British Railways
When the Railway Executive was formed in 1948 it trialled several liveries but settled on crimson and cream for mainline passenger stock and crimson for passenger vans and non-corridor stock (the lining on non-corridor stock being dispensed with after a few years.)
In 1956 a shade close to LMS crimson lake was adopted for all passenger stock and passenger vans except green (close to Maunsell green) for the Southern Region and chocolate (much lighter than GWR chocolate) and cream for Western Region mainline corridor principal stock.
A shade close to Brunswick was adopted for DMU’s which I found Ford laurel green a close match.
BR Gallery
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- Derby Lightweight Single Car (DMBS) to diagram515 No. M 79901
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- Gloucester Motor Parcels Van (DMLV) to Diagram-644 No. M 55989
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- Gloucester Motor Parcels Van (DMLV) to Diagram-644 No. M 55989
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- BR MkI (BRCW) Buffet Restaurant Car to Diagram D24 No. W1754
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- BR MkI (BRCW) Buffet Restaurant Car to Diagram D24 No. W1754
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- MkI (BRCW) Buffet Restaurant Car to Diagram D24 No. W1754
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- BR MkI (BRCW) Buffet Restaurant Car to Diagram D24 No. W1754
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- The interior details of the Restaurant Car
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- The interior details of the Restaurant Car
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- The interior details of the Restaurant Car
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- The interior details of the Restaurant Car
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- BR (Cravens) Motor Parcels Van class 129 to diagram D531 No. M55998. One of only three built to this diagram
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- BR MkI (Wolverton) Corridor Brake Second to diagram D181 No. S34156 shown running in early BR crimson and cream livery
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- BR(ex LNE) Thompson Corridor Brake Third to diagram D346 No. E1873E and shown running in late BR maroon livery.
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- BR Swindon Inter City DMBSO(L) to diagram 566 class 123/2 No. W52090. Scratch built
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- BR Swindon Inter City DMBSO(L) to diagram 566 class 123/2 No. W52090. Scratch built
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- BR Swindon Inter City DMBSO(L) to diagram 566 class 123/2 No. W52090. Scratch built
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- …..BR.Swindon Inter City DMSK(L) to diagram 574 class 123/1 No. W52100
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- BR Swindon Inter City DMBSO(L) to diagram 566 class 123/2 No. W52090…..Scratch built
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- BR Swindon Inter City TCK(L) to diagram 567 class 183 No. W59822. Scratch built
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- BR Swindon Inter City TCK(L) to diagram 567 class 183 No. W59822. Scratch built
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- BR Swindon Inter City DMBSO(L) to diagram 566 class 123/2. No. W52090…..Scratch built
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- BR Swindon Inter City DMBSO(L) to diagram 566 class 123/2. No. W52090…..Scratch built
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- BR (ex Southern) Bulleid Corridor Composite No. S5807S to diagram D2318
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- BR(ex LMS) Brake Third in lined BR maroon and shown running with a replacement cream droplight. An anomaly that really did happen from time to time in the 1960″s when the correct coloured droplight was not available and it would not be appropriate to keep a vehicle standing for want of the correct one. No. M 20880 M to diagram D1964
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- BR(ex LMS) Brake Third in lined BR maroon and shown running with a replacement cream droplight. An anomaly that really did happen from time to time in the 1960″s when the correct coloured droplight was not available and it would not be appropriate to keep a vehicle standing for want of the correct one. No. M 20880 M to diagram D1964
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- BR(ex LMS) Brake Third in lined BR maroon and shown running with a replacement cream droplight. An anomaly that really did happen from time to time in the 1960″s when the correct coloured droplight was not available and it would not be appropriate to keep a vehicle standing for want of the correct one. No. M 20880 M to diagram D1964
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- Derby Lightweight DMBS No. M 79017 to diagram 503
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- Derby Lightweight DMBS No. M 79017 to diagram 503
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- Derby Lightweight DTC(L) No. M 79607 to diagram 509
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- Derby Lightweight DTC(L) No. M 79607 to diagram 509
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- Derby Lightweight DMBS No. M 79017 to diagram 503
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- Derby Lightweight DMBS No. M 79017 to diagram 503
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- Derby Lightweight DMBS No. M 79017 to diagram 503
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- Derby Lightweight DTC(L) No. M 79607 to diagram 509
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- Derby Lightweight DMBS No. M 79017 to diagram 503
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- Derby Lightweight DTC(L) No. M 79607 to diagram 509
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- BR MkI Full Brake to diagram 711 No. M 81204
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- Derby Lightweight Single Car (DMBS) to diagram515 No. M 79901
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- Derby Lightweight Single Car (DMBS) to diagram515 No. M 79901
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Second Diagram D146 No. M25449
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Second Diagram D146 No. M25449
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Second Diagram D146 No. M25449
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Second Diagram D146 No. M25449
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Second Diagram D146 No. M25449
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- BR (Doncaster) Open First Diagram D73 No. M3045
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- BR (Doncaster) Open First Diagram D73 No. M3045
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- BR (Doncaster) Open First Diagram D73 No. M3045
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- BR (Derby) Non-corridor Second Diagram D326 No. E46107
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- BR (Derby) Non-corridor Second Diagram D326 No. E46107
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Brake Second Diagram D181 No. S34156
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Brake Second Diagram D181 No. S34156
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Brake Second Diagram D181 No. S34156 (this vehicle carries a permanent tail lamp powered by a fibre optic from one of the compartment LEDs
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- BR (Wolverton) Corridor Brake Second Diagram D181 No. S34156
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Pullman Kitchen Second Car No. 332
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Pullman Kitchen Second Car No. 332
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Pullman Kitchen Second Car No. 332
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Pullman Kitchen Second Car No. 332
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Kitchen First Schedule number 315 Heron
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Kitchen First Schedule number 315 Heron
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- BR (Metro Cammell) Kitchen First Schedule number 315 Heron
