Re: A Green X47

Yuri J Sos/Melbourne AUS (steam4me@enternet.com.au)
Tue, 08 Jun 1999 13:20:30 GMT

On Tue, 08 Jun 1999 17:20:12 +1000, you wrote, and I selectively
quote:

>I finally spotted X47 passing through Brooklyn at 1445 today (60
>late).
>At the moment the loco is green all over, with only the X47 number
>plates and white handrails providing any colour relief. The "Forest
>Green" looks actually like a "Mid Brunswick Green" seen on many
>Victorian terrace houses in Melbourne (not the dark Brunswick Green).

I've scanned a couple of photos of FV's newly outshopped DOOMed X47,
showing the base colour and the cab changes. The photos were a bit of
a challenge as the loco was 100% backlit, but the colour can be
ascertained from a going away shot.

Browse to

http://people.enternet.com.au/~steam4me/fv_01.htm

Regards

Yuri

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