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Old 22nd September 2009, 08:06
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Originally Posted by klordger1900 View Post
Most of those blues seemd to fade quite quickly - they are not 2-pack like the blues on cars so any new paint job will stand out brilliantly for a few of months/year before signs of weathering set in. Having said that I do recall the pale blue/white lines which didnt give the impression of a modern diesel blue (more man.city than chelsea I suppose?)
You've probably got it right. When the new "British Railways" were started, express locomotives were painted blue. Unfortunately after a while it looked terrible. It could not be matched, and when faded and touched up paint were together it looked awful.
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