Darjeeling Coaches

[casey jones snr]

Other than the splendid blue, what other colours were the Darjeeling coaches painted in?nphone:

 

[robsmorgan]

Other than the splendid blue, what other colours were the Darjeeling coaches painted in?nphone:

Probably not too helpful, but I did record the BBC4 series of progs on the Indian Railways recently - If you don't get any joy, I could 'grab' some stills and post them for you.
e.g.

Regards
Rob

 

[casey jones snr]

Those coaches look blue and white to me. Were any Darjeeling coaches painted in green?

 

[robsmorgan]

Those coaches look blue and white to me. Were any Darjeeling coaches painted in green?

Now look yer Casey! you don't frighten me implying I'm colour blind.......
I only used a previously grabbed frame as an example of quality - can't say which episode I took that from, but there was an episode on the DR.....

Regards
Rob

 

[casey jones snr]

Thanks Rob.
Problem is we saw the Roundhouse Darjeeling Locomotive in a lovely green. The CFR would like one, but we think it would look odd in front of blue or blue and white coaches.

 

[robsmorgan]

Thanks Rob.
Problem is we saw the Roundhouse Darjeeling Locomotive in a lovely green. The CFR would like one, but we think it would look odd in front of blue or blue and white coaches.

I will happily look out the episode and report back soon (as to the colours) but I guess you might not be quite as much into weathering as I am.... and the stock in the progs was pretty 'weathered'

Rob

 

[casey jones snr]

I actually like weathering. I generally let nature take its course but I do weather all of my modern stock. :Looser:

 

[Granitechops]

Dont know about green, but Ip eng website shows models in white /choc & a bit of red thrown in, how authentic it is I dont know.

http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page85.html

I have a vague idea in the back of my mind of seeing some darj stock in crimson? but no idea where

 

[KeithT]

Dont know about green, but Ip eng website shows models in white /choc & a bit of red thrown in, how authentic it is I dont know.

http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page85.html

I have a vague idea in the back of my mind of seeing some darj stock in crimson? but no idea where

Yes I saw those.
I had always assumed that DR stock was all blue.
It is poss' that I still have a recording from the BBC prog'. I will check.

 

[KeithT]

Dont know about green, but Ip eng website shows models in white /choc & a bit of red thrown in, how authentic it is I dont know.

http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page85.html

I have a vague idea in the back of my mind of seeing some darj stock in crimson? but no idea where

Yes I saw those.
I had always assumed that DR stock was all blue.
It is poss' that I still have a recording from the BBC prog'. I will check.

Sorry the only one I still have is the Kalka-Shimla Rly.

 

[brianthesnail96]

I'm sure the stock was red and off white for a while? The green loco livery was from a long time ago and I've no idea what livery the stock was in at that time.

 

[robsmorgan]

Well here you are - captured from the BBC FOUR film shown earlier this year...

 

[robsmorgan]

And a few more.....

 

[vasim]

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[West is Best]

What Paul is asking, What era is this colour scheme and would you put blue and white coaches or

Chocolate and white coaches with it?

 

[casey jones snr]

Nigel. That is one beautiful picture of the Darjeeling Locomotive. I like the F unit too:wave:

 

[Dtsteam]

The brandbright website shows some wooden coach models - scroll down to the panelled bogie coach in brown and white - although I can't offer confirmation of the livery.
http://www.brandbright.co.uk/darjcoach.htm

I understand that Terry Martin (mentioned above) passed away this year, sadly before volume 2 was released.

 

[Dtsteam]

I've just checked...
there is a brief note in Heritage Railway issue 137.

 

[stevedenver]

while not too educated on old Darjeeling- i did look up some info a while ago- 

i believe the green engine livery would coincide with brown and creme coaches
i was interested because i saw another makers version of the Darjeeling model in the dark green -which i really liked-so i was trying to determine the same info 

btw
that is the most beautiful roundhouse ive ever seen on the darjeeling model -elegant striping

again very rough- i looked this stuff up about 2-3 years ago when i thought id be buying a darjeeling - 

-but i believe the green was circa 1930's and earlier

- i recall seeing some older b and w photos of this era, the engine and cars on a tight loop on a high berm and it appeaed to be the dark green 

 

[MRail]

Here's one to confuse the issue!
The owner likes the colour.