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86217Comet 28th March 2013 02:39

Best BR first generation diesel and electric loco liveries
 
What are your favourite liveries for first generation British Rail diesel & electric locos in the 1960s, 70s and 80s?
1. green
2. electric blue
3. western region class 52s & Warships (various liveries)
4. standard rail blue
5. large-logo rail blue

wyvern 28th March 2013 10:38

No doubt about it - green

With speed whiskers for the DMUs

locojoe 28th March 2013 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86217Comet (Post 75495)
What are your favourite liveries for first generation British Rail diesel & electric locos in the 1960s, 70s and 80s?
1. green
2. electric blue
3. western region class 52s & Warships (various liveries)
4. standard rail blue
5. large-logo rail blue


Blue same as my Avatar.

Tony 28th March 2013 17:59

Two tone green and green and cream as on the early diesels. I always though that the blue period was very dreary, almost as bad as the last two years of steam !

ianrail 28th March 2013 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony (Post 75507)
Two tone green and green and cream as on the early diesels. I always though that the blue period was very dreary, almost as bad as the last two years of steam !

I agree. Compare for example how a brand-new "Peak" class locomotive looked in its green livery with a light coloured stripe and the later deadly-dull all over blue.

Madcaravanner 28th March 2013 19:00

For me

It's got to be Two Tone Green without yellow panels - obviously late logo period (Ferret and wheel totem) for the 60's

but I can remember seeing this BIG Green loco with stripes (I was around 4) and it had a name Scafell Pike and I fell in love with the class 44's at Chesterfield it was on it's way from Derby North (? Naming Ceremony at Carlisle which fits the time of year but can't remember exact date)

DSY011 28th March 2013 19:56

It has to be green for me.

Silver Fox Phil 28th March 2013 20:54

Two tone green for me too, both on the 47's and Deltics
Cheers phil

saxokid 29th March 2013 02:26

Mine have to be
1.Large logo BR blue
2.subsector two tone grey
3.EWS
4.DRS.....

mks 29th March 2013 10:33

Electric Blue for me!


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