great british railways livery

Except their is massive nostalgia for BR days. Class 35 'Hymek' D7017 restored to 1960's green & lime livery. Rail alphabet had the advantage of being clear, legible and was pretty much consistently applied. It's only as complicated as you want it to be. I suppose they are quite bland. GW 1 1 Great British Railways 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).. into flashy advertising campaigns, the appearance of the showrooms (and their digital counterpart, the website), and the styling of their vehicles? Every TfW station I've been to are still ATW-branded (in fact, Hereford yesterday). And Great Britain is more often than not used to mean the whole of England/Scotland/Wales, excluding Northern Ireland - a legacy of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which existed from 1707 to 1800. GBR will be modelled on the operations of Transport for London, which contracts services on systems such as London Overground. But Beatties second charge is more interesting. By 2020s Britain, I mean a design that is reflective of modern day marketing and branding. There is also a British Standard paint colour BS381C 114 called Rail Blue which was introduced in 1964. The Overground operates under its own livery. 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. This livery was well received by enthusiasts but as the Class 56s only hauled freight, it was decided to extend the experiment to a passenger loco. And although BR did changes, it was still the same basic livery really. One overarching brand, with sub brands sitting below it, for long distance services and regional brands all under the GBR moniker, much like we do today with Southern, South Eastern, South Western, Northern, etc. Beattie acknowledges how Ulsters separate unionist parties weaken the Union. Not the terms I would have used but I see where you might get that impression. The whole GBR thing is complicated as you have ScotRail and TfW already as separate brands that won't change, yet using "Rail England" or whatever is going to provoke outrage where services run by "English" operators go into Scotland and Wales (which rather ignores the same the other way round!). Great Britain is not a country; its a landmass. The bottom one is basically Serco era Northern signage, and does look good to me, though I would go for a subtle double arrow in the bottom right as I said earlier, and omit the GBR text. Sadly cream on modern stock looks quite bad, or I suspect one incarnation of GWR might have tried it white might work ok instead. [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. This livery suited these diesel hydraulic classes, and allowed the Western Region to once again show a degree of independence; it was not applied to any other diesel or electric classes (other than the Class 42/43 "Warships"). A throwback to the 70s and 80s can sometimes work, but not often, but I think. Clearly "Great British Railways" does include a bit of "retro" in the manner than gWr does, for example. They were repainted into blue/grey in the early 1970s. 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. They retained this livery for some years, before being painted in Rail Blue when that became the norm. . [4] One locomotive, Class 47 No.D1733, was painted to match the coaching stock. The BR that believed in having multiple liveries and brands? Now there's a system others can look up to. Suffice to say, an actual English nationalist would not be passing controversial legislation to enable Westminster to spend even more money on Northern Ireland, as this Government is. Due to the small number of units repainted it was common to see trains with two or more units in different liveries. 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. Given that the vast majority of passengers dont really care what the brand is, do GBR really need a brand? JavaScript is disabled. This may well take time to introduce and rollout but my suggestion is as follows. I never knew I had OCD until that remark lol. A corporate livery was created for major express services in Scotland, which effectively consisted of the InterCity livery with the red stripe replaced by a light blue one. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted: What problem is this supposed to be fixing? Later regional variations included some interesting changes for the Class8P passenger types in particular. It really does look dire. Home Forums Why not capitalize on it? You are using an out of date browser. Most of the coverage has focused on this. I think it'll be more like East Coast (or whatever), the full height of the parallel tracks. Avanti merged with LNWR to form a GNWR brand. Not sure but I was also thinking of the winding up arrangements that would've taken place at privatisation i.e. | 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. Within a period of 10 years, HSTs had three different liveries. Feb 1, 2020. 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. One thing that might work, though, would be to drop the full text from the red band and just have a subtle double arrow on the right hand side in that. though we may have to wait for a new govt for that to happen. Which does what it says on the tin. [13], On 5 February 2022, the Department for Transport launched a public consultation for the location of GBRs headquarters. Great Britain's railway system was built by private companies, but it was nationalised by the Transport Act 1947 and was run from then onwards by British Railways (which traded as British Rail from 1965) until privatisation, which was begun in 1994 and completed in 1997. Due to the consequent muddle of liveries, many trains began to get an untidy if not tatty appearance which added to the run-down image of the railway. JavaScript is disabled. Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic. 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. The attachments illustrate this. 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It might have the operator identified in a small way too. GBR will develop masterplans for station renewal. GBR is currently running a competition to find a town or city outside London to host its headquarters. I tried going with the National Rail icon in the right hand side, but it was too small and nobody would notice it. