The LMS letters are 5/8" high, which works out scale to 14" with numerals 0-9 7/16" high. Ditto, but having red shading. These are suitable for the 1928-1947 livery scheme, excluding Silver Jubilee in its initial black livery. They are not really usable for the pre-1928 livery, as the LMS used a different lettering both in size and style, or the post 1947 style which was sans-serif.
The typeface used here is not a particularly good approximation of SR letter form. The sets we have consist of the 'SOUTHERN' in a strong yellow, pretty well cadmium yellow, and ¼" high and of style described as Egyptian serif. Numerals 0-9 are ¾" high and are sans serif. These sets are good for the style used by the Southern up to 1937 but, as always, research is necessary.
The sets consist of 'GREAT (crest) WESTERN'. The letters are gold with red shading and are ¼" high. The crest which is not the 'Q' type (ie garterless) could be discarded. These transfers are suitable for the period 1923-1936 with, or without the crest;- 1910-1936ish; passenger and mixed traffic locos: GREAT crest WESTERN, full lining. Freight locos, usually GREAT WESTERN, not always lined. 1936-1946; Circular GWR monogram, no lining all engines. 1946-1948; Passenger locos G crest W, full lining. Mixed traffic, and freight locos GWR, rarely lined.
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The LNER letters and numerals are ½" high, and are gold with red and black shading. They lack the other ornate curved high and low lights. They are, in fact, not quite correct as to their proportion, and, in particular, the 'E' has equal horizontal bars, and the slope of the diagonal of the 'R' has too great an angle. However, this is not really noticeable unless you have a book in front of you. These sets have two lots of letters, two lots of numbers and a sheet of lining consisting of 8" x 1/8" white-black-white lines each 8" long, and 6 x ½" and 8 x 3/8" circles. This style is suitable for both green and black locomotives from the time the LNER stopped putting L & NER or LNER plus number on tenders, ie from about 1923-4 onwards up to 1948, but you should check photographic evidence. If you are modelling a locomotive such as Green Arrow No 4771, or Flying Scotsman No 4472, or other locomotives having a double number, you will require two sets of transfers.
The Association has now run out of the LNER transfers, but these are still available from Maidstone Engineering Supplies, 5 Larkstore Park, Lodge Road, Staplehurst, Kent TN12 0QY.
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