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Wagon Plates and Markings Decal Type Selection
LMS Markings

This page shows the range of wagon solebar plate or marking decals available in this group. To use it to select a paricular decal type, please click on the button below the relevant illustration. This will take you back to the main wagon plates and markings decals page while setting the decal type to that of the illustration you have selected. There you will be able to make changes to the basic plate or marking decal you've selected here.

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LMS Mark
Paint only

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LMS Mark
Lift only

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LMS Mark
Lift & Paint, A

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LMS Mark
Lift & Paint, B

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LMS Mark
Lift & Paint, C

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LMS Mark
Lift & Paint, D

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LMS Mark
Oiling Panel, A

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LMS Mark
Oiling Panel, B

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LMS Mark
Oiling Panel, C

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Notes

Grey Era

After the grouping, LMS wagon liveries and markings were dominated by the practice of the former Midland Railway. Most wagons were painted light grey, using a similar shade to that used by the MR. This included the solebars, both wooden and steel, but all below the solebars was black.

Wagons were marked with dates of last painting and lifting (major overhaul), either separately or grouped together. The works that did the work was also indicated using a code. The paint date didn't always have the "P" prefix or the code, especially when applied separately. What codes were used and what they mean is not known. "M1" often appears in official photos of newly built wagons, so may indicate a major works such as Derby or Wolverton. If anyone has authoritative information I'll gladly publish it here, please contact me with details.

On many wagons the date on which the axlebox oil was last checked was also recorded. The format of this information varied somewhat, but generally consisted of a black rectangle for chalk markings, with painted prompts for the date and district where the check took place. The format of the actual chalk markings obviously varied considerably.

Bauxite Era

At about the same time the standard lettering used on wagons was reduced in size and to a common layout used by all four grouping companies, in 1936, the standard colour used on wagons was changed to bauxite. Again, solebars were usually painted the same colour as the body, with all below painted black. Also at this time the format of the paint and lift maintenance information appears to have changed, being grouped together as standard, generally at the left-hand end of the solebar on each side. The format of the codes used to indicate the works that did the work then appears to have subsequently changed over the years, the final form being very similar to that adopted by British Railways after nationalisation.

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