Heavenly Howgills.
With the magnificent Howgills on the skyline, a very late 4M48 - the southbound "Tesco" - runs down Grayrigg bank at Hardrigg on January 8 2010 behind 92017.
The colour scheme and bold lettering looked very smart, though there were a few perceived anomalies.
Firstly, the cast alloy Channel Tunnel Roundels were not removed and were left unpainted, though the lettering (which I assume were vinyl) did cover them.
Then there was the cab-sides below the windows. Had the darker blue been extended across the lower cab half with a hard edge below white windows it would have looked (IMHO) very smart, but the lighter blue with Stobart chevrons that faded to the white looked somewhat dissonant.
Also, strangely, the locomotive name was in white lettering on an almost white background which - I like to think – was to disguise the silly name.
Heavenly Howgills.
With the magnificent Howgills on the skyline, a very late 4M48 - the southbound "Tesco" - runs down Grayrigg bank at Hardrigg on January 8 2010 behind 92017.
The colour scheme and bold lettering looked very smart, though there were a few perceived anomalies.
Firstly, the cast alloy Channel Tunnel Roundels were not removed and were left unpainted, though the lettering (which I assume were vinyl) did cover them.
Then there was the cab-sides below the windows. Had the darker blue been extended across the lower cab half with a hard edge below white windows it would have looked (IMHO) very smart, but the lighter blue with Stobart chevrons that faded to the white looked somewhat dissonant.
Also, strangely, the locomotive name was in white lettering on an almost white background which - I like to think – was to disguise the silly name.