Trivia: last time a class of locomotives all had the same livery

[Energy]

Class 88 although there are only 10 of them so technically doesn't exceed 10.

 

[D1537]

In 1979 all 508 remaining Class 47s were blue, depending on whether you count Stratford's silver roofs as a different livery. The first large logo one was 47170 in 1980.

The last green Class 47 was a bit odd - 47256, which suffered a minor fire whilst still two-tone green and was repainted by Canton into a unique all-over green. I can find only one image of it online.

https://flickr.com/photos/52g_sunderland/5692426425/

 

[Western 52]

When 47256 was repainted in green there was a story around that this was due to a shortage of blue paint. No idea if that was true! However I think it had been the last 47 in two tone green?

 

[D1537]

When 47256 was repainted in green there was a story around that this was due to a shortage of blue paint. No idea if that was true! However I think it had been the last 47 in two tone green?

Actually it wasn't, because 47367 was still in service in two-tone green when 256 was repainted "one-tone green" in early November 1977.

367 went to Crewe for classified repairs in early December 1977 and got repainted, leaving 256 as the sole green 47 until May 1978 when it entered Crewe itself.