On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:30:09 -0700 (PDT), Andrew Clarke
 wrote:

>On Oct 29, 6:51 am, Bruce  wrote:
>
>> The Co-Bo only ever looked good in one situation.  That was on Terence
>> Cuneo's painting "Night Freight" which was commissioned by BR.  It was
>> the basis of a poster advertising the new "Condor" containerised fast
>> freight service, which was probably the inspiration for Freightliner.
>> It was pictured in the dark, and it might have been raining ...
>
>Or in other words:
>
>"She may very well pass as a Class 43
>In the dusk with the light behind her"


So true.  It's almost the equivalent of "beer goggles". ;-)


>As for "Condor" that was yet another false dawn. Cf the Roadrailer and
>other valiant attempts to win back traffic from road haulage.


I think Condor was far more than a false dawn.  It established that
there was a market for fast containerised freight running to a regular
timetable.  Together with developments in the shipping industry, it
spawned Freightliner, which has since grown beyond recognition.