ing ▁were ▁gradually ▁run ▁down ▁at ▁Wol ver ton , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁L N WR ' s ▁carriage ▁works ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁All ▁L N WR ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁painted ▁black ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ; ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁goods ▁engines ▁were ▁plain ▁black , ▁but ▁passenger ▁engines ▁were ▁given ▁red , ▁white ▁and ▁blue - gre y ▁l ining , ▁and ▁most ▁goods ▁engines ▁were ▁similarly ▁l ined ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁Before ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁locomot ives ▁had ▁been ▁green ▁with ▁black ▁lines , ▁and ▁this ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁normal ▁li very ▁from ▁London ▁& ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁times . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁on ▁the ▁Southern ▁Division , ▁Mc Con nell ▁had ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁express ▁engines ▁painted ▁green ▁with ▁more ▁elaborate ▁patterns ▁of ▁l ining ▁in ▁various ▁colours , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 – 6 2 ▁a ▁few ▁Southern ▁Division ▁engines ▁were ▁painted ▁a ▁very ▁dark ▁pl um - red . ▁ ▁The ▁w ides p read ▁belief ▁that ▁Mc Con nell ' s ▁engines ▁were ▁painted ▁verm il ion ▁is ▁incorrect , ▁despite ▁its ▁constant ▁repet ition . ▁ ▁John ▁R ams bottom ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 8 7 1 ) ▁ ▁Francis ▁Web b ▁( 1 8 7 1 – 1 9 0 3 ) ▁ ▁George ▁Wh ale ▁( 1 9 0 3 –