Early Vs Late ???

[Meg Merrilies]

Tried a search within the forum here but couldn't seem to find what I was looking for. Just wondering about the time scale covered by the change from the early BR totem to the late totem. I imagine it would have taken a fair amount of time to have changed all of BR's locos (or in most cases, their tenders.)
I've been making a bit of a collection of Haymarket locos in 00 gauge (as well a St. Margaret's and Dalry Road) and they are a mix of both early and late.
My association with these engines was from around 1956 until around 1961 (when I were a lad) so I'm assuming that I would have witnessed them with both early and late emblems on their tenders or tanks ?

[JASd17]

Mid 1956 seems the date the new emblem was adopted.

Many express locos would have changed late 1956 to 1958, or beyond in some cases - dated photo evidence for your favourite locos is the only way to be sure.

The more humble types would have taken much longer, or been withdrawn before any change.

John

[strang steel]

Yes, there is a video clip somewhere of a standard 2-6-2T on a railtour in 1966 and still having the pre-1956 crest.

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

That could have been the KWVR's 41241, withdrawn in 1967 still carrying the early crest.

I can only echo JASd17's comments here - photos are your friend. Some goods engines were being turned out as late as 1958 with early crests presumably to use up transfer stocks?

[Meg Merrilies]

Thanks for your replies, guys.

That was what I suspected . . . or at least hoped for. Now I can get them in my display cabinet or run them in the loft as a mix of "earlies" and "lates" and not 'worry' about it !!!