Re: SEC 'F' class question

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

I researched this for my article '40 years of F-class locos' (Oct.91 RNV,
still available for $4.50 to box 146 Surrey Hills).
The locos were delivered from UK in undercoat grey.
SEC ordered six locos: three for Newport (to be painted green), three for
Yallourn (to be painted aluminium).  There is no evidence of the locos ever
going to Yallourn, or being painted in the intended livery: they were
leased to VR.  The green livery is remembered, and ARHS attempted to
recreate it on the one in George Brown Park BUT there is no firm evidence
of the shade or of the trim detail.
Not all VR ones were black; there was a scarlet one for passenger shunting
at Spencer St.

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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Krel  <krel4203@netconnect.com.au> wrote in article 
> What was the paint scheme on the SEC F-class locos when delivered?
> AIUI VRs ten were painted Black with red buffer beams (nine locos and
> red with a yellow stripe (one loco). The black locos were all
> repainted red with yellow stripe. Later they werepainted Blue and
> gold.
> SEC locos MAY have been larch green. Later they (it?) were/was blue
> with yellow stripe (slightly different to VR's).
> I am particularly interested in the early history of SEC 4 which
> became F212.