I’m not sure if 1458 ever got the late crest. I saw it at Wrexham Central in 1961 in fully lined green livery with the early crest.
I have seen a number of subsequent photographs of it including, on the Chalford auto trains and it seems to have retained the early crest until withdrawal.
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I’m not sure if 1458 ever got the late crest. I saw it at Wrexham Central in 1961 in fully lined green livery with the early crest.
I have seen a number of subsequent photographs of it including, on the Chalford auto trains and it seems to have retained the early crest until withdrawal.