Tim Blue and gold was on the S class steamers too!And R761 is still painted red and black
errr, pardon me, but what has that got to do with what Tim said?
Yes, the S classes were painted blue and gold, but it suited them (well, streamlined) and was done to match the train it pulled, the 'Spirit of Progress'. Personally, I prefer the S unstreamlined...
Cheers
Stevo