Hi,
Anybody know off the top of their head, the answer to the above, please? I'm building a layout, based on the year of my birth. Grateful, in advance, for any help, please.
Kind regards,
Mark
Addendum - The reason I ask, is, that when first rebuilt, BR ordered replacement black nameplates for the locos. However, over the course of time, like many things, with these locomotives, they started being changed back to red and they weren't all done at the same time. The fact that Hornby supply it with black plates, doesn't mean anything, other than it carried a black nameplate, at some point. I've seen a couple of B&W photos of the loco in 1965, and it's fitted with red plates, easy to tell, even though the photos are monochrome. I've also seen a photo of the loco, in the condition depicted by Hornby, with black nameplates and late crest, dated 1959.