Darjeeling metal box van liveries

JMORG · Post by **JMORG** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:31 am

Does anyone know what liveries these vans were in? I have seen one in red oxide, but I was never sure if this was correct...
If anyone can provide any pictures it would be very helpful!

Cheers

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:10 am

DHR goods wagons were redoxide.I have seen old colour film of them.

JMORG · Post by **JMORG** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:56 am

Cheers for clarifying!
Do you also know if they had lettering? I cannot find any good pictures of the wagons.

GTB · Post by **GTB** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:27 pm

JMORG:72395 wrote:Do you also know if they had lettering? I cannot find any good pictures of the wagons.

More lettering than you can point a stick at, in later years anyway....

A book on DHR wagons is listed on the Camden website and the preview displays the colour photo on the front cover and some b/w photos inside that show the lettering. At 7 quid it would seem to be worth it just for the photos.

http://www.camdenmin.co.uk/new-items-af ... -3505.html

Regards,
Graeme

DaveWatkins · Post by **DaveWatkins** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:30 pm

These vans at Tindharia a year and a half ago was painted red oxide.

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:02 pm

Don't forget the diagonal black and yellow stripes painted on the grounded bogie vans at Siliguri.

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:43 pm

Ive not seen a photo of the bogie van running with the strips on.

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:07 pm

spooner:72405 wrote:Ive not seen a photo of the bogie van running with the strips on.

I have (I think) and I'm trying to remember where I've seen it - it was a B&W picture and not in the usual places!

11thHour · Post by **11thHour** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:43 am

Here is some home movies that indicate they were red oxide in the 1940's.
Go to movie 2, colour starts about halfway through, then you just need to be patient. Not many movies for Darj freight workings.

http://karachi.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archiv ... vridi.html#

Tim

Post by **drewzero1** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:29 pm

daiki93 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:19 am
spooner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:10 am DHR goods wagons were redoxide.I have seen old colour film of them.
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That's fascinating! The red oxide on DHR goods wagons gave them a distinctive vintage look. Seeing them in old colour film must be a rare and nostalgic experience for any rail enthusiast.

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Post by **ge_rik** » Tue Jul 01, 2025 7:54 am

daiki93 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:19 am
spooner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:10 am DHR goods wagons were redoxide.I have seen old colour film of them.
kolkata fatafat
That's fascinating! The red oxide on DHR goods wagons gave them a distinctive vintage look. Seeing them in old colour film must be a rare and nostalgic experience for any rail enthusiast.

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Welcome. It's a while since we had a member from India. Looking forward to hearing more.

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