Question: What's darker than black? Answer: Dark green paint in high sun. It was true for 50.007 in the 1980s and it's still true for the current Great Western livery. 'Sir Edward Elgar' worked the 08:11 Exeter St Davids - Waterloo towards Woking on 23 June 1988.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 88-068-12
camera : Mamiya 645 1000s
lens : 150mm f/3.5
focal length : 150 (100mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/6.7
ISO : 100 ISO
original : 645 Agfa 100RS
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 50.007
Train : 08:11 Exeter St Davids - London Waterloo passenger