Sad decay

[Junctionmad]

I know , its the march of time , but its kind of sad to see this

 

 

And here it is in pristine times ( c ) Ernies railway archive

[jhb171achill]

Where be that?

[Junctionmad]

that be claremorris

 

how the chimney pot got bent over, Id love to hear that story !

[Broithe]

how the chimney pot got bent over, Id love to hear that story !

 

Jackdaws getting fatter?

[Junctionmad]

can anyone fill me in on the corporate colours on stations from 1970 onwards.???

[jhb171achill]

During the late 60s, 70s, and into the 80s CIE had shades of grey, black and white almost universally. Mostly grey! Early 90s was a garish blue, often with red, which looked ghastly on traditional architecture.

[Junctionmad]

when did the green arrive

[jhb171achill]

If you mean the original green (and cream), junctionmad, this dated from GSR days, and therefore was first seen about 1925/6.

 

This was the absolute standard not just on the GSR, but the GSWR before it for a whole, and the NCC and UTA also had green paint schemes. The last CIE green stations would have been repainted grey in the late 1960s.

 

If you mean the more recent green, similar DART shade, I'm not certain as I've been a bit lax recording dates of some of the most recent livery developments. If you mean the more recent DARK green, again I'm not totally certain! Early 2000s I'd think.