Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway carriages:
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway carriages: |
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We have drawn up this page to list the paint and transfers required to complete your vehicle. Included are details for all the liveries likely to have been used on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway carriages 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 carriages@51l.co.uk and we will assist as far as we can.
Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1923
The upper sides were painted a deep tan shade, best described as a mustard/teak,
and the lower sides up to the window bottom level was carmine lake with white
roofs. The roof colour quickly degenerated to a soot grey colour. Ends were
dark chocolate. Droplights were baywood a very red mahogany colour. The mouldings
holding glazing were also chocolate colour. Lining was two thin lines of yellow
and red which can be represented in model terms by a single orange line.
London Midland and Scottish 1923 to 1948
Carriages were painted crimson lake. Until 1936 both the ends and sides were
painted crimson lake but from that date the ends were painted black with the
exception of driving ends of motor carriages which remained crimson lake. Detail
work on the ends, steps, pipework etc was painted black. In 1946 the LMS changed
the name to maroon. The colour had probably become slightly darker over the
years. Roofs were generally painted in the Midland style of light grey between
the rain strips and black between the rain strips and cantrail. From 1933 onwards
to outbreak of war the roof was specified to be a metallic aluminium type finish.
The roofs quickly became dirty in service and more often than not were a muddy
grey colour..
British Railways from 1948
Non corridor carriages were painted in BR standard Maroon and corridor stock
in crimson and cream (blood and custard). How many carriages were actually repainted
is off course a matter of debate.
Suggested paint and transfers for Midland Railway carriages:
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Period
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| Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1923 |
P554, P555, P556
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LYR transfer sheet
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n/a
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| London Midland and Scottish to 1934 |
P30, P35, P40
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n/a
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Sheet 1
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| London Midland and Scottish from 1934 |
P30, P 35 or P36, P41
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n/a
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Sheet 1
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| London Midland and Scottish from 1946 |
P34, P36, P40
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n/a
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Sheet 1
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| British Railways, non corridor stock |
P108, P130
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n/a
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Sheet 14
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| British Railways, corridor stock |
P116, P117, P131
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n/a
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Sheet 14
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Paint and transfers may be obtained from 
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