Lilac Loco

[ChrisParticipant @chris16039]

Something a little light hearted for the Northumbrian builders.

I am at the moment reading Hunter Davies biography of Geo Stephenson. Northumbrian was one of eight locos which performed for the grand opening of the Liverpool Manchester railway and was also presumably the best as Geo himself drove her and hauled among others the Duke of Wellington who was at the time a huge British hero.

As an aid to catching the right train tickets were issued to the gentry who attended this grand opening printed on various coloured card which matched the colour of the loco which would take them on the momentous journey.

The Northumbrian was LILAC. I mean for goodness sake LILAC.

How am I to explain with any conviction to club members or anyone else for that matter that I have not completed ‘Noddy’s little train’ and that it is in fact a reasonable representation of a historic loco.

What were you thinking George???

Still I could have been building Arrow. It was Pink.

Chris.

[ChrisParticipant @chris16039]

[ChrisParticipant @chris16039]

On a slightly more serious note. Do any railway historians out there know what colours the early Liverpool Manchester railway adopted. I really don’t think I can live with Lilac.

Chris.

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