I think it would look great in LNER or GWR livery Sandie. Not too sure if these lines ever ran this class, but the liveries in question would look really smart on this new 'un !
I voted yes for the poll by the way, but only 'cos I think it should have some sort of livery, it would be criminal to keep it in gey primer for ever !
Hi Ken, thanks for your reply. The A1 Peppercorn class never saw service on GWR Metals, and it is nothing like a GWR loco.
Perhaps British Railways Lined Black with the later B.R. Totem on the tender, may look good though?
The reason why I put up the poll is because as none of these loco's survived into Preservation, I just thought that as she is a Brand New Loco, and not a re-build or restoration, then she should carry a different livery.
Why not leave her in Grey and Black, but, of course, not primer, but top coat?
With a triumphant blast of steam and to the applause of delighted train buffs the first mainline steam loco built in Britain for nearly 50 years pulls into London yesterday.
The apple-green Tornado funded by £3million of donations from enthusiasts pulled the Talisman train into Platform 1 at Kings Cross after a six-hour, 250-mile journey from Doncaster.
WOW think it looks great,what a wonderful train,is it going to be in normal service? or special runs around the country? I hvae not done the poll Sandie,because I am not sure, as it was private funds it should have it's own livery _________________
The livery question is a bit debatable, actually Joan, as you say it's a brand new loco, and of course it really shouldn't be painted in British Railways livery.
I thought it looked really good in grey and black, if the grey had been gloss.
Mind you, it does look good now, and it's a credit to the guys who built her. Just think, they started from scratch, most parts and components were built here in Britain. Only the boiler was built elsewhere, in Germany to be precise.
Yes, Joan, she will be in regular Main Line use now, well, not of course on scheduled services, but on Chartered Specials.
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