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It actually was 56036 repainted at Stratford, in August 1978 even though outshopped from Doncaster when new, in standard rail blue/yellow livery. But from new that is a different matter and obviously was later when this livery had been adopted as standard for other locos too.

Yes, you’ve got it. S1 being the Union Jack 47s, the Green 08, and 31005/19, then this….56036

Doing some research on 56036 in particular, I recall a railway employee friend telling us back in the day about this newly liveried loco with huge numbers he had just been to the launch of. So it set me thinking because it was not in this livery at Doncaster Plant works as it neared...