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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mhurley87f Simon, Can I ask what colour you intend repainting the ALCO? I can recall seeing them during the 15 months between July, 1969, and September, 1970, that I spent at BSC Port Talbot (in my "Sandwich Year" out of University), at that time they were in British Steel Corporation's blue house colour. The pre 1967 nationalisation Steel Company of Wales, on the other hand, painted locos in a dark red not unlike EWS's present red, with the usual wasp markings to aid visibility. Any clues?? Martin [/quote] Martin, Do you have any photos from your time at Port Talbot? We have B&W pics of 804 as delivered at Schenectady in US RR pre modified condition. I always wandered when they were painted BSC Blue. I have a pic of oneof the BSC S1's in blue in 1965 (if the caption is right) but I've never seen a pic of them with wasp stripes in red either. If you have ANY info on the Port Talbot S1's that would help us, please pass it on to Simon. We'd love to meet you on one of the meeting days if you can make it. Cheers Michael Ratledge Co-founder and Chairman UK ALCo Group
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