Opinions: Liveries that you like?

J@ke · 1 Aug 2018

I thought the FGE 321s were good, especially when 2 units coupled together

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37047 · 1 Aug 2018

mushroomchow said:
Pre-privatisation, I can't look past Intercity Swallow livery. I don't think there's been a classier livery anywhere in the world in the modern era, with the possible exception of GNER's. It looks good on absolutely anything it's applied to, from HSTs to Mk. 1s, and even locos that never carried it "for real" - like 50031.

Agreed - if I had to pick one, this would be it.

Ethano92 · 1 Aug 2018

I quite like SWT class 444 livery, the others don't look to great. The SWR livery is also growing on me but I can't say I really like it yet

herb21 · 1 Aug 2018

I really like the temporary Scotrail 365 livery (which I think is just dark blue vinyl doors and the inverted saltire logo on a the great northern livery) but it looks really good and complements the normal Scotrail Saltire liveried trains really well.
I think I'm going to like the HST 7 cities livery for similar reasons. (Although the have got the yellow wrong)

Parallel · 1 Aug 2018

I quite like(d) all variants of the FGW local lines/dynamic lines livery. I thought it looked super on the 180s but thought it also suited the 143s and 150s very well too.

I also like the current ATW livery, I think the 150s and 158s look very smart.

I did like the silver and maroon Wessex Trains livery too, especially on the 158s.

The London Midland greens and black livery made the stock look more modern than it was, especially the 150s and 153s.

TurboFintan · 1 Aug 2018

For me it's the Connex South Eastern applied to the 365s and some of the 465s, always liked seeing them over the numerous ex-NSE 465s when visiting Kent seeing family. Plus the teal and tangerine on the former Midland Mainline HSTs and 170s was always striking to me when I rode on them as a child for annual trips to Nottingham.

Class465fan · 1 Aug 2018

TurboFintan said:
For me it's the Connex South Eastern applied to the 365s and some of the 465s, always liked seeing them over the numerous ex-NSE 465s when visiting Kent seeing family. Plus the teal and tangerine on the former Midland Mainline HSTs and 170s was always striking to me when I rode on them as a child for annual trips to Nottingham.

Preach!

Buggleskelly · 1 Aug 2018

First Great Eastern livery as featured on a 315. Really suited the class.
Both Scotrail Saltire and Network Southeast liveries make any train look great.
The class 710 also makes the Overground livery look a lot better.

465 Forever · 1 Aug 2018

I like the current livery on the West Anglia Class 317s

Agent_Squash · 1 Aug 2018

The Southern livery is actually quite smart (making the roundel along the length of the train)

Sirius · 1 Aug 2018

Crosscountry Voyager.

cactustwirly · 1 Aug 2018

I really like the FGW 'dynamic lines', looked really cool when it first came out (less so now that the vinyls have faded)
The GWR green also looks really smart.
I also like the VTEC livery on the HST.
The new EMT livery on the 43/4s also looks good.

Mikey C · 1 Aug 2018

I do like the new GWR livery
Big fan of the London Midland livery
I like the SWT livery on 450s and 458/5s, to me the blue version of the SWT livery was the best
I thought the final version of the NSE livery (as seen on the 465s with more white) looked attractive, I don't think the NSE livery suited slam door stock though
Intercity swallow is a classic

61653 HTAFC · 1 Aug 2018

gg1 said:
I was never overly enamoured with that one tbh.

I'd forgotten about the PTE liveries, Strathclyde's orange and black livery was very nice and the maroon and cream which replaced it was okay too. The less said about WMPTE's attempts the better.

The South Yorkshire one was an oddity, as was "Midline". The later West Midlands ones were just a variation on RR like the second GMPTE one mentioned earlier by someone.

gg1 · 1 Aug 2018

61653 HTAFC said:
The South Yorkshire one was an oddity, as was "Midline". The later West Midlands ones were just a variation on RR like the second GMPTE one mentioned earlier by someone.

Ah yes, another I'd forgotten about. That later RR inspired WMPTE livery did look okay, I only ever saw it on 310s. IIRC correctly there were 3 earlier attempts, 2 version with multiple shades of blue on a couple of bubble cars (or may have been the same one repainted), and a garish bright yellow and blue 312.

61653 HTAFC · 2 Aug 2018

gg1 said:
Ah yes, another I'd forgotten about. That later RR inspired WMPTE livery did look okay, I only ever saw it on 310s. IIRC correctly there were 3 earlier attempts, 2 version with multiple shades of blue on a couple of bubble cars (or may have been the same one repainted), and a garish bright yellow and blue 312.

The Bubble car one may well have been Midline, the later one appeared on many units including 310s, 323s and 150s. The West Yorkshire liveries (green & cream on the unrefurbished 141s, and the two versions of "Raspberry Ripple" that appeared on everything from refurbished 141s to 158s and 321s) were ubiquitous in my youth but weren't particularly impressive.