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Nothing to bring it all together. The smokebox, running plate, and running gear remained black, and the bufferbeam remained red. Brunswick Green. No.90021 in revised Railfreight "triple grey" livery, with Railfreight Distribution sector markings. All Regions. Instead, I just added an icon next to the full text and removed it from the main station name. Given the furious backlash over the Protocol, as well as the ill-managed disappointment that was the two parties 2010 link-up (under the awful acronym UCUNF), one can understand why Northern Irish politicians shy away from the Tories. | 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. Why do most people go for a car that is mostly all one single colour. The livery derived its nickname from a perceived resemblance to the internal appearance of a Jaffa Cake. In 1977 two Class 47 locomotives, 47163 and 47164, were painted by Stratford TMD with silver roofs and other decorations including a full body height Union Flag on each side, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. 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. In 1978 the British Railways Board began planning a new livery for the future, and in that August Class 56 diesel locomotive 56036 was painted to test a modified livery[11][12] of all-over Rail Blue with the entire loco front in bright yellow to improve visibility, this extending down the sides of the loco to the rear of the cab windows which were, in turn, outlined in black. Clean, modern, easy to read, looks good and in the right colour set. 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. [7], GBR will use a slightly modified British Rail Double Arrow and the Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for branding. Antrim Princess Sealink ferry underway in Larne with Sealink letters. Anyone got a suggestion for the government's latest bright idea today along the same lines, '. 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. As part of this work, the team engaged with industry through a formal call for evidence. Eastfield TMD staff near Glasgow also embellished a few examples of the class 37/0's allocated to the depot with a lower bodyside white stripe in the mid-80s but were told to stop doing it and repaint the ones they'd already done back to the standard blue livery by the BR hierarchy. Northern and TPE split into separate Northwest and Northeast brands. Great Britain (or just Britain) is the mainland of England, Scotland and Wales. Now the charge of English nationalism is a tedious, largely Remainer trope that I have dealt with elsewhere. Here is some variants of my original 'swallow inspired' design. The name is still awful though and far too long. I don't think the red understripe would appear though, and there will still be calls from TfGM, WYCA TfWM, TfW, etc. 3 Apr 2022 . Not so much the modern LNER though. 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. Why does it need to look the part - what does nationalisation look like? [11][12], The location for GBR's headquarters is currently being determined. In 2001, as passenger work for diesel locomotives operated by Virgin CrossCountry came to an end, a number of their Class 47s were painted in "heritage" liveries that they had carried in the past, including the former D1733, now 47853, which once again carried a near-correct version of the XP64 livery. In 1957 this changed to maroon with yellow markings and in 1963 bauxite with white lettering was adopted. Like the Thameslink 700 "can't be bothered" livery. The first Class 31 entered service in November . 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. It's the name of the island ffs. And why call it G-BR if it's nothing like BR? [18] GBR will own all infrastructure in Scotland and Wales that Network Rail owns now. [4] This was referred to as the InterCity Executive livery as the sets used were dedicated to operating morning/evening services operated for businesspeople. On the other hand Avanti's branding is awful - there is no "Italian flair" in it at all. Press J to jump to the feed. Read more about them in our, National HQ competition for Great British Railways. Existing leases of stations to devolved transport authorities will continue. 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 The system just looks like a disparate random mish mash of different organisations each running trains in their own way. The infrastructure was privately owned and operated by Railtrack from 1994 to 2002, when it was renationalised and transferred to Network Rail. The Blue Pullman sets retained their livery of Nanking Blue (albeit with full yellow ends) until 1969 when they were repainted in the reversed grey and blue livery. Unfortunately, there is little sign that Beattie actually intends to do anything differently, in this regard at least, to the Democratic Unionists he hopes to supplant. Because for my money blue & grey is not the "same basic livery" as Swallow, neither is NSEs toothpaste anything like the red and cream worn in the 50s. They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862. There are conflicting view on Britain versus Great Britain. And it that light it is intriguing that Ministers have decided to take a step back towards a national rail network with the launch of Great British Railways (GBR). Why do you show the double-arrow logo *and* the words "Great British Railways"? Blue Pullman in grey and blue livery arriving at Bristol Temple Meads in 1973. 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. Id like GN non-Moorgate stuff to join Greater Anglia, as they dont fit in LNER imo. 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. [17] This livery is also often nicknamed 'toothpaste livery' by rail enthusiasts due to the multicoloured stripes resembling striped toothpaste. I'm inclined to disagree. Eastern, North Eastern and Scottish. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport . European paint code RAL5020 ("Ocean Blue") is a good match to Rail Blue. [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. Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. I personally like this Lion logo posted by Tim Dunn on twitter a few years ago, Not at all. Aren't best impressions the ones that did the 2015 Virgin East Coast HST? There is surely a case at least for putting the cross-border inter-city services in national colours (perhaps an updated take on Network SouthEast), to match the saltires splashed all over Scotrail trains. Another Class 52, No.D1015 Western Champion was delivered in another, darker yellow/brown colour described as 'Golden Ochre', though somewhat different from that applied to D5579. 