RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 17, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2013 Back in the early 1980's 44932 was painted green for a while. Can anyone say when please? Am having trouble finding the dates in the interweb. Plenty of references to her but nothing that pins down the dates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted January 17, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2013 I saw 44932 around 1978/9 at Carnforth, it was lined green then IIRC. Not proper Brunswick green, but a lighter, brighter shade closer to SR coaching stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 17, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yes that's the one - not Brunswick but a lighter green as you say, but I'm having a job finding out (reasonably accurately) just when it carried green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 From memory, Carnforth (Steamtown) was set up straight after the 1968 end of steam. They painted a few locos in odd colours at the time. I was on holiday in Blackpool and visited the site, taking the following colour slide. On the PC it is undated; I have 4 or 5 different slides around which I can look ou to find the date they were processed, even if I didn't record the date. Leave it with me. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Was this perhaps a recreation of one of the experimental liveries given to some Black 5's just after Nationalisation? ISTR from a book on BR liveries (Brian Haresnape?) that a line-up was formed at Marylebone. There was an LMS 4-6-0 (can't remember if it was a Jubilee or a Black 5) in LNER Apple Green. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
69843 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 From memory, Carnforth (Steamtown) was set up straight after the 1968 end of steam. They painted a few locos in odd colours at the time. I was on holiday in Blackpool and visited the site, taking the following colour slide. On the PC it is undated; I have 4 or 5 different slides around which I can look ou to find the date they were processed, even if I didn't record the date. Leave it with me. 03_002_0018_44932 Carnforth small.jpg Stewart 'look, it's Henry!' On a serious note, this actually doesn't sit too badly on 44932, despite not being 'authentic' for the locomotive. Might we ask Mr Riley to have a crack at this on one of his lot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 April 1979 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8149999489/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 18, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks - just need an end date now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Didn't some of the S&D 5's carry BR green? I guess an apple green one would look odd, like the castle (king?) did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I found the original slide this morning. Sadly undated, but by deduction of it and others on the film, wife and I reckon prob 1980 or slightly later. I have a few more clues though if I can find info on other subjects on the same film. 4472 and Gresley were at Carnforth, along with French & German locos, and an industrial in bright purple. 1st Blackpool balloon tram in advert livery Don't know if that helps at all. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Taken at Carnforth in May 1974, looks a bit darker green but could just be the slide film,( Kodachrome ) Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Didn't some of the S&D 5's carry BR green? I guess an apple green one would look odd, like the castle (king?) did. The Black Fives were always black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 18, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks Stewart and Thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 From memory, Carnforth (Steamtown) was set up straight after the 1968 end of steam. They painted a few locos in odd colours at the time. I was on holiday in Blackpool and visited the site, taking the following colour slide. On the PC it is undated; I have 4 or 5 different slides around which I can look out to find the date they were processed, even if I didn't record the date. Leave it with me. 03_002_0018_44932 Carnforth small.jpg Stewart By a devious means, I can confirm the date of this picture as 1983. (Another of the slides on the film, taken whilst on holiday, was posted by me on a now defunct website. A Google foumd the same image with my dated caption on another website). Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLD Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Didn't some of the S&D 5's carry BR green? I guess an apple green one would look odd, like the castle (king?) did. Some BR Standard 5MTs did; LMS Class 5s 'Black Fives' never carried anything but black in service... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 18, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm sure I saw her green in 75, IIRC. The Ivatt 2 was maroon, and I certainly recall the purple Barclay! I have photos of the German and French pacifics in steam on what I think was the same day, and the German class 80 even, but not one of the green 5......sigh. One Black 5 at Carnforth was also painted in Furness red, but I think that was earlier. Never mind the caley blue fairburn tank! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 44932 is listed in HC Casserley Preserved Locomotives 3rd edition Ian Allan 1973/4 as "to be repainted. In BR Brunswick Green". Photo (black and white) of 5407 in Furness red! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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