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The Red Dragon is an express passenger train between London Paddington stations to Swansea and Carmarthen. It was operated by the Western Conference from British Railways from 1950 to 1965.
The GWR train reporting number is 720 'UP' (to the capital, London) and 173 'BELOW' (on the way back, back to Wales).
The transport was done by the Castle class locomotive at first, then by the BR Standard Class 7 Britannias . Both are supplied by Cardiff Canton MPD (86C), which is listed as the main home for Britannias in the Western Region.
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Headboard
The Red Dragon carries a variety of headrests, mostly from two designs.
- The first design is BR Type 3 headboard, black or red with shiny aluminum letters. It was introduced in the summer of 1951. As for the other headrests at that time, in the year 1953, the crown of the crown was used for a while.
- In 1956, inverted painting styles were used briefly, with dark-painted letters on a bright background, still using a Type 3 design.
- The third style is the best known. Introduced in 1956 and used until 1962, it was one of the designs of the Western Region to re-create regional identity. The shape is a curved rectangle, without pieces to the upper corner. It was painted whole, cream with brown letters. At the top, a disc protruding above the main head carries a red dragon formed.
- The final design was used experimentally at the end of 1961. It is one of the rectangular fiberglass light plates, intended for diesel transport.
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References
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