Caledonian Railway wagons:
Caledonian Railway wagons: |
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We have drawn up this page to list the paint and transfers required to complete your wagon. We have included details for all the liveries likely to have been used on Caledonian wagons during their life time. (Details of life span for a particular model is to be found on the product pages.) If you would like any additional information please email wagons@51l.co.uk and we will assist as far as we can.
Caledonian Railway to 1923
Wagon body colour brick red, roofs probably white when new quickly degenerating
to a grey colour, with black iron work and white lettering.
London Midland and Scottish 1923 to 1948
Up to 1937 grey, black iron work beneath the solebar with white lettering.
From 1937 body colour was bauxite, black iron work beneath the solebar with
white lettering. The size of the lettering was reduced as an economy measure
during the Second World War.
British Railways from 1948
Many unfitted wagons bare timber or painted grey, lettering white on a black
patch. No body iron work was painted black. Fitted stock bauxite with solebars
often black, roofs dark grey; white lettering.
Suggested paint and transfers for Caledonian railway wagons:
|
Period
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Caledonian Railway Association |
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| Caledonian Railway |
P436
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Goods sheet
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Sheet 20
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4558**
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| London Midland and Scottish to 1937 |
P38
|
n/a
|
Sheet 11
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Sheet 4701, 4706
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| London Midland and Scottish from 1937 |
P39
|
n/a
|
Sheet 11
|
Sheet 4701
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| British Railways unfitted stock |
n/a
|
n/a
|
Sheet 25, 26
|
n/a
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| British Railways fitted stock |
P127
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n/a
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Sheet 25, 26
|
n/a
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Notes:** Not available yet (July 2003)
Paint and transfers may be obtained from 
along with many other products of interest to the 4mm modeller working in OO,
EM or P4 for details click
here . Transfers from the Caledonian
Railway Association are available to non members at exhibitions. The association
attends the principal Scottish shows. Please mention 51L when contacting the
Caledonian Railway Association.
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