Template:Furness colour

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ae2a24


This is the hexadecimal colour code used for Furness Railway lines.

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  • The colour   #ae2a24 is double the lightness of   #571512, the latter being an approximate match for E.F. Carter's colour no. 29, described as "Indian red", "standard dark red", "dark red" or "rich dark crimson", the Furness locomotive colour.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carter, Ernest F. (January 1980) [1952]. Britain's Railway Liveries 1825-1948 (3rd ed.). London: Harold Starke. pp. 23–26. ISBN 0-287-66989-0.