by JSJHere is a list of railway colours with equivalent car colours normally available in the UK. If anyone would like to add colours from other railways or nations, please feel free to do so.
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Roof grey
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Halford's plastic bumper
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This can be a bit shiny for me (JSJ)
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| Accucraft Maroon | ? | One thing I know is that Rover Damask Red is not the same as Accucraft Maroon! (JSJ) | | Accucraft Green | ? | |
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MR/LMS/BR red
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Rover Damask Red
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This colour varies by supplier, probably no more than the original did. However, you may like to be sure you have enough cans to finish a project before starting to spray. This goes for most of the colours but Damask Red seems to drift towards purple in some cases. The original colour certainly varied through its life and the Midland Crimson Lake was a brighter and purpler colour than the final BR Maroon. I prefer the Midland colour. However, your red might be my purple! (JSJ)
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GWR/BR loco green
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Rover Brooklands green
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GWR/BR loco green
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Ford laurel green
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BR diesel light green band
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Ford highland green
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BR coach carmine
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Ford rosso red
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BR coach cream
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Vauxhall gazelle beige
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BR coach cream (well worn)
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Peugeot antelope beige
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BR diesel blue
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VW Pargas blue
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BR steam loco blue
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Peugeot royal blue
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BR loco yellow warning panel
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Vauxhall mustard yellow
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LNER garter blue/BR diesel blue
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Ford fjord blue
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LNER garter blue
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VW Pargas blue
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LMS Coronation Blue
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Rover pageant mid-blue
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Stanier Coronation blue
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Peugeot royal blue
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GWR or Pullman coach brown
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Rover russet brown
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GWR coach cream
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Rover primula yellow
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SR dark olive green
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Land Rover Coniston green
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| Lynton and Barnstaple coach red/brown | ? | I have some coaches to re-paint and I'm still deciding which colour to use. The view on the L&B modelling Yahoo group is that a terracotta would be fine for new coaches. There is an excellent article available on L&B colours. I will search out the link and add it. (JSJ) | | Lynton & Barnstaple coach white | ? | This apparently started as white but was varnished and yellowed quite quickly. (JSJ) |
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LNWR/LYR coach plum
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Daewoo dark red
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LNWR coach white upper panels
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Daewoo Casablanca white
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CR steam loco
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Peugeot royal blue
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SDJR blue
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Rover midnight blue
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CR dark blue
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Rover midnight blue
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Stroudley LBSCR ochre
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BMC tan
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LBSCR umber
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Vauxhall Brazil brown
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N.Staffs maroon
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Vauxhall Gambia red
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NER coach red
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Vauxhall Gambia red
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LYR coach upper panels
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Plastikote nut brown
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Goods stock matt colours
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White primer Grey primer Black primer Bauxite primer
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