Can you tell a Pre-war 97 from a post-war 97

Other than the gray structure which is only pre-war I believe. Correct me if I am wrong. Is there a difference betreen the silver pre-war & silver post-war?

According to David Doyle’s books, the only difference is that in 1942, the “the supporting structure for the coal bunker and conveyor was painted gray” otherwise it was silver in both prewar and postwar productions.