Great Western Railway Signal Red as used for the buffer beams and between the frames on all Locomotives for the period between 1945 and 1948.
British Railways Signal Red. Used for signal arms, brakedown trains, buffer beams and between the frames.
This is the later light red used after the Second World War for ALL GWR locomotives.
This particular colour, in conjunction with P100 GWR/BR Locomotive Green and P104 Lining Orange, is the correct colour for All post war GWR and ALL BR green locomotives.
All of our British Railways colours were matched to colour panels supplied to us by the Technical Services Department at Derby when we were suppliers to British Rail in the late 1970's and early 1980's. All of our GWR colours were matched to a privately preserved set of paint panels from Swindon Works. These not only had the colours, but the dates used and the names for each colour. Our understanding is that the panels had been signed by the CME for the period.
Technical Specifications
As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.
Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.
May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.
For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).
Matt colours may require more thinning.
This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.
Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.
This Product Contains LEAD.
Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
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