1961. D144 newly painted at Neville Hill MPD on 17/12/1961. The loco entered traffic on 09/12/1961 in all over lined green, so has acquired the small yellow panel during this week. The 55H shedplate and blue star signage has not been re-applied, so this paint job may have been done at Darlington Works, or even at Neville Hill, itself, where the loco was being used for crew training. D144 was one of the first ten (D138-D147) of what would become class 46 which didn't receive taillight grabrails during construction.
photo Keith Long.