Athy Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Rose Narrowboats said: . Another one we repaint for a retired professional railwayman is in GWR crimson Which G.W.R. engines or stock carried this livery? I think of them as green or black engines and chocolate-and-cream coaches. Edited April 17, 2021 by Athy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Athy said: Which G.W.R. engines or stock carried this livery? I think of them as green or black engines and chocolate-and-cream coaches. GWR coaching stock was painted crimson lake for a period early in the 20th century. The preserved Great Western railmotor is painted in it. Edited April 17, 2021 by davidg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Narrowboats Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 As were the railmotors. https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/article.php/84/93-steam-railmotor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 14/04/2021 at 21:58, matty40s said: I think the green handrails have been changed now, but yes, that's the one. I loved the green handrails. However they faded to a horrible flaky mess and nothing I could do about it. About 2 owners later they got repainted. I so loved that boat. Perfect living boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 13/04/2021 at 16:13, Ray T said: Quite a few on here have an interest in steam locomotives as well as canals. Some take it a little further: I have seen a narrowboat named "Evening Star" liveried in Brunswick green with black and orange lining, although I don't have a photo. Today at Braunston, obviously a LNER A4 fan. Anyone know of others? Pleased to see my old boat on here! We've not owned her for a few years now, and she's undergone a few changes, including the metal nameplates and a rear cover. We had a few interesting comments about the colour scheme. One from a woman on a passing boat "Golden Eagle, that's a nice name for a boat – horrible colour though...", to a dad who approached us at a lock and said that his boy reckoned that our boat was named after a steam locomotive. I was impressed and well pleased! Below is a photograph during our ownership. All the best Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I thought I didn't have any pictures of "Evening Star," but whilst looking through some previous trips came across these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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