Great Western Railway
The debates and arguments continue, and probably always will, with regard to the precise shades of chocolate and cream the GWR used for its passenger stock.
Although I have used shades that my clients request for my own stock I favoured a darker shade of chocolate as depicted in the HMRS GWR colour card 1881 to 1948.
As for the cream I prefer Ford Sahara Beige as the nearest match. Whatever is said there is no doubt that weathering did bleach the colours over time.
I also had to consider the finished vehicles being viewed in natural daylight or indoors under artificial light which can affect colour perception.
GWR Gallery
- GWR Corridor First to diagram A7 No.8320
- GWR Corridor Brake Third to diagram D95
- GWR Dreadnought Composite Dining Car to Diagram H8
- GWR Inspection Saloon to diagram Q4
- GWR Inspection Saloon to diagram Q4
- GWR Clerestory Third to diagram C19 No. 1341
- GWR Clerestory Third to diagram C19 No. 1341
- GWR Clerestory Third to diagram C19 No. 1341
- GWR Clerestory Third to diagram C19 No. 1341
- GWR Clerestory Third to diagram C19 No. 1341
- GWR Toplight Brake Third to diagram D52 No. 3567
- GWR Toplight Corridor third No. 3994 to diagram C38
- GWR Toplight Corridor third No. 3994 to diagram C38
- GWR Toplight Corridor third No. 3994 to diagram C38
- GWR Toplight Corridor third No. 3994 to diagram C38
- Interior of H29
- Interior of H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Restaurant Composite in post war livery No. 9575 to diagram H29
- GWR 70ft Concertina Composite No. 7683 to diagram E81
- GWR Full Brake No. 3 to diagram K40
- Roof detailing showing gas piping
- GWR Corridor Brake Third to diagram D30 No. 2085
- GWR Open Third to diagram C18 No. 2840
- GWR Open Third to diagram C18 No. 2840
- GWR Corridor Brake Third to diagram D30 No. 2086
- GWR Corridor Brake Third to diagram D30 No. 2085
- GWR Corridor Brake Third Diagram D121 No. 4068
- GWR Corridor Brake Third Diagram D121 No. 4068
- GWR Corridor Brake Third Diagram D121 No. 4068
- GWR Corridor Brake Third Diagram D121 No. 4068
- GWR Corridor Brake Third Diagram D121 No. 4068
- GWR Corridor Brake Third Diagram D121 No. 4068
- GWR 70 ft. Toplight Brake Third Diagram D57 No. 3761
- GWR 70 ft. Toplight Brake Third Diagram D57 No. 3761
- GWR 70 ft. Toplight Brake Third Diagram D57 No. 3761
- GWR 70 ft. Toplight Brake Third Diagram D57 No. 3761
- GWR 70 ft. Toplight Brake Third Diagram D57 No. 3761