JE

P38 of 'The Heyday of the Warships' by Hugh Dady has a colour picture of a near ex works D600 in Blue FYE with black battery box

James

 

I think we have seen enough pictures to conclude the fuel tank battery box was green on delivery, but what colour they were on repaint but still in green livery or when repainted into blue livery is still not clear.

According to 'Class 50s The Large Logo Years' by Ian Horner , Vanguard received its black roof repaint in Jan 1986 and carried this style until Dec 1987 when it was repainted in revised light blue NSE livery

Regards

James

Hi

I am hoping to build a rake of the vacuum braked 13t open china clay wagons without 'hoods', which were used on the 'Clayliner' working from Cornwall to the Potteries up to 1982 before the advent of the 'Clay Tiger' PBA air braked wagons. I have a feeling these wagons were a mixed bunch of BR built and pre-nationalisation types and were possibly different from the 'clayhood' type in their dimensions, so I am not sure the available RTR models and kits for clayhoods are a suitable basis.

Does anyone know of any available kits which would suitable?

Many thanks

James Evans