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28ten
Guv'nor
Hydraulic picture collection
in an ideal world I would have all the liveries, but I will have to settle for Maroon and Blue
Jordan said:Well i for one think Westerns were one of those locos that could look good in almost any livery...
(although maybe not some of the sillier modern ones... :?
in an ideal world I would have all the liveries, but I will have to settle for Maroon and Blue
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
Hydraulic picture collection
in an ideal world I would have all the liveries, but I will have to settle for Maroon and Blue[/quote:ld4xbpqr]
I think they look best in blue or maroon with full yellow ends, the full yellow ends suit the shape of a Western better IMO
28ten said:[quote=""Jordan"":ld4xbpqr]Well i for one think Westerns were one of those locos that could look good in almost any livery...
(although maybe not some of the sillier modern ones... :?
in an ideal world I would have all the liveries, but I will have to settle for Maroon and Blue[/quote:ld4xbpqr]
I think they look best in blue or maroon with full yellow ends, the full yellow ends suit the shape of a Western better IMO
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downendian
Guest
Hydraulic picture collection
Gents
Another recently released batch of early 1970s Hydraulic pics- just spent a very nice nostalgic hour going through them
http://paultownsend.fotopic.net/c1697559_1.html
Aahh the 1C63 Padd-Cardiff was always one I waited for.
Neil
Gents
Another recently released batch of early 1970s Hydraulic pics- just spent a very nice nostalgic hour going through them
http://paultownsend.fotopic.net/c1697559_1.html
Aahh the 1C63 Padd-Cardiff was always one I waited for.
Neil
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
Hydraulic picture collection
Yes they are already in my bulging 'My Pictures' files :laugh:
Phill :wave:
Yes they are already in my bulging 'My Pictures' files :laugh:
Phill :wave:
marsa69
Western Thunderer
Hydraulic picture collection
Theres a beautiful pic of Western Champion on page 16 of this weeks Railway Herald
http://www.railwayherald.com/Issue223HIGH.pdf
Just for all you hydraulic nutters
Theres a beautiful pic of Western Champion on page 16 of this weeks Railway Herald
http://www.railwayherald.com/Issue223HIGH.pdf
Just for all you hydraulic nutters
28ten
Guv'nor
Green Hydraulics
There is a nice set of photos here http://www.rail-online.co.uk/gallery.aspx?id=77f7eb7b-900d-45ec-99b8-006a17a6506d you do have to purchase for full size images but the cost is quite reasonable and when you join you get one free image.
Its well worth looking round the site as there are some useful pictures.
There is a nice set of photos here http://www.rail-online.co.uk/gallery.aspx?id=77f7eb7b-900d-45ec-99b8-006a17a6506d you do have to purchase for full size images but the cost is quite reasonable and when you join you get one free image.
Its well worth looking round the site as there are some useful pictures.
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Green Hydraulics
I have already joined them Cynric. But as yet i hav'nt bought any images
Some cracking shots though 
I have already joined them Cynric. But as yet i hav'nt bought any images
Some cracking shots though
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Brinkly
Guest
Green Hydraulics
Ah Hudraulics in the proper colour! As the good GWR intended!
Regards,
Nick
Ah Hudraulics in the proper colour! As the good GWR intended!
Regards,
Nick
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Green Hydraulics
What has proved mildly puzzling for me (apart from the long term effects of Johnson's Klear on 4mm ballast), is why the W.R. didn't appear to contemplate painting any Hymeks maroon. I think that the maroon livery really suited the Westerns and the Warships, it would have been intriguing to see a Hymek similarly painted, albeit I do agree that the two-tone green with SYP really suited them.
What has proved mildly puzzling for me (apart from the long term effects of Johnson's Klear on 4mm ballast), is why the W.R. didn't appear to contemplate painting any Hymeks maroon. I think that the maroon livery really suited the Westerns and the Warships, it would have been intriguing to see a Hymek similarly painted, albeit I do agree that the two-tone green with SYP really suited them.
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
Green Hydraulics
:lol: )
Funny isn't it..? Until you posted that it was something that had never ever crossed my mind... What a superb question- why didn't they do any maroon Hymeks..?!? :scratch: :shock: (unless they tried it one drunken Friday night hidden away in the back of Swindon Works and didn't like it once they'd sobered up...Captain Kernow said:
:lol: )
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Green Hydraulics
Given that someone was brave enough to paint a Hymek in 'Dutch' civil engineers livery a few years back (I hope my memory isn't deceiving me!), I wonder if one of the current owners would be prepared to take the plunge? Maroon with SYP might be rather fetching! D7018 perhaps??!!Jordan said:
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Brinkly
Guest
Green Hydraulics
Well that would make sense, although the autocoaches were painted in Crimson and Cream, when they were ment to be plain crimson!
28ten said:
Well that would make sense, although the autocoaches were painted in Crimson and Cream, when they were ment to be plain crimson!
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
Green Hydraulics
Well they got it right eventually & painted em all Blue
Phill
Well they got it right eventually & painted em all Blue
Phill
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Brinkly
Guest
Green Hydraulics
Nah Greens better!
Phill Dyson said:Well they got it right eventually & painted em all Blue
Phill
Nah Greens better!
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Green Hydraulics
Phill was right BLUE all the way plus if green was best surely they would have kept that livery and not painted them BLUE :lol:
Phill was right BLUE all the way
plus if green was best surely they would have kept that livery and not painted them BLUE :lol:
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Brinkly
Guest
Green Hydraulics
Well nothing lasts forever does it! Although I will say that the old BR Blue livery is much better than modern day rubish! Bar the 1996-1998 Great Western Trains Livery!
lancer1027 said:Phill was right BLUE all the way
Well nothing lasts forever does it! Although I will say that the old BR Blue livery is much better than modern day rubish! Bar the 1996-1998 Great Western Trains Livery!