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Peter is building "Merlin" and wishes that the engine is finished in the experimental purple livery which was carried by four A4 engines from 1948-1950. I have been talking to the person who is going to paint the engine about sources of suitable photographic information... hence my recent post about The Transport Treasury. The need is for broadside and three-quarter rear images of any of the "Purple four"... being:-
[1] 60024;
[2] 60027;
[3] 60028;
[4] 60029.
Whilst the preference is for colour images I am interested in any black and white photos of the above engines in the period 1948-1950 (hint... tender side carried "British Railways" in full and was lined as a single panel). So to the questions:-
[1] apart from Transport Treasury, what other photographic collections are worth investigating?
[2] the Colour-Rail collection includes an image of 60028 in Purple... the rendition of this image in Backtrack (Vol 1. issue 3) and in Railway Liveries by Haresnape appears too light and too blue for the written description of the purple livery. If anyone has purchased this slide from Colour-Rail then please offer an opinion as to the reproduction in the book versus the slide.
thank you, Graham
[1] 60024;
[2] 60027;
[3] 60028;
[4] 60029.
Whilst the preference is for colour images I am interested in any black and white photos of the above engines in the period 1948-1950 (hint... tender side carried "British Railways" in full and was lined as a single panel). So to the questions:-
[1] apart from Transport Treasury, what other photographic collections are worth investigating?
[2] the Colour-Rail collection includes an image of 60028 in Purple... the rendition of this image in Backtrack (Vol 1. issue 3) and in Railway Liveries by Haresnape appears too light and too blue for the written description of the purple livery. If anyone has purchased this slide from Colour-Rail then please offer an opinion as to the reproduction in the book versus the slide.
thank you, Graham