Great Central Railway wagons:
Great Central 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 Highland 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.
Great Central Railway to 1923
Wagon body colour medium grey, roofs probably white when new quickly degenerating
to a grey colour, with white lettering. Gunpowder vans were a bright red colour.
London and North Eastern Railway 1923 to 1948
Unfitted stock grey, black iron work beneath the solebar with white lettering.
Fitted stock red oxide with black iron work beneath the solebar.
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 Highland Railway wagons:
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Period
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| Great Central Railway wagons |
P606
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n/a
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n/a
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| Great Central Railway gunpowder vans |
P993
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n/a
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n/a
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| London and North Eastern Railway, unfitted stock |
P66
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Sheet 11
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Sheet 4702, 4707
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| London and North Eastern Railway, service stock |
P70
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Sheet 11
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Sheet 4702, 4707
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| London and North Eastern Railway, fitted stock |
P67
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Sheet 11
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n/a
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| British Railways unfitted stock |
(P126)
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Sheet 25, 26
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n/a
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| British Railways fitted stock |
P127
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Sheet 25, 26
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n/a
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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
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