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« on: February 14, 2010, 18:17:10 »
Climbing Upton Scudamore bank between Westbury and Warminster early this afternoon. Shame practically every coach was a different colour.
Would look really special with VSOE▸ (Venice Simplon Orient Express)'s rake of Pullmans behind it, almost as good as Clan Line !
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2010, 18:19:36 »
Oooh my goodness, I'd have loved to have seen this. There wasn't anything about it in this forum's "calendar" section, was there?
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2010, 20:06:00 »
Saw her drawing into platform 1 at Paddington this afternoon complete with a blast from her unique whistle ......... annoyed that I did not take my camera with me today Cry
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2010, 19:31:13 »
its such a shame the loco looks great and dont get me wrong the coaching stock internally is well looked after however the outside of the mk 1's is quite tatty and mixed stock does let it own
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2010, 14:59:49 »
Quote from: relex109 on February 15, 2010, 19:31:13
its such a shame the loco looks great and dont get me wrong the coaching stock internally is well looked after however the outside of the mk 1's is quite tatty and mixed stock does let it own

I WILL post this one after all !
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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2010, 17:44:17 »
Quote from: moonrakerz on February 16, 2010, 14:59:49
Quote from: relex109 on February 15, 2010, 19:31:13
its such a shame the loco looks great and dont get me wrong the coaching stock internally is well looked after however the outside of the mk 1's is quite tatty and mixed stock does let it own

I WILL post this one after all !

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Ewww... that does look messy...
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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2010, 18:02:42 »
Which livery would look best if applied to the entire rake of carriages?

Surely not chocolate and cream?  Blood and custard?  BR▸ (British Rail(ways)) Maroon?  What about varnished teak?

As the name suggests, I do live on the ECML▸ (East Coast Main Line)! Cheesy
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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2010, 20:59:32 »
Chocolate and cream.  Definitely.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2010, 21:05:41 »
Southern green, known at the time as Brunswick Green I do believe, would look rather fetching if I'm honest

(then again, that's probably because to me it brings back fond memories of the rake of coaches on my Triang TT train set...)
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2010, 01:06:15 »
Dark blue with pink doors?
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2010, 05:24:35 »
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Dark blue with pink doors?

Ugh! I think I prefer the maroon myself.  It contrasts nicely with the loco, unlike the green.  Wasn't it malachite green rather than brunswick?
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2010, 13:33:30 »
Quote from: readytostart on February 17, 2010, 01:06:15
Dark blue with pink doors?
Why not have a dark blue F in a pink circle too!
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2010, 17:28:56 »
Quote from: Phil on February 16, 2010, 21:05:41
Southern green, known at the time as Brunswick Green I do believe, would look rather fetching if I'm honest

(then again, that's probably because to me it brings back fond memories of the rake of coaches on my Triang TT train set...)

The locomotives of the Great Western Railway were Brunswick Green
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2010, 18:02:05 »
So they were. I was thinking of Malachite Green.
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2010, 19:31:44 »
Quote from: readytostart on February 17, 2010, 01:06:15
Dark blue with pink doors?

Yeah, OK !
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