Today traveling on Northern I’ve seen units in at least 5 liveries:
- old northern
- new northern
- FGW
- Scotrail
- London midland (150 at Piccadilly)
Are there other instances of one TOC operating stock with so many (or even more) liveries at the same time?
My day today on Northern:
Saw a Scotrail 158 on the opposite platform at my local station heading towards Manchester Airport from Windermere.
Travelled on a white body/blue doors Thameslink 319 into Manchester. IIRC, one of these units still has its first class seats in.
Witnessed a green London Midland 150 arrive into Piccadilly while on Platform 13 waiting for the train home.
Then onto a 150 First Great Western, tailed by a 156 in old Northern livery.
Yes, it really is musical liveries on Northern.
However it does point depressingly to how poor rail transport is in the north and the short-term hotchpotch approach that does absolutely nothing to attract new passengers, increased revenue and reduced subsidy in the North. You reap what you sow.