I was very pleased to see the Middleton Railway's Northern Eastern Railway Class H locomotive (later LNER Y7) at Beamish recently, but didn't like the particular shade of apple green that it carried. I'm not doubting authenticity because the precise colour did vary between works. This digital rework is based on a colour photograph of an LNER J69 taken in April 1951, during the transitional years from company to British Railways identity. Note the 'E' prefix to the former LNER number and the yellow lettering, rather than the more usual off-white or cream. It is difficult to think of a reason why a Y7 would have been so decorated, other than perhaps as a works pilot (24-Sep-12).
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