I don’t generally like colors other than black on steam locos, but Southern’s PS-4 aint in the Smithsonian fer nuthin’.
British Railways’ 9f 2-10-0 92220 “Evening Star” - the last steam loco to be built for BR, and to the best of my knowledge the only 9f to be painted green (they were intended as a heavy freight loco though apparently they could perform some interesting feats on passenger trains - small wheels didn’t necessarily equal low top speed…).
Southern Ps4 4-6-2 for me. Stop in and see it at the Smithsonian if you’re in D.C.
Enjoy
Paul
Burlington Northern SD40-2.
The Ps-4 of course. But I can’t recall seeing any evidence any of the SRR USRA 2-8-2’s were green. Some did recieve “passenger striping” and on occasion pulled passenger trains. But I don’t have any evidence any were painted green.
The 4501 2-8-2 doesn’t count as its green color didn’t come into exsistence until its excursion days starting in 1966 and it is not a USRA engine anyway, being built in 1911 several years prior to the USRA designs.
Add my name to the Southern Ps4 list.
Reading RR diesels in the late fifties-early sixties!
I definitely have to go with the PS-4.
By the way, in response to the person who mentioned Mallard as being green, that’s not quite correct. Mallard has historically been blue. You may be thinking, though, of the Flying Scotsman, which has traditionally been painted green. It was designed by the same person(Sir Nigel Gresley) although it’s an unstreamlined A-3 Pacific as opposed to Mallard, which was a streamlined A-4 Pacific. I believe that the A-4s also had some mechanical differences compared to the A-3s.
I voted for the Southern PS4.I saw it in the Smithsonian and it was beautiful[:)].
For a green diesel,Southern green and white E8.
The 5700 Hudson look great to me…and Agro…you really need to get out more.
As you’ll doubtless see from my signature, my reply will be somewhat
predictable. I voted for the GN R-2, but any of GN,s many classes would
be about equal-I like 'em all. Actually, one of my favorites happens to be
not particularly large or powerful or well known, but the GN class F-8
Consolidation (either Brooks or Baldwin built). Two survive, one, the 1147
is on display in Wenatchee, Wa, and in good shape. The other, unfortunately,
is in a mess right now. 1246 is in pieces in Chemult, Or. Both are painted with
Boiler Jacket Green and look great in it–well, at least 1246 used to.[:(]
Southern Green
I voted for the 4-8-2, but only because I have one. Actually, the PS-4 is my favorite and I have been trying to talk CJCRESCENT out of his brass beauty. [:p]
REX [:)]
Well, I’d vote “anything Southern” if it was an option.[8D] Dave
Anything Southern as well. The E8 is my pick for the diesel.
soumodeler
The Southern Serves the South!
Thanks for the correction, Ben. Obviously, my knowledge of British steam is a bit wanting.
I wasn’t sure if I had the right model, but seemed to recall a rather impressive loco that was a nice Lincoln green. So,…it was the Scotsman. Another venerable workhorse!
I’ll second the vote for “Henry” (LOL)
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