Looking at track, New Road

A strange title you may ask.

I have been looking at lots of photos from the 1970s of trackwork around London. I am not entirely convinced on this buisness of everything being painted with Railmatch sleeper grime and rusty painted sides of rail.

To me everything looks a more black/grey or has more of an oily nature.

The unused track to the left in this photo is indeed of a rusty nature but the used track is a lot darker.

One has been experimenting.

So below,

Railmatch sleeper grime.

This next one has been blown over with Railmatch 1201 BR Executive Dark Grey.

That, to me looks a heck of a lot better.

On a slightly different note, while looking through my collection of photos, I came across this one. Seems odd that 30 odd years later I might be building something of this nature.

A photo taken completely out of the blue but tells me everything I need to know for detailing the arches on New Road. Who'd of thought it.