SRman Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Quick question: I have several Mainline Shell Mex tank wagons in silver with red lettering. What time period (era) do these represent, please? The lettering and wording appear archaic to me suggesting something possible pre-grouping, although I suspect the style of tank wagon may represent something from the late 1920s or 1930s. I would like to run these in my pre-grouping train of Private Owner and railway company wagons but can I do so legitimately (in a historical sense, at least)? I have done some searches online but nothing conclusive has come up. p.s. I must straighten up those wire tank stays! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmay2002 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 That design of tank looks like a standard RCH 1927 tank. Pre WW2 Class A tanks were light stone with a red stripe and they went silver after WW2 (although the rules had been changed to allow silver in 1939 tanks were dark grey through most of the war). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Thanks for that Andy. It confirms what I thought and also gives me new information on identifying such things for the future - the silver/stone liveries could be very useful knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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