Paint scheme was simple: engine black steamers with passenger locos having
decorative striping boxes on tender and cab side. All done in Southern
Railway gold-yellow coloring. I have NO IDEA if tender decks or slope
sheets were red, and no one who remembers seeing the A&Y can tell me
either. We'll probably never know. I don't lose sleep over it :-)
Lettering (I haven't estimated sizes using photographic geometry techniques
and until there is an accurate steam locomotive model of any A&Y engine,
it's almost a moot point):
Freight: Atlantic & Yadkin on cab side with # below (Southern Railway
Lessor, or words to that effect, in very small print at bottom beginning at
forward edge of cab) and large # on side of tender. All of this in Roman
font. I have no end shot photographs to see if tender had anything on
back. # on headlamp varied with locomotive, but was usually in the
Southern Spencer Shops style (but as always, see photos for particular model).
Passenger: Atlantic & Yadkin on side of tender with decorative striping in
rectangle around edges. Decorative box striping in front of cab and again
surrounding road # below cab window. Note: road name not on cab of
passenger units.
© S.A. McCall