British Railways' standard liveries, brochure - July 1949

It took The Railway Executive (British Railways) some time to decide upon 'standardised' liveries for the newly nationalised railways but in 1949 they agreed upon schemes for locomotives, multiple units, coaching stock and a vast variety of other vehicles both rail and road. This brochure, issued by the Railway Pictorial & Locomotive Review, gives a fascinating insight into the corporate identity the Executive adopted.

 

The cover shows the heraldic 'crest', or "totem" the Executive designed (known commonly as the 'hungry' or 'starving lion'!)

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