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. [14] After this date, the passenger versions of Class 37 and 47, as well as Class 50, were routinely outshopped in this livery. [7]. For example, GBR will apparently inherit from Network Rail the duty to run and plan the network, as well as providing online tickets, information and compensation for passengers nationwide. This opens up the possibility of a national ticketing app, with the Great British Railways branding. Heh. If they're bothered about 'red white and blue" then just stick the double arrow in a white background and give it a blue border. I dont think we will see train liveries being changed for a while. That's a different argument (which I disagee with but that's not for this thread). The colours were chosen to be different from those of any of the "Big Four" pre-nationalisation railway companies while retaining a traditional aspect. The pleasure's all mine. 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. And the more I see RA2 and its symbols, the more clumsy it looks. [7], Under Network Rail, all stations are formally in public hands since 2014, but only 20 (mainly large termini and central stations) are managed directly by it. Bland, cheap, unimaginative. I personally do not think there should be a standard livery across the network on the grounds that regional identity would be lost. Bare minimum. I just see the thing as extremely surface level. Old does not necessarily = bad. GBR will absorb Network Rail, although overall strategic direction on infrastructure investment and fares strategy will remain with government. I have heard that the BR double arrows will remain in use due to the fact that in the UK everyone recognises it as the 'train station' symbol. [13] Initially new locos were still painted in the traditional Rail Blue livery, but starting with Class 56 number 56084 the new Large Logo version was standard on new locos delivered to BR. Theres no vote in Northern Ireland for him or his Conservative party so he doesnt care, hes hands off.. The final decision was to be made later in 2022,[16] but the result has not been announced as of February 2023. After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. It would appear that were going to be waiting a while even for the new logo, and that given the recent nature of the franchise liveries, that new liveries are a very long way off. A commonly mistake to make, but one that can easily upset the locals! 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. I reckon a simple logo like the one youve depicted will be what we see. So even if that doesn't become the actual 'GBR' logo it will likely see some use on stations and maybe trains. One hallmark of the Governments approach to the constitutional struggle to hold the United Kingdom together has been a recognition that pro-Union policy is not simply a matter for a single department: it needs to run throughout the business of the State. The UK, Britain, Great Britain, The British Isles, England - what's the difference? If Scotland leaves the UK it must become British Rail as Britain is defined as just England & Wales! "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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It's the name of the island ffs. The rail system is a public service not an art gallery. This error in colour identification comes from an article and question published in a Model Railway Magazine in the 1950s, where the responding editor made the error, and it has frequently been repeated since then. Most of this nostalgia is from people who aren't old enough to remember just how rubbish latter day BR often was. GBR is similar enough to channel some continuity with BR but distinct enough to admit it's a different entity. Today I would like to make a rather general suggestion rather than something specific. Or the awful corporate blue BR? It may not display this or other websites correctly. The wholly superior vision of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship is long abandoned. Livery Guide Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. (60163 still carries this livery in 2018) Black. The concession contract system will be the long-term replacement for the previous system of passenger rail franchising run by the Department for Transport, which became unsustainable early in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. You are using an out of date browser. One overarching brand, with sub brands sitting below it, for long distance services and regional brands all under the GBR moniker, much like we do today with Southern, South Eastern, South Western, Northern, etc. The livery comprised brown upper panels with a colour described variously as "biscuit" or "fawn" along the lower panels and separated by a broad orange band. Wrap yourself up in the flag and sing rule Brittania. It is known as Great because it is the largest island in the British Isles, and houses the countries of England, Scotland and Wales within its shores. I really quite like that now. 3,609. thomalex said: One of the big ones is an end to endless rebranding of trains when the operator changes with various bit of old livery hanging about for a long time, never mind the cost and waste involved. 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. And it that light it is intriguing that Ministers have. All HS2 and NPR services to be branded as Intercity Express. don't see an issue anywhere, as long as the concessions stay branded with whatever. Boris Johnson has announced that Britain is to have a new public rail operator, Great British Railways (GBR), in the biggest shake-up of the country's trains since privatisation a quarter. The Great British Railway - and please, spare us the flag-waving - will incorporate Network Rail (renationalised in 2002 after privatised Railtrack collapsed), ticketing and awarding operator . If you run across land borders you're going to get it. The text won't be centred vertically with the logo. I think there would be huge advantages of a standard livery and branding across the Britain, in saving money and presenting a unified product to the customer. Class 14s D9537 (in desert sand livery) and D9539 prepare a double-head a train on the Ribble Steam Railway. 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