Above: All of the Swindon-built ‘Warships’ – and most of those from North British – entered traffic in ‘Standard’ BR green relieved by an off-white stripe along the bodyside and GWR-style red route disc applied below the number. Having recently entered traffic, D829 Magpie is seen at Truro in May 1961.
COLOUR RAIL
The Swindon-built ‘Warships’ (Class 42) and their North British lookalikes (Class 43) are perhaps one of the most challenging of any class of BR diesels when it comes to getting the livery correct, with countless small but important variations across the fleet.