I don’t see any beige, or am I just colourblind?
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Bletchleyite
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The cab end X logo and the first set of doors are beige. On the rest of it the base colour is silver-grey.
If it's not beige then it's a very mucky white.
CR165022
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The X logo is white on 170101, however was changed to beige for 170112, and presumably every other unit going forward.
tfw756rider
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Ah right
Russel
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Was finally able to get a photo of 170101 early on Wednesday morning, after seeing it in passing a few times.
170101 At Tamworth, working the 06.28 to Nottingham.
170101 At Tamworth, working the 06.28 to Nottingham.
WesternLancer
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Nicely lit image!Was finally able to get a photo of 170101 early on Wednesday morning, after seeing it in passing a few times.
170101 At Tamworth, working the 06.28 to Nottingham.
Russel
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As much as I detest it, getting out of bed early does sometimes have it's advantages!
WesternLancer
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A justifiable reward on that occasion
The_Train
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Has another one gone into Crewe or is 113 still there?
Messy with the cream coloured doors unfortunately. Kinda ruins the whole point in it. Stripes need to return and a loosening of door contrast rules requiredWas finally able to get a photo of 170101 early on Wednesday morning, after seeing it in passing a few times.
170101 At Tamworth, working the 06.28 to Nottingham.
Russel
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The cream doors just need to be the same colour white as the rest of the body.
I believe 113 is still there, but not 100% sure.
Jacob Porrett
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I can confirm 170113 is still at Crewe depot.
dvboy
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Bletchleyite
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Really can't get used to that livery. It's like two different liveries due to the different base colours (cream, white and grey), or a cheap vinyl job despite not being that.
tfw756rider
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Nice to seem them both
1D54
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Like to think that 101 is now showing full number at both ends.
Jacob Porrett
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Still at Crewe depot.
The large "X" at the cab ends has been changed on 170112 to be the same cream as the doors next to it, which looks better. You can see it here: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CrossCountry_170112_at_Cardiff_Central_19_May_2025.jpg (photo credit goes to Anamyd on Wikimedia Commons)
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tfw756rider
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Nice photo that.
Bletchleyite
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Two base colours is an improvement over three but I still find it looks odd, like the ends have been vinylled over the top of what was there before.
Trainman40083
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I noticed the latest repaint.poking it's nose out of the shed at Crewe LNWR this afternoon.
Im going to raise a point on how long these units are taking. 170112 took i believe 11 weeks. And 113 has been in there 7 or 8, if we presume each unit is now going to be 11 weeks. A little bit of math gives us the list of predicted dates for units returning:
This accounts for 102-111, 114-117, 397, 398, 618-623 , and finally 636-639
1. July 26, 2025
2. October 11, 2025
3. December 27, 2025
4. March 14, 2026
5. May 30, 2026
6. August 15, 2026
7. October 31, 2026
8. January 16, 2027
9. April 3, 2027
10. June 19, 2027
11. September 4, 2027
12. November 20, 2027
13. February 5, 2028
14. April 22, 2028
15. July 8, 2028
16. September 23, 2028
17. December 9, 2028
18. February 24, 2029
19. May 12, 2029
20. July 28, 2029
21. October 13, 2029
22. December 29, 2029
23. March 16, 2030
24. June 1, 2030
25. August 17, 2030
26. November 2, 2030
They need to look at getting a move on or the replacement fleet, new potential GBR livery, or the supernova of the sun may be on the cards by the time the last unit comes...