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Vale of Rheidol Brake Van

Post by JMORG » Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:13 pm

Hi all,
Just bought myself a VoR 1930's van (I've always fancied it!)
Just wondering what colour it would be in the 1930's when the GWR owned the line (using Google tends to bring up the Welsh Highland example of all over brown)?
I will hopefully build this up quickly as I am also currently building Ffestiniog Van 6 from Brandbright (the quarrymans conversion) for a friend of ours! :)
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Re: Vale of Rheidol Brake Van

Post by GTB » Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:06 am

JMORG:103137 wrote: Just wondering what colour it would be in the 1930's when the GWR owned the line (using Google tends to bring up the Welsh Highland example of all over brown)?
There's a photo in one of Boyd's books and another in Johnson's book, both showing the original body type in a two tone scheme with what looks like the GWR coat of arms on the side. Presumably it is painted GWR chocolate and cream. Boyd's caption dates the photo to '35 and the van looks a bit bedraggled.

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Post by Marquis DeCarabas » Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:06 pm

'new' vans - never in chocolate and cream.
'old' vans - yes.
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Post by JMORG » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:23 am

Ahhh, so the new van was in plain brown?
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Post by Marquis DeCarabas » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:06 pm

JMORG:103210 wrote:Ahhh, so the new van was in plain brown?
Yes, and then followed the carriages as they were repainted.
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