>As has also been said, SRV only ever intended to run it in black and as
>658 for a short period, the to revert to Canadian Red, and 639. This
>was made plentifully clear to members all the way through.
I spoke to a number of SRV members, none of whom seemed to intimate
that #658 was a short-term project, and that a return to #639 was
planned. Even an ex-Board member on this newsgroup seems a little
hazy on the future plans for 639/658.
Anyway, the original question was why it was see-sawing b/w 658 and
639, seemingly from trip to trip (well, not quite!). I suppose with
only one D3 in service, the legal/insurance issues of accurate
identification don't come into play (unlike our cars where we can't
decide to put the personalised plates on for the weekend <g!>).
> Perhaps if more were to join, more would be better informed.
Perhaps if more were better informed, more would be motivated to join!
<g,d&r>
BTW, was 639 Canadian Red while in service? I've just been told that
even in its role as Commissioners' engine (until supplanted by Y175),
it was black with polished/chromed number plates. My source thought
that it was red last in the 1920's. Do you know the real story?
Regards
Yuri