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Wagon Plates and Markings Decal Type Selection
SR 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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SR Mark
Paint Date

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SR Mark
Lifting Date

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SR Mark
Floating Date

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SR Mark
Lift & Paint, A

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SR Mark
Brake, Lift & Paint, A

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SR Mark
Lift & Paint, B

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SR Mark
Brake, Lift & Paint, B

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SR Mark
Wheelbase, A

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SR Mark
Wheelbase, B

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SR Mark
Oiling Panel, A

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SR Mark
Oiling Panel, B

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SR Mark
Steam Heat (with Paint)

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Notes

With its formation after the grouping, the SR adopted a standard colour of dark brown with white lettering for most wagons, as previously used by the LSWR. The brown extended to the solebar and headstocks, but all below was black, along with buffers and draw gear. The exceptions were:

  • Insulated vans were buff (or, officially, stone) with venetian red lettering (except the "N" not common user marking, which was white). Solebars were usually brown, but some were black.
  • Some engineer's department wagons, particularly ballast wagons, were red oxide.

Of all the grouping companies, the SR was perhaps the most consistent with its solebar markings.

Towards the left-hand end appeared the date when the wagon was last painted.

On banana vans equipped with steam heating, a "STEAM" marking, along with instructions for operation, appeared below the paint date.

Wagons fitted with vacuum brakes had their wheelbase marked on the solebar, most often to the left of the centreline.

The date and district number of the last axlebox oil check were marked on a black rectangle for chalk marking, along with painted prompts. The format of the chalk markings obviously varied considerably. This panel was usually located to the left of the right-hand axle.

To the right of the right-hand axle appeared the date of the last lifting overhaul, with the depot number that did the work above it.

At the right-hand end appeared the "floating" date, again with the depot number above it.

Around 1936, when the body side lettering was reduced in size in common with the other grouping companies, the wheelbase marking moved to the lower right corner of the body, between the tare weight (below) and XP (above) markings.

By the late 1930s, the maintenance dates (other than the oiling panel) were gathered together at the left-hand end, and joined by the vacuum brake operation test date, if appropriate.

The range of depot codes used by the SR is not known. "76" often appears in official photos of newly built wagons, so probably corresponds to one of the major works, Eastleigh or Ashford perhaps. There were undoubtedly others; if anyone has authoritative information I'll gladly publish it here, please contact me with details.

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