LNER J21 (NER Class C): British Railways Livery, In Game

This week we take a final look at the J21 liveries under British Railways.
82 of the J21's became owned by BR in 1948 when they were renumbered by adding 60000 to their existing LNER numbers.
The original livery was a simple "British Railways" in plain text on the tender.

In 1950 the famous "cycling lion" emblem was introduced.

Although a new BR emblem was rolled out in 1956 only 1 of the J21's, No. 65033, ever carried it after pulling a rail tour in 1960. The other remaining engines kept the 1956 emblem and were left to fall into a poor state.

And this is the appearance in the following images. Still working hard but with none of the daily care and polish given to locomotives in years past the J21's (like many others in the twilight era of British steam engines) became dull, rusty and their numbers and logos barely visible. I always think that it must have been a sad time for those who worked with them when it happened but since then it has become one of the most popular eras to recreate, especially in railway modelling.

Finally we have the preserved livery sported by No. 65033, as No. 876, in the early 1970's with the overly large NER logo on the tender and the cab site plate strangely off-centre.

We are delighted that Steam Sounds Supreme are currently working on one of their incredible sound sets for the engines and work is also nearing completion on the accompanying coaches. More news soon.