BR Evening Star No. 92220
A named farewell to British Railways steam construction.
Bring the engine
to life.
Start with the suggested palette or choose your own colours. Build gentle layers around the engine's distinctive shapes.
Suggested pencil shades and approximate screen swatches. These are not historical paint specifications.
Start lightly and build the darker surfaces gradually. Preserve the printed details.
Leave fine white highlights to separate the moving parts.
Keep the surroundings quieter than the locomotive. Retain light sky areas.
Look a little closer.
Evening Star No. 92220 in green with a black smokebox, red buffer beam and exposed silver-grey motion. Read each caption before using it as a colour or configuration reference.
Evening Star No. 92220 in green with a black smokebox, red buffer beam and exposed silver-grey motion. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Preserved Evening Star in lined green with black smoke deflectors and red buffer beam, viewed close to the front. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Low front three-quarter view of Evening Star in green with a black smokebox and red buffer beam. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Monochrome working view of Evening Star at the Rainhill locomotive parade. The photograph shows its wheel arrangement but does not establish livery colour. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Head-on museum view of No. 92220 with a black smokebox, green side panels and red buffer beam. Photograph of the named locomotive. Preserved appearance may differ from its original working condition.
BazzaDaRambler · CC BY 2.0 · Source photograph. Resized and converted to WebP.
Know the version.
The source below supports the locomotive identity and history. The photographs record the finish visible when each image was taken. A preserved or replica finish does not establish the original paint specification. Exact original paint shades and all period marking details have not been established for this guide.
The pencil example uses deep green and warm lining. Its palette is interpretive. The gallery records the particular appearances described in its captions; preserved engines, replicas and monochrome photographs cannot establish every original shade or marking.
Science Museum Group: Evening Star worksplate recordDid you know?
Evening Star's working career lasted only about five years, despite its place as the final steam locomotive built for British Railways.
Make the details count.
Keep all five driving-wheel centres distinct.
Add any dusty tones lightly below the running board.