white lining, black wheels and red buffer beams seems to have become standard. 1850–1866 (Joseph Hamilton Beattie) Passenger classes – Indian red with black panelling inside white. Driving splashers and cylinders lined white. Black wheels, smokebox and chimney. Vermilion buffer beams and buff footplate interior. Goods classes – unlined Indian red. Older engines painted black until 1859. 1866–1872 (Joseph Hamilton Beattie) All engines dark chocolate brown with black bands edged internally in white and externally by vermilion. Tender sides divided into three panels. 1872–1878 (William George Beattie) Paler chocolate (known as purple brown) with the same lining. From 1874 the white lining was replaced by yellow ochre and the vermilion by crimson. 1878–1885 (William Adams) Umber brown with a black band externally and bright green line internally. Boiler bands black with white edging. Buffer beams vermilion. Smokebox, chimney, frames etc. black. 1885–1895 (William Adams) Passenger classes – pea green with black borders edged with a fine white line. Boiler bands black with a fine white line to either side. Goods classes – holly green with black borders edged by a fine bright green line. 1895–1914 (Dugald Drummond) Passenger classes – royal mint green lined in chocolate, triple lined in white, black and white. Boiler bands black lined in white with tan stripes to either side. Outside cylinders with black borders and white lining. Smokebox, chimney, exterior frames, tops of splashers, platform etc. black. Inside of the main frames tan. Buffer beams vermilion and cab interiors grained pine. Goods classes – holly green edged in black and lined in light green. Boiler bands black edged in light green. 1914–1917 (Robert Urie) Passenger classes – olive green with Drummond lining. Goods classes – holly green with black edging and white lining. 1917–1922 (Robert Urie) Passenger classes – olive green with a black border and white edging. Goods classes – holly green often without lining until 1918. Accidents and incidents On 11 September 1880, a light engine was waiting at Nine Elms Locomotive Junction on the Down Main Line; it was to move into the locomotive depot. Seven perons were killed. There was a changeover of signalling staff, and the engine was forgotten. A down passenger train was accepted by the signalman and the train ran into the light engine. On 6 August 1888, a light engine and a passenger train were in a head-on collision at station. Four people were killed and