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Pink engine?!

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by City of truro fan, Nov 12, 2020.

  1. torgormaig

    torgormaig Part of the furniture Friend

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    Not sure you should put this headboard on a blue loco - punters might logically think we are all colour blind:) mini_IMG_0303 (2).JPG

    The Blue King that thinks it's a Red Dragon!

    Peter
     
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  2. Roger_C

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    I remember it well, very weird even by the standards of the time. If I remember correctly it was for a wall-paper adhesive advertisement.
     
  3. simon

    simon Resident of Nat Pres

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    1-img795.jpg Even at Barry they were turned out in Pink:
     
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  5. simon

    simon Resident of Nat Pres

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    I'm afraid I don't know the number of the loco.
     
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  6. Matt37401

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    With Lower Darwen on its buffer beam I’d say it’s more than likely.
     
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    A pink S&D 7f............
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  9. sir gilbert claughton

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    that would look better in S&DJR blue
     
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    I didn’t like it like that, Be nice to see what it’d look like in lined black ;)
     
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    Just like every other black loco, Dull!!!:Artist::Artist::Artist:

    Cheers
    Colin
     
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    44901, 48173 and 76084.
     
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    For Sir Gilbert:
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    For Matt (unlined, but at least it’s black;)):
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    Does this count? There's got to be some pink in there somewhere:

    [​IMG]
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    Ah, but is the right tartan?
     
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    A Royal Crampton?
    In tartan?
    We are not amused.

    Keith
     
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    How would this loco with its different size unpowered leading wheels be described under the Whyte notation?

    Dick
     
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    Or any other known notation?
     
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    2-2-2-0
     
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