Errol, I'm no paint expert but my interpretation
of the CPR's paint and lettering policy found in
"Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives" varies from
others reported here. According to Appendix K, the
practice of using gold leaf for lettering and/or
pinstriping for 'Passenger' locomotives was in effect
from 1885-7 through the end of the steam era. Yellow
or 'imitation of gold colour' for lettering (this
includes numerals, btw) with no striping on freight
locomotives was in effect through 1936. Starting
in 1935 with 2802 a number of locomotives, which
I won't enumerate here, were repainted with the
tuscan panels and gold leaf trim. Where there appears
to be confusion is with post 1935 'new' locomotives,
and later repaints during the war and post-war period.
Aside from the G5's all new locomotives had the
wide running board sides and cab/tender panels painted
black with yellow stripes and lettering in the G3h
2418-2462 series and the P2g-k 5405-5473 series. The
other new locomotives all received the tuscan panels
and gold leaf. Due to war time austerity and the
imminent demise of steam after 1949, a number of
repaints from tuscan in the G3a-d, G4a-b, T1a, G3e-f,
G3g, G3j, T1b-c were done with the black/yellow
treatment but no specific list is available. Also a
mix and match of locomotives and tenders created some
odd combinations in the fifties as well. The G5 just
had black cab and tender panels with the yellow.
To answer your question, both were used in the same
eras.
Regards,
Rainer Auer
Morinville, AB
--- Errol Holm <errol2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In what era would it be appropriate to use Dulux or
GL lettering, or were they both
used in the same era?
Errol Holm,
Vernon, BC
