Railway Liveries Guide

References

• Hattons Guide to British Railways Liveries and Operators
• Liveries of Pre-Grouping Railways – Lightmoor Press
• National Railway Museum Liveries Guidance
• Ian Rathbone Painting Guide

Big four (1923–1948)

Swatch		Hex Code	Company
Chrome Green:		004400	Great Western Railway
Chocolate		8f691e	Great Western Railway
Crimson		af1e2d	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Apple Green		99cc67	London and North Eastern Railway
Olive Green		008000	Southern Railway (England)
Malachite Green		ff7518	Southern Railway (England)

BR regional era (1948–1982)

Swatch		Hex Code	Region
Sample:		0505c2	Eastern Region of British Railways
Sample:		ba0003	London Midland Region (British Railways)
Sample:		ff9900	North Eastern Region of British Railways
Sample:		0099ff	Scottish Region of British Railways
Sample:		10971e	Southern Region of British Railways
Sample:		783c1c	Western Region of British Railways

Pre-grouping (pre-1923)

Swatch		Hex Code	Company
Sample:		700012	Barry Railway
Sample:	Crimson	b22222	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
Sample:	? Bronze ?	55aa00	Cambrian Railways
Sample:	Chromium	006000	Great Central Railway
Sample:	Ultramarine	002366	Great Eastern Railway
Sample:	Grass	00a550	Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
Sample:	GWR Chrome Green	47640F	Great Western Railway
Sample:	Tan	964b00	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Sample:	Blackberry Black	080028	London and North Western Railway
Sample:	Salmon	cc9999	London and South Western Railway
Sample:	Marroon	810541	Metropolitan Railway
Sample:	Crimson	dc143c	Midland Railway
Sample:		e49b0f	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Sample:		654321	Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Sample:		964b00	North Eastern Railway (UK)
Sample:		000000	North London Railway
Sample:	Madder Lake	a50002	North Staffordshire Railway
Sample:		4b3423	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Sample:	Prussian Blue	003153	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Sample:	GREEN!	fecb09	South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Sample:	BLACK!	0000c0	Taff Vale Railway

Scotland

Swatch		Hex Code	Company	Description
Sample:		496799	Caledonian Railway	Caledonian Prussian Blue
Sample:		6b89bb	Caledonian Railway	Caledonian Sky Blue
Sample:		66ba5a	Glasgow and South Western Railway	light green
Sample:		ffe02b	Great North of Scotland Railway	dark yellow
Sample:		ffff00	Highland Railway	Stroudley yellow
Sample:		eeee00	Highland Railway	Jones Green
Sample:			Highland Railway	Drummond Moss Green
Sample:		8f691e	North British Railway	French mustard
Sample:		af8b3f	North British Railway