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Re: UK Lego Train fans - Lets Get Serious
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Tue, 5 Dec 2000 22:52:45 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieniazek writes:
Grey is a handsome color, but I haven't seen a UK train livery that uses
lots of grey. Of course my experience is limited.

There are many grey locomotive liveries but no coaches that I can think of.
I think the current train packs are ideal for old blue/grey Intercity
liveried coaches.

Doesn't GWER(??) have a dark blue with yellow trim "shovelnose" articulated?
I think I have a pic somewhere that i got at Clapham Junction. LEGO blue is too light for a precise model but it might be neat.

GNER - you were close enough.  LEGO Blue is way too light but it'll have to
do, I do have a dark blue LEGO brick from a Color Line Truck which is the
correct colour - a freak brick.  GNER livery is completely blue with a
orange stripe under the windows, the locomotives and Driving Van Trailers
have yellow fronts for safety reasons.

Carbon 60



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  Re: UK Lego Train fans - Lets Get Serious
 
(...) ML is MetroLiner which uses grey doors and windows (although the doors are red/white/blue striped, with stickers), as Huw refers to above. Grey is a handsome color, but I haven't seen a UK train livery that uses lots of grey. Of course my (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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