Scottish rolling stock not covered by the ScotRail livery (generally those on secondary services) received the Regional Railways livery, but with "ScotRail" branding. Famous in York and up and down the East Coast Main Line, LNER could soon be consigned to history - again, YorkMix understands. If you run across land borders you're going to get it. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; Im unsure about the livery as such, but if Great British Railways is taken forward, Id expect GBR to feature. [4] This was referred to as the InterCity Executive livery as the sets used were dedicated to operating morning/evening services operated for businesspeople. The final decision was to be made later in 2022,[16] but the result has not been announced as of February 2023. The UK, Britain, Great Britain, The British Isles, England - what's the difference? [5] As Rail Blue was introduced, the last locomotive recorded as being outshopped in a previous livery was Class 43 D838 Rapid which left Swindon Works in August 1968 in maroon. There just isn't room on a well functioning railway for true competition, so you might as well focus on the passenger experience, not the rail operator experience. Our railways play a fundamental role in supporting the economic, environmental and social achievements of the country. And if Northern are still running trains to Glasgow, a new paint job would be a great moment for the Government to stump up for good rolling stock. Except their is massive nostalgia for BR days. Not the terms I would have used but I see where you might get that impression. Today I would like to make a rather general suggestion rather than something specific. I'd go along with that from a "looks right" perspective, but it would be almost impossible to see from (for instance) inside a train in darkness. 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Because it's not going to be the same as BR. And again, there may be scope to take back control of this. But do you think Queen Nicola would accept trains branded as "Rail England" coming across the border? Despite the InterCity brand having been introduced in 1966, in 1985 the word 'Executive' was dropped and the livery was applied to all coaches and many locomotives used on InterCity services. The livery was applied only to some Class 309 "Clacton" units on the former Eastern Region and to a few of Classes 411 (4Cep), 419 (MLV) and 421 (4Cig) on the former Southern Region. It appears that while the plan is to brand all trains under GBR with one branding, that plan involves a much longer time scale: People are understandably sceptical about the frequent rebranding of trains and stations carried out under the privatised system, so the branding will be introduced alongside other improvements. The wholly superior vision of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship is long abandoned. There's rather a lot to list if you want to do it completely! I could see those different types of logos being used across scenarios. That's a different argument (which I disagee with but that's not for this thread). The 25 kV electric locomotives were painted from new in a striking shade of bright blue which was known as "Electric Blue". Class 52 No.D1015 restored to 1960's Western Region Maroon livery. Non-corridor coaching stock and other multiple units received all-over Rail Blue until about 1980, when most received the same blue/grey livery as corridor coaching stock. The anniversary of the Battle of Hastings which took place in 1066 was also used in publicity for the line. In response to this announcement, the Great British Railways Transition Team is looking at changes to support the development of the new industry structure, and considering ways in which the current system can be simplified and improved. This is "straight out of 1975": I'm inclined to disagree there. Why are so many cars driven around dirty with the user making no attempt to keep them clean? [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. European paint code RAL5020 ("Ocean Blue") is a good match to Rail Blue. The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957-62. Why? It's not going to be called Rail England and if it was, there'd be nothing "Queen Nicola" could do about it. InterCity (or, in the earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services (see British Rail brand names for a full history).. I dont think we will see train liveries being changed for a while. English regions, Scotland, and Wales will have their own variants, but these will still emphasise the national nature of GBR. | Page 27 | RailUK Forums We're pleased to announce the launch of our new booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk, which helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchased. From 1966 until withdrawal, Pullman Coaches were also painted in the reversal of the normal coach livery, with the blue and grey areas transposed. Why not capitalize on it? I do also like the theory that these regions they mention will be named after old railway companies. Make the name central and it'd be perfect. The rail system is a public service not an art gallery. That's what happens when small-minded people look back on a classic that was before their time with a warped sense of populism. Great British Railways ( GBR) is a planned state-owned public body that will oversee rail transport in Great Britain, [1] with the exception of Transport for London and Merseytravel services, and light rail and trams elsewhere in England. For locomotives used on internal British Rail duties, a separate livery of a plain darker grey was created. | Page 23 | RailUK Forums We're pleased to announce the launch of our new booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk, which helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchased. I'm inclined to disagree. If they are going down the GBR route, which is just nationalisation with extra steps, it needs to look the part (the national part, not the extra steps part). Its not as if they need the advertising, nor do their brands carry the historic and emotional heft that the famous schemes of the genuinely private railways did. Well Id have thought it might be GBR Northern or GBR Southern. In the days of signs being hand painted/stencilled on enamel I would agree, but it is so much easier to make stuff look good these days that there is really no excuse for this sort of thing. (60163 still carries this livery in 2018) Black. Railfreight livery, a colour scheme specifically for freight locomotives, was unveiled when Class 58 58001 drove through a plastic screen at Doncaster Works on 9 December 1982. | Page 15 | RailUK Forums We're pleased to announce the launch of our new booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk, which helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchased. All HS2 and NPR services to be branded as Intercity Express. [14] By 16 March (the deadline for submitting expressions of interest), 42 towns and cities had expressed an interest in hosting GBR's headquarters. In 1986 the British Railways Board divided its operations into a number of sectors (sectorisation).The sector responsible for long-distance express trains assumed the brand-name . [3] Goods (freight) services are operated by a number of companies, the descendants of those created during the 1990s privatisation. into flashy advertising campaigns, the appearance of the showrooms (and their digital counterpart, the website), and the styling of their vehicles? There was a return of some regional schemes: the Western Region turned out some Mk1 sets for named expresses in chocolate/cream, similar to that used by the GWR before nationalisation. What possible negatives are there to none enthusiasts? The iconic London and North Eastern Railway brand - better known as LNER - looks set to be withdrawn again. JavaScript is disabled. Particularly if they are just vinyls on white painted trains. Instead, I just added an icon next to the full text and removed it from the main station name. 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. All Regions. We will probably get something like this Shorthand and in general parlance yes, but Great British Railways will be a brand that the DfT will want to get out there sooner rather than later, even if it is just a vinyl on top of existing TOC names. Infrastructure, passenger, and freight services were separated at that time. Not everyone has a smartphone and when the PIS is not working, I find it good to know where we've stopped. Due to the small number of units repainted it was common to see trains with two or more units in different liveries. With the publication of the Williams review and the announcement of the renationalization of British Passenger Rail, i thought i might help out anyone exited for new liveries or branding for trains. Quick reference Livery Guide for Nameplates and transfers available in 4mm/00 scale. With the publication of the Williams review and the announcement of the renationalization of British Passenger Rail, i thought i might help out anyone exited for new liveries or branding for trains.. In May 2022, the Government announced proposed legislation to modernise rail services and improve reliability for passengers. I said this on another thread, but this is definitely a more appropriate one. It will replace Network Rail as the operator of rail infrastructure across all of Great Britain (excluding some Valley Lines in Wales and some Merseyrail lines). You are using an out of date browser. The British Railway official livery for meat & fish vans (and other stock which normally travelled in passenger trains) was originally crimson with yellow lettering. Sadly cream on modern stock looks quite bad, or I suspect one incarnation of GWR might have tried it white might work ok instead. The XP64 train was used to test technology and carriage arrangements for the planned Mark 2 coaches. This livery was known as Large Logo livery as each side of the locomotive was dominated by a full body height BR double arrow symbol, and had the loco number prominently displayed at twice the previous size. Nothing to bring it all together. More middle days; they were improving quite a bit in the 1990s. British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. British Railways was formed in 1948, it was divided into geographical regions loosely based on the pre-war Big Four company areas, Scotland became a region on its own and the former LNER area was divided into North Eastern and Eastern Regions. Now there's a system others can look up to. Livery Guide Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. We badly need that on the visual mess that is the railway. In many ways having a 'Railway System' logo (the double arrow) for stations/journey planners but a different logo so people know the train is a 'big' intercity train or a 'small' stopping train is very helpful. Id like GN non-Moorgate stuff to join Greater Anglia, as they dont fit in LNER imo. They were repainted into blue/grey in the early 1970s. The Great British Railways Transition Team is developing a range of rail freight growth target options. It's already been seen with the government controlled LNER and GWR franchises for example. though we may have to wait for a new govt for that to happen. And why call it G-BR if it's nothing like BR? Press J to jump to the feed. Originally running from 1923 until 1948 when it became British Railway, LNER returned to the route of famous for the Flying Scotsman in 2018 when the . On 10 June 1986, British Rail launched Network SouthEast, an organisation designed to cut across the traditional regional boundaries and deliver a co-ordinated train service for London and the surrounding region. Anyone got a suggestion for the government's latest bright idea today along the same lines, '. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted: What problem is this supposed to be fixing? Read about the differences between Britain, the. Historic fact is that Roman Britain was England & Wales and the name Great Britain was adopted once Scotland joined, even though today we may refer of GB as just Britain. Roofs were Dark Grey and underframes originally brown, but later black. The x-height of the lower-case lettering should be equal to the height of the horizontal arms in the symbol, so that the row of text appears to align with them. Corridor coaching stock was originally trialled in LNWR coach plum and off-white (nicknamed Plum and Spilt Milk) before Crimson (carmine red) and Cream livery (nicknamed Blood and Custard) was adopted across the network; non-corridor stock was painted plain Crimson. [7]. You also get a more legible and cohesive transport system. Regional divisions will manage concession contracts, stations, infrastructure, and local and regional budgets, integrate track and train, and integrate rail with local transport services. Messages: 1,398. In 1964, as part of a plan to develop a new corporate image for British Railways, a number of experiments were tried; Discussions on the livery for British Railways coaching stock in 1948 eventually settled on a network-wide two-tone livery of crimson and cream for corridor coaches, with all-over crimson being used for local, non-corridor stock. particularly associated with the depots at Old Oak Common and Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail (print version) Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2465-7 , CCS0321182446 05/21 , CP 423 PDF , 55.8 MB , 112 pages Order a copy For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I personally do not think there should be a standard livery across the network on the grounds that regional identity would be lost. Great Northern split, with the Moorgate services becoming part of the London Overground brand and the Kings Lynn route becoming part of the LNER brand. London Midland (pre LNR), that was white on black but the same idea. