Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 18:52:37 GMT
Hi All,
Whilst I am planning to model Ealing Station in 1879, I have come up against a problem. I know the District A class 4-4-0T locos carried a light green livery then (but so did the Met at that time) but none of the published books indicate what colour all those lovely enamel MDR signs all over stations in those antique monochrome photos were back then - clearly white lettering but were they blue enamel, red enamel, or green enamel backgrounds? District literature before about 1890 all seems to be in a patriotic mix of red, white and blue - no sign of green yet then? So, my question is do we know that green was the predominant MDR livery colour back in the 1870s, and if not, when did the colour green begin to be associated with all things District?
Or is this a case of "Nobody Knows!" -....information gladly received..
Thanks, Tony (UndergroundSteam)
Whilst I am planning to model Ealing Station in 1879, I have come up against a problem. I know the District A class 4-4-0T locos carried a light green livery then (but so did the Met at that time) but none of the published books indicate what colour all those lovely enamel MDR signs all over stations in those antique monochrome photos were back then - clearly white lettering but were they blue enamel, red enamel, or green enamel backgrounds? District literature before about 1890 all seems to be in a patriotic mix of red, white and blue - no sign of green yet then? So, my question is do we know that green was the predominant MDR livery colour back in the 1870s, and if not, when did the colour green begin to be associated with all things District?
Or is this a case of "Nobody Knows!" -....information gladly received..
Thanks, Tony (UndergroundSteam)
