Locomotive lettering (the question also applies to wagons)

[Andreas]

Hello together - I need help again.....

What kind of lettering was used on locomotives in Ireland in the past (let's say from 1930 to 1960)? Continental
locomotives have "whole novels" on them. The Irish are very sparingly labeled, an often one / two-digit number, a name, perhaps a manufacturer's note. That's it.
See the two pictures.
This question also applies to wagons. Here often only the railroad company seems to be indicated.
Can you perhaps explain or show me what is necessary for labeling so that it looks real.
What I build is all fantasy anyway.

Thanks

Wagon picture

 

[dunnyrail]

What you have shown is an early locomotive which tended to have the Fleet Number often looking like a worksplate with the company coat of arms shown. As most lines that survived were taken over in the South by the CIE with the so called Flying Fish symbol a fleet number and not much else. You can see this on the brake van of my Irish Fleet mentioned before. North was of course different.

Searching on google for the railway you are interested say “Pictures of Tralee and Dingle Railway” will give you a lot of answers. Thus there is no simple answer to this question almost anything goes in Irish NG.

This book will be a big help if you can get hold of a copy giving fleet lists and good listing of drawings plus Bibliography.