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Old 24th October 2010, 03:47
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Originally Posted by Kasane View Post
Now you have got me thinking - back in the times of BR blue, DMUs were blue and the main line Mk II coaches were blue and grey.

Anybody remember the discussion and dis-approval when BR started putting blue and grey on DMUs? The feeling was that blue and grey was appropriate for main line but not for the rocking and rolling of a DMU. If I remember it was the Trans-Pennines sets that first got the blue and grey.

I will look up my Railway Worlds to find out if I can find some of the discussion.
miss the old blue and grey dmu days!! only time i go back to those days is when i go upto Llangollen for the Dmu weekends.........
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