North Staffordshire Railway wagons and non passenger coaching stock:
North Staffordshire Railway wagons and non passenger coaching stock: |
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This page lists the paint and transfers required to complete your wagon. We have included details for all the liveries likely to have been used on North Staffordshire wagons during their life time. (Details of life span for a particular model may 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.
North Staffordshire to 1923
Wagon body colour purplish red oxide including body iron work except corner
plates, solebars and headstocks black; white lettering. The Staffordshire Knot
should be the width of an individual plank, ie it should not go over two or
more planks. (The shade of the red oxide colour has been variously described
from brick red like the Highland or Caledonian Railway to a purplish red oxide.)
Non passenger coaching stock was painted plain ie unlined Madder Lake with either gold or yellow lined red lettering.
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.
Non passenger coaching stock was painted in Crimson Lake and lined in yellow.
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.
Non passemger coaching stock was painted in Maroon.
Suggested paint and transfers for North Staffordshire Railway wagons:
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Period |
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| North Staffordshire Railway |
P980*
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D4019
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Sheet 20
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n/a
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| London Midland and Scottish to 1937 |
P38
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n/a
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Sheet 11
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Sheet 4701, 4706
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| London Midland and Scottish from 1937 |
P39
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n/a
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Sheet 11
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Sheet 4701
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| British Railways unfitted stock |
n/a
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n/a
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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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n/a
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Sheet 25, 26
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n/a
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Notes:* Nearest available colour add some blue to get a purplish red oxide
colour
Suggested paint and transfers for North Staffordshire Railway non passenger
coaching stock:
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Period |
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| North Staffordshire Railway |
P855
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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| London Midland and Scottish to 1937 |
P30
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n/a
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Sheet 1
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Sheet 4701, 4706
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| British Railways fitted stock |
P108
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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