No.90021 in revised Railfreight "triple grey" livery, with Railfreight Distribution sector markings. A later version added a red stripe along the lower edge of the locomotive bodyside. Bare minimum. Our railways play a fundamental role in supporting the economic, environmental and social achievements of the country. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport . Construction of the first locomotive was completed in the final week of September 1957, and the handing-over took place on 31 October. [11][12], The location for GBR's headquarters is currently being determined. The WilliamsShapps plan recommended that there will be a single, unifying brand for railways, and it is expected that this will be a gradual rebranding over time. Someone will design a great livery in the future and someone else will design a crap livery. Later regional variations included some interesting changes for the Class8P passenger types in particular. However many people were not happy with the loss of the traditional "historic" regional colour schemes as used by the former private companies. Now the charge of English nationalism is a tedious, largely Remainer trope that I have dealt with elsewhere. [5][6], The new GBR organisation was proposed under the WilliamsShapps Rail Review,[7] which was published as a white paper on 20 May 2021. For example, GWRs London to Bristol, Penzance, Cardiff, Oxford etc might be wrapped up with a GBR Express or GBR Intercity, but the GWR commuter/regional services under a different brand name. But the point is that effort has gone into developing a brand and what it stands for, it isn't just harking back to the awful 1970s, a time people seem to be seeing with a large pair of rose tinted spectacles. Several Class 31 locomotives received white waist stripes, these being Here is some variants of my original 'swallow inspired' design. The standard livery for most British Railways steam locomotives was black, often with a thin red, cream and grey "lining" (trim), while express passenger locomotives were not painted "Brunswick Green" (Which was the former colour of the Great Western Railway) as is often stated, but were painted in British Standards: BS224 "Deep Bronze Green" also known as "Land Rover Deep Bronze Green LR001" with orange and black lining. The new livery was used with the introduction of the Hastings Line electrification in 1986 to promote new electric trains on that line. It will become a single familiar brand with a bold new vision for passengers - of punctual services, simpler tickets. [2] It was a dark, greyish blue tone which hid the effects of dirt well. After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. The distinctive angular shape of the HST power cars did not lend itself to applying yellow on the leading face, so the yellow was wrapped around and extended along the side of each power car, although the coaches retained the usual Rail Blue coaching stock livery. Well Id have thought it might be GBR Northern or GBR Southern. From July 1956 the Southern Region began using a 'coaching stock' green that was somewhat darker than the malachite green colour of the old Southern Railway and this extended to former Southern vehicles as well as Mk1 stock. [6], The Vale of Rheidol Railway remained steam operated past the general end of steam traction in 1968; Accordingly the three remaining Vale of Rheidol Railway steam locomotives (Class 98) received the Rail Blue colour scheme and the double arrow logo on their side tanks. [15], Originally scheduled for May 2022,[14] a shortlist consisting Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle upon Tyne, and York was announced in July 2022,[16] using the following criteria: alignment with "levelling up" objectives; connected and easy to get to; opportunities for GBR; railway heritage and links to the network; value for money; and public support. Today I would like to make a rather general suggestion rather than something specific. Introduced in 1965, and also known as "Monastral Blue", the colour was defined by British Rail standards BR28/6001 (Airless spray finish) and BR28/5321 (Brush finish). (60163 still carries this livery in 2018) Black. They are an intercity operator. Just like when a new TOC has taken on a franchise, the old TOC name gets removed and the new TOC name gets badged in top, like a big rectangular sticker. [8][9], A fortnight before the WilliamsShapps Plan for Rail was unveiled, the Department for Transport gave notice of a 6.5million contract for Deloitte up to February 2023 as its "strategic change delivery partner: rail reform programme". Apple Green. Multiple units were also generally green, although this tended to be a lighter and bluer shade compared to the colour used on steam and diesel locomotives. GBR is similar enough to channel some continuity with BR but distinct enough to admit it's a different entity. The smokebox, running plate, and running gear remained black, and the bufferbeam remained red. But it invites an obvious question: what is to be done about it? In the early years the colour faded quite badly, becoming lighter and paler with time although this problem had been overcome by the late 1970s. This grey panel finished just short of the end of the coach leaving a small amount of Rail Blue which then continued round onto the end of the coach. Likes Received: 1,930. I would rather that operations were branded similar to how they are now, but with a few changes compared with the existing TOC areas as follows: Chiltern Railways renamed as Chiltern & Oxbridge, with brand used on all planned EWR services in addition to those from London Marylebone. For cost reasons, liveries were usually changed piecemeal, when coaches came in for scheduled maintenance. Then why was the old version called British Railways, not Great British Railways, and why the change now for the new version if British Railways worked? Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance? Aren't best impressions the ones that did the 2015 Virgin East Coast HST? Please can you explain the advantage of such a nationwide livery? Managed to get a look at a new proposed one: But my point is that DB have had the same basic livery for so long. GBR is not quite the same, so they no doubt want it to be seen as distinct; plus, it may not even be possible to call it BR, there might be legal implications (just a guess). No.31271 in Railfreight "triple grey" livery with Construction sector markings. In which case, why do car manufacturers put effort (and substantial amounts of money!) I do also like the theory that these regions they mention will be named after old railway companies. However, these bodies will be required to coordinate with GBR to deliver a single national rail network, including one website and app, as well as following national branding and passenger standards. The final decision was to be made later in 2022,[16] but the result has not been announced as of February 2023. Antrim Princess Sealink ferry underway in Larne with Sealink letters. Swiss style would be nice, British society & culture wouldn't allow this as we for example don't have direct democracy as in Switzerland this is a very good example of how it can work, credit to Dispatcher on the Stour on Twitter. (Something that ought to give die-hard advocates of splitting off the Scottish Conservatives pause for thought.) JavaScript is disabled. The easiest way to guarantee readibility at night would be to use retroreflective coatings, like those used on road signs. I would say GWR (single colour) is a far better branding package than Avanti (3 colours). I'm unsure about the livery as such, but if Great British Railways is taken forward, I'd expect 'GBR' to feature. We use cookies. Do you think we should use different colours for regions like we sort of have now, https://twitter.com/_doublearrow/status/1455113527954493474/photo/1. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I imagine the LNER and GWR branding will be around the longest, as its allready kind of govt created and most in line with DfT standards. [3] Goods (freight) services are operated by a number of companies, the descendants of those created during the 1990s privatisation. It's a given that there will be brands underneath GBR - if there weren't, it would make travelling pretty complicated. "Image of No.47163 with Silver Jubilee Union Jack", History of Blood and Custard (Crimson Lake & Cream) Livery, Information on Freight Locomotive Liveries & logos, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Rail_corporate_liveries&oldid=1136093401, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Following the introduction of the Advanced Passenger Train in 1983, a similar livery to the APT's (dark grey on the upper body, and light beige on the lower, with two stripes of red and white separating them) was experimentally applied to two HST sets and the coaches operating the Gatwick Express service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport. Yes i like it, very clean and professional looking. On the other hand Avanti's branding is awful - there is no "Italian flair" in it at all. From 1956 maroon (similar to crimson lake) was adopted as the standard colour for coaching stock, with corridor coaches lined and non-corridor plain initially: later on all stock was lined. The white paper does not specify whether the branding of devolved railways such as London Overground and Merseyrail will be affected.[7]. He branded the Prime Minister an English nationalist, who was prepared to ignore Northern Ireland as the Conservatives have no electoral stake in the Province. The BR Saint & TPO Livery Pack adds additional liveries to the GWR Saint & TPO add-on, enabling you to recreate realistic travelling post office operations in the British Railway era. The colours were chosen to be different from those of any of the "Big Four" pre-nationalisation railway companies while retaining a traditional aspect. What is wrong with different routes and regions having different liveries? Anyone got a suggestion for the government's latest bright idea today along the same lines, '. This included many of the features which were later incorporated in the Mark 2, and trialled in an experimental train designated XP64. 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