A British Invasion?
Cold Spring Shops has some North British diesel-hydraulic power!
Steve Karlson likes them in green. I have to say, I preferred them in the later maroon livery. Probably based on memories from early childhood, when I lived in a house overlooking the the WR main line out of Paddington (I was even born in a room overlooking the line!) At that time, the majority of 'Warships' were in maroon, with those still in the original green a minority.
A recent discussion on the Demodellers mailing list debated the relative merits of green vs. maroon on the 'Westerns'. I only ever recall them in maroon (or the later blue), and to me a green one just looks completely wrong.
Seeing a preserved 'Warship' in action on the East Lancashire Railway (in BR blue with yellow ends!) made me feel old. It's now 32 years since the last one retired from service, meaning the two survivors have been museum pieces for more than twice as long as they were in BR service.
Posted by TimHall at December 07, 2004 10:35 PM | TrackBackWait 'til the commuter trains you rode in your thirties start turning up in museums, as is the case with the Chicago and North Western set at Union Illinois! Geriatric check.
Yes, green is good, as in as-delivered Warships, and in New Haven motors too big for the British loading gauge.
Posted by: Stephen Karlson on December 8, 2004 03:09 PMI've only got a couple of years to go for that; I spent my 30s commuting in Southern Region Mk1 EMUs, mostly 4-VEPs and 4-CIGs. Those are currently being withdrawn, and will probably be gone in a year or so. At least one deserves to be preserved.
Posted by: Tim Hall on December 9, 2004 09:21 PMSadly the UK seems to have few people interested in preservation of Electric units, and even an organisation such as the NRM which you would have thought would have a more 'strategic' preservation overview seems more interested in anything that pulled the royal train...
Posted by: Martyn Read on December 10, 2004 10:09 AM