Midland Railway wagons:

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We have drawn up this page to list the paint and transfers required to complete your wagon. Included are details for all the liveries likely to have been used on Midland 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.

Midland Railway to 1923
Wagon body colour and body iron work grey, roofs a grey colour, with black iron work beneath the solebar and white lettering. Service vehicles were dark red. Some fitted fish and meat vans were crimson lake lined and lettered in yellow. (Note a darker grey shade was used for a period after 1918.)

London Midland and Scottish 1923 to 1948
Up to 1937 light 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 Midland Railway wagons:

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 .

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