LNER Loco coal wagon livery pre 1931.

[ColHut]

G'day

 

Just noted that Essery in his British Goods Wagons states that Pre 1930 LNER Loco coal wagons were painted green, thereafter grey. All other sources say grey, including Tatlow.

 

Is there a definitive answer somewhere?

 

regards

[jwealleans]

I think, for once, Sir Bob may be in error. How old is the book you're looking at?

 

Internal user wagons belonging to the loco department were green. Loco coal wagons were the same grey as all other unfitted stock - in theory, they could be used for revenue earning work as well.

[ColHut]

Essery, Roland and Steel, British Goods Wagons from 1887 to the present day (Newton Abbot, 1970) p.131.

 

It is the only place I have seen this.

 

regards

[Steamport Southport]

I'm sure I've read somewhere that they were originally blue which was the NERs livery for service stock.

 

 

Here. Not the source I was thinking of though.

 

Service stock was painted standard goods colours except for the locomotive department wagons which were painted a light blue, slightly lighter than British Rail's intercity blue.

 

http://www.igg.org.uk/rail/00-app2/lner/ner.htm

 

 

 

Jason

Edited September 10, 2018 by Steamport Southport

[jwealleans]

My understanding of NER practice (which may also have become LNER practice) was that service stock was blue except where it might be used for revenue earning work, in which case it was grey. The specific example quoted was sleeper wagons.

 

LNER engineering stock was blue, either Oxford or Cambridge depending on works and degree of weathering.

Edited September 10, 2018 by jwealleans

[ColHut]

My understanding was that only yard restricted or otherwise restricted running stock was green. Service vehicles blue (as above).

 

regards

[Simond]

Hey guys, sorry for thread resurrection…. Would Halfords grey primer be reasonable?  
 

tia

Simon

[Darryl Tooley]

23 minutes ago, Simond said:

Would Halfords grey primer be reasonable?  

A little on the light side, I should have said, going from what little photographic evidence there is in colour.  I generally use Precision Paints LNER grey or Humbrol 67.

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/98763-odd-wagons-of-the-uk/page/11/#comment-4534828

 

D

[jwealleans]

What Darryl said.  This wagon is still in LNER grey and it's darker than most RTR manufacturers put out.

 

It's also NBR, not NER as stated.

Edited August 6, 2023 by jwealleans

[Simond]

Thank you both, much appreciated.  Halfords to prime, and something a little darker to finish.

 

thanks again

Simon