L&YR specialist van liveries

[Jammy2305]

Hi all!

 

I recently noted on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society's website that "for a short time in the Edwardian period specialist vans were apparently painted in pastel shades – blue for butter, green for fish and pink for meat."

 

This has peaked my interest and I'd be quite interested in modelling some of these as they would certainly add variety.

 

My question is this:

 

What shades of pastel blue/green/pink would be the correct shade?

 

For example, as a reference, would Revell 59 be in the correct ballpark for the fish van green?

 

Many thanks 

 

James

[Compound2632]

3 hours ago, Jammy2305 said:

Hi all!

 

I recently noted on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society's website that "for a short time in the Edwardian period specialist vans were apparently painted in pastel shades – blue for butter, green for fish and pink for meat."

 

This has peaked my interest and I'd be quite interested in modelling some of these as they would certainly add variety.

 

My question is this:

 

What shades of pastel blue/green/pink would be the correct shade?

 

For example, as a reference, would Revell 59 be in the correct ballpark for the fish van green?

 

Many thanks 

 

James

 

I can thoroughly recommend the two volumes of Noel Coates' Lancashire & Yorkshire Wagons, published by Wild Swan, 1990 and 2006. Don't be taken in by the second-hand sellers, both are in print and available new: https://www.titfield.co.uk/Wild-Swan/Rolling-Stock.htm. Coates discusses these liveries and which batches of wagons they may (or may not) have applied to. 

 

If you are really interested in modelling the L&Y, joining the Society would be a smart move.