Mainly the era. The prodominate color of the Q was Black until 1958. After 1958 the color was Chinese Red. Locomotives were re-painted as they came in for service as a "as needed basis".
HEY Guys , iam new to this site and I really enjoy this thread . Now i live in oklahoma and i dont remember seeing any C B&Q units come through my area but i love looking at the photos especially the red and gray photos. So when i get a chance and if i find any photos i will gladly share them.
There is a bunch more Q stuff at: http://www.castlegraphics.com/ and http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cbq/cbq.html
Does this count? I shot this in San Antonio a few years ago. It was being restored to an earlier paint scheme for the Gold Coast Museum in Florida after they bought it when BN dumped all their old commuter engines.
