Greetings Chen,
Wow! Not being a world traveler, this is the first I've been made aware of
the use of the obviously CB&Q F-Unit scheme in Israel. There is no question
about it, they definitely used the 1940's F-unit scheme! I have posted the
image you sent on the BRHSlist file area for the members of the list to see,
and have also sent a copy of this email. Maybe someone there might be able
to shed some light...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BRHSlist/files/IR%20G12%20126%20-%20May82BiffS
avoie.jpg
I would also like to ask permission to use one or more of your photographs
for our newsletter, the Zephyr. If this is a possibility, Let me know and
I'll send the address of our Zephyr Editor.
Thank you for sharing this information and photo!
Dave Lotz
BRHS Archives
-----Original Message-----
From: îìéðâ - Melling [mailto:melling@n...]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 3:50 PM
To: brhs@n...
Subject: The Q's colour scheme in Israel
Dear Sirs,
I am a railway enthusiast from Israel, and I have a question which I hope
you will be able to answer.
Attached is a picture of Israel Railways (IR) GM-EMD G12 type locomotive no.
126 taken by Biff Savoie in 05/1982 (this picture is taken from
www.emdexport.railfan.net. I have relevant pictures of my own, but no
scanner at the moment).
You would notice that the colour scheme worn by this locomotive is extremely
similar to that of the CB&Q. In-fact, all of IR's diesels from the first
ones purchased (built in 1952 in Belgium by SAFB, an EMD licensee) up to
1966, excluding 3 small switchers, wore this scheme. This totals 44
locomotives of three main types (three belgians - 101-103, 23 GM-EMD G12
type locomotives - 104-126 and 18 Esslingen (West Germany) switchers - nos.
211-228 - of a type very similar to the German V60). In the early 1950's all
the old passenger coaches of the IR, left from the British mandate period,
were repainted light grey with a red stripe, to match the locos. Even
though, newer passenger stock purchased by IR from 1955 through to the late
1960's, wore all-over dark blue, with white/light grey roofs.
My question is whether you have any sort of information regarding the
creation of this colour scheme in general, and how it came to be applied to
Belgian built locomotives for Israel Railways.
Thanks in advance,
Chen Melling
Haifa, ISRAEL
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