Re: 520 or 621

[ranger@camtech.net.au (bob green)]

The various colours of the 520s are described in the book "520" by
Doug Colquhoun, Ron Stewein and Adrian Thomas.

520, 521 and 522 were originally all painted hawthorn green with cream
lining whilst the others were black with silver.

The SAR and SteamRanger returned 520 to service in May 72 painted
black and silver, but when subsequently repainted, most recently in 78
following an extensive rebuild of the tender, the colour was returned
to the "as built" hawthorn green.  Stewein believes the present colour
is trhe same as originally used, but I was not around then so others
might like to comment.

Bob Green



Neil Waller <nwaller@dehaa.sa.gov.au> wrote:

>Chester wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, 05 Mar 1999 10:14:12 GMT, chester@chariot.net.au (Chester)
>> wrote:
>> 
>> snip
>> >Would I be right in assuming that SteamRanger has no steam locomotives
>> >currently in opperating conditon?
>> >Because (I hope this information is correct),
>> >520- needs its tender under fraime rebuilt due to corrosion and will
>> >not be running in 1999.
>> >621- requires repairs or replacement of a number of parts like piston
>> >rods and superheater,which will take time and money.
>> >F251- Boiler Problems (leaks), will miss Easter Cockle Train runnings.
>> >RX207- In the process of being rebuilt, progressing well but in
>> >pieces.
>> 
>> SNIP (not needed)
>> 
>
>> I hope some one can answer this question, what colours have been
>> carried by 520 other than the current colours of green and yellow and
>> have any of the other 520 class locomotives carred any other colours
>> or liveries.
>
>
>They were black in service with the SAR.
>
>There may have been some red and / or silver lining, but your basic black was
>the colour.
>
>This was the colour of steam on the SAR - the 500s had a silver smokebox front,
>and the 400 class garratts had a tinge of green in the black.
>
>A couple of the 620s came out in green (not the green of SteamRanger) but became
>black after a few years.
>
>The buffer beam was red.
>
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