LNER Livery

[SaveECRewards]

The Azuma livery was only ever intended to be on that set 800 101, it was for marketing purposes and the final livery hadn't been designed.

That was straight from the horses mouth as it were, Sam Jessup who was chief designer for both Virgin Trains franchises at the time, was at the Azuma event and was clear this was simply a promotional livery.

What we don't know is whether Virgin were going to use a similar livery to this one if they launched the Azuma or whether it was completely different. A ribbon logo on VTWC was just because they needed something to put on the Pendolinos when they were painted.

Sam left Virgin last year and I don't know if he did do a final Azuma livery.

 

[XCTurbostar]

Sam left Virgin last year and I don't know if he did do a final Azuma livery.

I get the impression something was definitely marked up because there was an image on this forum floating around which showed an Azuma with a black front similar to my display picture.

EDIT: Found it - in the background at 1m 47s

 

[Clansman]

I knocked this up in photoshop a couple of weeks back ...

Wow, that looks great, certainly much better than the other two that have been floating about!

Here's my own takes on your one...

 

[ash39]

Wow, that looks great, certainly much better than the other two that have been floating about!

Here's my own takes on your one...

I like what you've done with the top one!

The angled bits would need to flip direction halfway along the train, but as they are all 5 or 9 car sets, it would work.

 

[High Dyke]

Is that Lancaster?

Yes it is.

How about a nod to the past and a variation using Garter Blue, possibly with silver doors?

 

[DenmarkRail]

The Azuma livery was only ever intended to be on that set 800 101, it was for marketing purposes and the final livery hadn't been designed.

That was straight from the horses mouth as it were, Sam Jessup who was chief designer for both Virgin Trains franchises at the time, was at the Azuma event and was clear this was simply a promotional livery.

What we don't know is whether Virgin were going to use a similar livery to this one if they launched the Azuma or whether it was completely different. A ribbon logo on VTWC was just because they needed something to put on the Pendolinos when they were painted.

Sam left Virgin last year and I don't know if he did do a final Azuma livery.

Sam suggested on Twitter (when the livery was first rolled out / announced) that it would be enhanced to match the Azumas if they won the WCP bid... Thats why I say that there is no intention to drop the Virgin brand from the WCP

 

[pt_mad]

Sam suggested on Twitter (when the livery was first rolled out / announced) that it would be enhanced to match the Azumas if they won the WCP bid... Thats why I say that there is no intention to drop the Virgin brand from the WCP

There might be no intention but the requirement will be for a generic brand.

 

[Rail Blues]

I get the impression something was definitely marked up because there was an image on this forum floating around which showed an Azuma with a black front similar to my display picture.

EDIT: Found it - in the background at 1m 47s

I can't work out if they are patronising everyone or people with disabilities in particular. Either way, that video clip would insult the intelligence of the CBeebies audience.

 

[GusB]

I don't think there's anything patronising about it. The information is provided clearly, and at a steady pace.

 

[59CosG95]

Knocked this up a few weeks ago; my penn'orth on what the 91s (at least) might look like with LNER branding.

 

[XCTurbostar]

Good chance that is probably the extent of the branding at this stage

 

[mpthomson]

Knocked this up a few weeks ago; my penn'orth on what the 91s (at least) might look like with LNER branding.View attachment 48247

I strongly suspect that this will be very close. It's clearly going to be red based from the corporate image/logo we've already seen.

 

[Domh245]

Someone has posted a picture in the main LNER thread of an "azuma" at Perth in all white with a red LNER logo between the cab and the first door. I suspect that is what we'll see as the livery going forward

 

[transmanche]

Someone has posted a picture in the main LNER thread of an "azuma" at Perth in all white with a red LNER logo between the cab and the first door. I suspect that is what we'll see as the livery going forward

I strongly suspect that particular photo simply has an LNER logo photoshopped onto an unbranded train - and is as 'legit' as the livery posted by @59CosG95 above...

 

[Domh245]

I strongly suspect that particular photo simply has an LNER logo photoshopped onto an unbranded train - and is as 'legit' as the livery posted by @59CosG95 above...

Yes, having looked at it a little more, I think it is a fake (there are plenty of picture of 800201 out and about yesterday without any LNER logos), but I'm still expecting the livery to be fairly basic like that.

 

[pt_mad]

Someone has posted a picture in the main LNER thread of an "azuma" at Perth in all white with a red LNER logo between the cab and the first door. I suspect that is what we'll see as the livery going forward

Can you link to the thread/post?

 

[USRailFan]

Shouldn't the 91 be Apple Green and the carriages coloured Teak? :P

 

[Domh245]

Can you link to the thread/post?

https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...y-re-nationalised.157537/page-61#post-3504389

 

[XCTurbostar]

Definately fake. Heres the same units yesterday.. with no branding at all.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulemma/41837109655/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulemma/40926288170/

 

[Spamcan81]

Yes it is.

How about a nod to the past and a variation using Garter Blue, possibly with silver doors?

Agreed. Red is not an LNER colour.

 

[pt_mad]

Definately fake. Heres the same units yesterday.. with no branding at all.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulemma/41837109655/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulemma/40926288170/

So it wasn't the Highland Chieftain as the caption stated, it was a test run.

 

[sprinterguy]

So it wasn't the Highland Chieftain as the caption stated

Given that the first set isn't due to enter passenger service with LNER until December, and that will be on the Leeds/Hull diagram currently covered by HST set NL65, then definitely not!

 

[pt_mad]

Agreed. Red is not an LNER colour.

It is now it seems.

 

[RLBH]

Agreed. Red is not an LNER colour.

Green isn't a GWR colour (well, not on coaching stock anyway) but that doesn't seem to have stopped them. Of course, GWR brown would invite unwelcome comparisons particularly during disrupted service.

Garter blue on the East Coast and maroon on the West Coast would look bloody brilliant, even if neither seems particularly likely.

 

[pt_mad]

Green isn't a GWR colour (well, not on coaching stock anyway) but that doesn't seem to have stopped them. Of course, GWR brown would invite unwelcome comparisons particularly during disrupted service.

Garter blue on the East Coast and maroon on the West Coast would look bloody brilliant, even if neither seems particularly likely.

Maroon will probably be GNWR's colour on the West Coast.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Maroon will probably be GNWR's colour on the West Coast.

Yes that would be good.

Then for the new LNER, how about reverting to either the original GNER colours which were dark blue with a red stripe, (or of course the orginal LNER carriages which were teak, like they have sometimes on the Severn Valley & North York Moors Railways )

 

[xotGD]

How about rail blue locomotives and blue & grey coaches?

 

[Wivenswold]

How about rail blue locomotives and blue & grey coaches?

Perfect. If it works it could be rolled out across the network.

 

[pt_mad]

How about camouflage military style livery? With upgraded headlamps.

 

[pt_mad]

Grantham in two years time? (on a chilly spring morning). New livery fully rolled out.
Note: revenue protection has also been reintroduced at Grantham and can be seen on both the up line and the down line with full powers of enforcement available.

(Not my image).