Moving into post privatisation liveries, Northern Spirit and their Trans-Pennine variant weren't great but they had some impressive features: the enlarged yellow panels on the TP 158s made them look brilliant, and the green on the 142s made them look surprisingly less-rubbish thanks to the black windscreen surrounds.

700007 · 2 Aug 2018

London Midland as my all time favourite livery.
South West Trains after that.
Quite like the current ScotRail livery.
Current GWR one too is quite good.

gg1 · 2 Aug 2018

61653 HTAFC said:
The Bubble car one may well have been Midline, the later one appeared on many units including 310s, 323s and 150s.

We're talking about 2 different liveries, the one you refer too is the first version of the Centro branded livery with the green window band replacing the dark blue of RR which was indeed applied to a range of units. The 310 livery I mentioned earlier was also based on RR but with the pale blue stripe below the windows replaced by a stripe the same shade of blue as the window band.

physics34 · 2 Aug 2018

Ever or current?

TPE certainly looks brilliant on the new 68s and rolling stock... GWR is nice and Greater Anglia is also simple and professional.

Ever? NSE and IC Swallow as others have said.

318266 · 2 Aug 2018

Ever.

K.o.R · 2 Aug 2018

I recall there being a regional Railways variant which was NSE but with a light blue stripe instead of red (with the diagonals at the ends of the train.

I do think 313201 looks very smart in the blue and grey.

XC HST and Stagecoach white liveries.

sprinterguy · 2 Aug 2018

K.o.R said:
I recall there being a regional Railways variant which was NSE but with a light blue stripe instead of red (with the diagonals at the ends of the train.

Yes, but only as a quick fix on cascaded ex-NSE stock, rather than an official scheme as such. Worn by at least one class 309, and a smattering of pressure ventilated mark 2s used on the likes of the North Wales coast. More information (and pictures) on the latter about two thirds of the way down the page here:
http://www.nwrail.org.uk/nw1403d.htm

When 37-hauled passenger services began in North Wales in 1993, many of the carriages used were transferred from Network South East, having been used in locomotive-hauled trains between London Waterloo and Exeter. On arrival at Edge Hill depot they had the red line of the NSE livery over-painted with Regional Railways light blue so that they looked more like the proper RR livery. They were repainted in correct regional railways colours as time permitted: the last one to be repainted was 35518 in October 1995.

Fearless · 2 Aug 2018

Another vote for IC Swallow and Class 50s with large logo.

I also like the Pendolino new livery 'flowing silk' on the driving ends but really, really don't like the plain carriages now it's done away with the black strip along the window line. Somehow the carriages now look fat and bloated where they used to look sleek.

Mikey C · 2 Aug 2018

Fearless said:
Another vote for IC Swallow and Class 50s with large logo.

I also like the Pendolino new livery 'flowing silk' on the driving ends but really, really don't like the plain carriages now it's done away with the black strip along the window line. Somehow the carriages now look fat and bloated where they used to look sleek.

Agreed, trains with small windows don't suit the plain, light coloured look at all.

61653 HTAFC · 2 Aug 2018

gg1 said:
We're talking about 2 different liveries, the one you refer too is the first version of the Centro branded livery with the green window band replacing the dark blue of RR which was indeed applied to a range of units. The 310 livery I mentioned earlier was also based on RR but with the pale blue stripe below the windows replaced by a stripe the same shade of blue as the window band.

Any chance you (or anyone else) can link to a photo of this livery? A quick Google image search only revealed the standard "three stripe" version.

sprinterguy · 2 Aug 2018

61653 HTAFC said:
Any chance you (or anyone else) can link to a photo of this livery? A quick Google image search only revealed the standard "three stripe" version.

The 310 livery? Here you go:
http://www.miac.org.uk/images/310110.jpg

Mordac · 2 Aug 2018

Grand Central is my favourite, although it must be making the aircon work overtime atm.

61653 HTAFC · 2 Aug 2018

sprinterguy said:
The 310 livery? Here you go:
http://www.miac.org.uk/images/310110.jpg

Thanks, never seen that before but it looks pretty good. If anyone else was unaware, here's the unique "Midline" livery I mentioned. Note the logo is identical to the 310 example. Midline was a bit of a clunky name, glad it wasn't widely used!
https://www.railcar.co.uk/images/3144

sprinterguy · 2 Aug 2018

Mordac said:
Grand Central is my favourite, although it must be making the aircon work overtime atm.

The aircon hasn't been working half the time (They do operate 180s after all)!

sprinterguy · 2 Aug 2018

61653 HTAFC said:
Thanks, never seen that before but it looks pretty good. If anyone else was unaware, here's the unique "Midline" livery I mentioned. Note the logo is identical to the 310 example. Midline was a bit of a clunky name, glad it wasn't widely used!
https://www.railcar.co.uk/images/3144

I've always thought the 310 scheme lacked any sort of impact - not enough contrast. I much prefer the emerald green Regional Railways/Centro scheme that followed. The triple-tone blue 121 livery I consider very appealing though - It'll certainly have seemed vibrant in an era just moving away from corporate BR blue.

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