A fascinating but much overlooked era for the modern traction enthusiast is the changeover era from the old British Railways green and maroon to the corporate image Rail Blue of the new British Rail which stretched from the mid 1960s to the very early 1980s.
A fascinating era for modern traction is the changeover from the old British Railways green and maroon to Rail Blue of the new British Rail. This book aims to portray the varied livery styles of the times worn by the BR locos. It illustrates every major change of the green to blue period, including many little known and surprising combinations.