 Up to 1882 locomotives were a bright green with black and white lining with a Staffordshire knot emblem on the tank or tender sides . Longbottom introduced a new livery of a red brown with black , yellow and vermilion lining . Longbottom was succeeded by Adams who changed the livery once more to a crimson shade called Madder <unk> yellow and vermilion lining . The knot emblem was replaced by the company coat of arms and the words North Stafford . 
