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I am far from an expert, but GWR coaches with an LNER loco just doesn't sound right to me.
I know they pooled resources during the war so its possible I guess, and as always Rule 1 can apply

In my mind, some LMS 57ft staniers would been more likely have been used as a pooled resource ?

Not only possible but it happened with my dad.

So I've done a little bit of reading and apparently for a short period of time during the wartime years some GWR coaches were painted a reddish brown with an orange stripe, I found a few pictures for reference online, this could be an option as this fits into my time frame.

Cheers, Lee.

I wonder if these coaches could be a candidate for a repaint in reddish brown to represent that period in wartime as shown in the pictures from my post above

Cheers, Lee.

Take a look at this.

http://www.gwr.org.uk/liveriescoach1942.html

Every day is a school day, I stand corrected (again)
Excellent resource @walkingthedog.

I would love to see the finished repaints when you have done them @OOLee (loco and coaches),

Thank you WTD, that page was where I came across some of the pictures that I posted earlier some really good information there

Cheers, Lee.

I'll be sure to post some pics of the repaints when I eventually get around to doing them TT

Cheers, Lee.

508035 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 2:55 pm My guess would be quite probably BR Mk1 coaches in maroon livery but as I said it is only a guess

he said wartime black

I've decided that along with flying scotsman I'm going to repaint a gwr hall class into wartime black also, I've bought the pictured set of carriages to accompany the locos and they will be painted wartime reddish brown in due course

Cheers, Lee.

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