enamelled. BR locos even when well cleaned usually have a more restrained sheen and the paint looks as if it is a thinner layer, and that what is underneath is unmistakably metal. And by those criteria I would not doubt that 92220 is here in BR service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Surely the selection of photos from 1964 in post 6 are proof enough? Quite clearly green in the photos at Cardiff and Seaton. Yes, I'd missed that post in the thread. Definately green in 64. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted November 2, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2015 Obviously the green cylindered Evening Star is the one that went into the Strategic Steam Reserve and is currently quietly snoozing under a Welsh mountain whilst the black cylindered imposter takes her place in the national collection. Is that along with the 80 GWR Granges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I suppose they did paint both cylinders the same did they? You cannot normally see both at the same time. Maybe the painter decided it would look better with green cylinders. Swindon painted their locos in the A shop during repairs rather than having them stand idle in a paint shop like those LNWR types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted November 4, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2015 It looks as though she had 2 variations as well. My original image shows a box type lining, whereas the second image shows full lining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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