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies, and was privatised in stages between 1994 and 1997. RM CN0PKR - Britania 70000 in British Railways Livery at West Somerset Railway, Minehead, UK RM C1N4A7 - Totnes Littlehempston Station with Goods Vehicle in authentic 'British Railways' Livery, Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom RM ER5JCR - 46138 Royal Scot Class Steam Locomotive - British Railways L for some form of co-branding. Why do you show the double-arrow logo *and* the words "Great British Railways"? [7], The reorganisation does not affect Northern Ireland, where the railway is already operated by the vertically integrated and already wholly state-owned Northern Ireland Railways. Corridor coaching stock and certain express multiple unit classes were painted in Rail Blue with a 44-inch Pearl Grey (BS 2660-9-095) horizontal panel centred vertically on the main windows, outlined by a narrow white line. It appears that while the plan is to brand all trains under GBR with one branding, that plan involves a much longer time scale: . Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread . I would say GWR (single colour) is a far better branding package than Avanti (3 colours). GBR will absorb Network Rail, although overall strategic direction on infrastructure investment and fares strategy will remain with government. don't see an issue anywhere, as long as the concessions stay branded with whatever. We use cookies. The special saloons and a few other special coaches were also repainted in chocolate and cream but regular former GWR coaches carried maroon. I quite like that version; I think I might like it even more if the black and the red were blue instead though. It's a given that there will be brands underneath GBR - if there weren't, it would make travelling pretty complicated. Bland, cheap, unimaginative. No.90021 in revised Railfreight "triple grey" livery, with Railfreight Distribution sector markings. In which case, why do car manufacturers put effort (and substantial amounts of money!) Blue Pullman in grey and blue livery arriving at Bristol Temple Meads in 1973. 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. Also on the Eastern Region, Class 55 Deltic locomotives based at Finsbury Park acquired white surrounds to their cab windows. I suspect not many. I don't think there would ever be multiple logos for Great British Railways as you've alluded to - it would make it complicated for the end passenger. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They retained this livery for some years, before being painted in Rail Blue when that became the norm. I might take an example railway station (I'm thinking Rugby) and design signage made for that specific station, to see how things could look practically Not convinced. Its rolling stock initially carried the standard Rail Blue (or blue and grey) livery but in 1992, it introduced a new livery of red and grey, with pale blue and grey flashes. This colour was applied to all diesel and electric locomotives, with the exception of the ends, which were painted yellow to improve visibility, and the underframes and buffer beams which were painted black; the paints being to BSS 2660-0.003 and BSS 2660-9.103 respectively. And the more I see RA2 and its symbols, the more clumsy it looks. How many people list how attractive a train is when you ask them why they decided to go by car or train? Eastern, North Eastern and Scottish. It'll be operated quite differently. No.31271 in Railfreight "triple grey" livery with Construction sector markings. 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. The purpose of this call for evidence was to develop an understanding of how much of the current and future market demand for freight could be met by rail, and the role rail can play in the nations supply chains. Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic. The old Northern signs worked well, but only Metro/WYCA really got behind the co-branding opportunities, that I saw. I really quite like that now. For this new venture a new livery - a paler shade of blue than Rail Blue, with three stripes of white, red and grey - was created with Class 47 No.47573 The London Standard painted in the new livery specifically for the launch ceremony. Heh. [4] One locomotive, Class 47 No.D1733, was painted to match the coaching stock. 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. Maybe a "way out" arrow similar to Thameslink's station signage could make it more exciting, while also adding a bit more functionality? Also, yes, the actual report has a typo, it really does say 'refect' instead of 'reflect'. By 2020s Britain, I mean a design that is reflective of modern day marketing and branding. In all of your concepts the Rail Symbol (double-arrow) is far too large for the accompanying lettering, if you're looking to be guided by the original design rules. Please can you explain the advantage of such a nationwide livery? It isnt hard to believe that there may be some truth to the suggestion that Johnson would be less cavalier in his treatment of Ulster if it returned even a handful of Government MPs. OK, it's not a big change, but Germany tends to do rebrandings very infrequently. The current lot is an absolute mess. For me, it's time to sign off from the Great Western Railway Line. Avanti merged with LNWR to form a GNWR brand. GBR will be made up of five regional divisions, organised in line with Network Rail's Putting Passengers First programme. The Tories, particulary this present mob of throwbacks, have long since co-opted the "great" in "Great Britain" to mean "very good"and it's xenophobic, imperialist undertones me me want to vomit. Northern and TPE split into separate Northwest and Northeast brands. Construction of the first locomotive was completed in the final week of September 1957, and the handing-over took place on 31 October. Sadly cream on modern stock looks quite bad, or I suspect one incarnation of GWR might have tried it white might work ok instead. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport . Underneath that in a smaller font, about half the height of the space between the botton track and the bottom of the arrow "Operated by [whomever] for Great British Railways". 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. 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