Horse Box livery question.

[Craigw]

British Railway Journal Number 13 had an excellent article by John Lewis on GWR coach lighting. One of the photos is a view (from the E.J Kite collection) of a train in Chalford station, probably around 1924.

 

The vehicle of interest to me is the Horse Box - number 57? which is an N4 of Lot 458 from 1889.

 

The livery is what I am curious about. 

 

The box has the 25" lettering which had been discontinued in late 1919 - but the paintwork is quite deteriorated.

 

So, is this a Horsebox that was painted in the lake livery fairly early on, or is this an example that has somehow hung on from pre 1912 and is still in brown?

 

The roof has had some recent work on it and is white but the section below the rain strip is still in the body colour - there is some white applied over this at the end during the roof work.

 

That means it is lake below the roof or pre 1912 brown.

 

It is all a bit academic really, but what are the thoughts of those who can access the photo?

 

Regards,

 

Craig W

 

[Miss Prism]

I have always assumed the body is in crimson lake.