Hi All,
I'm looking for livery and numbering details of GER Yeast Vans, I know that they were described in the Model Railway Constructor in Jan 1986 but I don't have a copy of this article.
Can anyone help please.
Paul R
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Re: GER Yeast Vans
See also Tatlow's Historic Carriage Drawings Volume 3 Non-Passenger Coaching Stock, Pendragon 2000, pp38-39. (Also covered in GER Society Journal 112, October 2002, but the Journal is, for copyright reasons, available to members only.)
As to numbering and livery, applicable to what period???
As to numbering and livery, applicable to what period???
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Re: GER Yeast Vans
Hi Paul,
the original livery was, body (and wheel centres), varnished teak, lettered in gold, or straw yellow and shaded below and to the right in black. Iron fittings like handrails, end steps, and lamp irons, were also black. Solebars, headstocks, and all underframe fittings below body level, were black. The roof was white together with lamp tops, ventilators, etc. After several years the varnish finish deteriorated and a teak coloured paint was applied instead. In Feb 1919, crimson lake livery was adopted for all carriage and miscellaneous stock, and lettering modified to a serifed style. The lettering (Yeast Van), was applied to the waist panels, with GER and the number, on the door panels.
Vehicles built to Dia 22 were originally numbered 13-32, then after 1896 renumbered 1813-1832. Vans built to order K32, were named Fish and Cut Flower vans and numbered 33-57, then 1833-1857. At the grouping the LNER allocated numbers to the survivors, (mainly K32 vans), in the 6166-6180 series, but only eight vans received them. They were, 6166-67 (ex GER 1836-37). 6169-70, (ex 1839-40). 6172-73 (ex 1842-43, and 6179-80, ex1850-51. All were gone by 1931.
This info is from the MRC article on Sundry vans, by John Watling.
Cheers,
Peter C.
the original livery was, body (and wheel centres), varnished teak, lettered in gold, or straw yellow and shaded below and to the right in black. Iron fittings like handrails, end steps, and lamp irons, were also black. Solebars, headstocks, and all underframe fittings below body level, were black. The roof was white together with lamp tops, ventilators, etc. After several years the varnish finish deteriorated and a teak coloured paint was applied instead. In Feb 1919, crimson lake livery was adopted for all carriage and miscellaneous stock, and lettering modified to a serifed style. The lettering (Yeast Van), was applied to the waist panels, with GER and the number, on the door panels.
Vehicles built to Dia 22 were originally numbered 13-32, then after 1896 renumbered 1813-1832. Vans built to order K32, were named Fish and Cut Flower vans and numbered 33-57, then 1833-1857. At the grouping the LNER allocated numbers to the survivors, (mainly K32 vans), in the 6166-6180 series, but only eight vans received them. They were, 6166-67 (ex GER 1836-37). 6169-70, (ex 1839-40). 6172-73 (ex 1842-43, and 6179-80, ex1850-51. All were gone by 1931.
This info is from the MRC article on Sundry vans, by John Watling.
Cheers,
Peter C.
Re: GER Yeast Vans
Many thanks for your help guys.
paul
paul