Re: A few photos from 1949 and 1950 - more added occasionally.
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 5:01 pm
Despite it's name, the book "Big Four In Colour" by Pendragon Books has a few colour photos of locos in various livery combinations during the late 1940s.
Most of the photos are taken from the Colour-Rail collection, and I suspect they may have more which were not considered as good enough quality for publication at that time.
Also the RCTS have extensive archives (of numerous photographers) in their care, and prints can be viewed and purchased online. Many of these are black & white, but I'm sure they include a number of short lived livery and number variations - as you say Giner there must be a book contained in that fast changing era somewhere, but probably by someone far more committed to detailed research than I have the patience for.
I found this photo interesting. In 1946 a number of C1 Atlantics were withdrawn, but nos 3274 and 3285 were retained and installed as stationary boilers at Doncaster Works. They had massive panels added to their tenders in order to contain a large amount of coal needed for their fires. Here we see the pair on 4th June 1950. They were eventually dismantled and cut up during March 1952.
Most of the photos are taken from the Colour-Rail collection, and I suspect they may have more which were not considered as good enough quality for publication at that time.
Also the RCTS have extensive archives (of numerous photographers) in their care, and prints can be viewed and purchased online. Many of these are black & white, but I'm sure they include a number of short lived livery and number variations - as you say Giner there must be a book contained in that fast changing era somewhere, but probably by someone far more committed to detailed research than I have the patience for.
I found this photo interesting. In 1946 a number of C1 Atlantics were withdrawn, but nos 3274 and 3285 were retained and installed as stationary boilers at Doncaster Works. They had massive panels added to their tenders in order to contain a large amount of coal needed for their fires. Here we see the pair on 4th June 1950. They were eventually dismantled and cut up during March 1952.