321411 in London Midland Livery

[87015]

Passing Old Linslade at 1430 in the midst of total WCML meltdown...

http://redcow.fotopic.net/p58727442.html
http://redcow.fotopic.net/p58727441.html

Looks quite smart in my book, although almost anything would have been an improvement on Silverlink livery!
Various other recent bits can be found here http://redcow.fotopic.net/c1687280_25.html which is mainly unit nedding aswell.

 

[westcoaster]

what have they done, that livery looks hideous on a 321, it suits the 323's/350's/170's better

 

[Jordy]

Looks nice IMO, shame about the inside, what is the latest plan with the 321s? Thought they were going!

 

[devon_metro]

My question is, why?

 

[CCF23]

I also thought LM were getting rid of there 321's. Regarding the livery it looks OK, prefer the Silverlink livery although this looks better than NXEA's livery.

 

[Daimler]

I also thought LM were getting rid of there 321's. Regarding the livery it looks OK, prefer the Silverlink livery although this looks better than NXEA's livery.

They're only keeping 9 (I think) and those are going in a year, so the OP said yesterday:

...for an extra year or so at least depending upon what happens with the recent tender.

Thank goodness! I don't think I could cope with 321s for much longer - I try everything I can to get on a 350-diagrammed train whenever I travel!

As for the livery, it just doesn't suit the unit - I think it's that painted 'bumper' at the front - 350s have black there - it just looks odd. There's no green under the black around the windows either - or around the doors, and the black looks square and afterthought-ish. It looks like a short term measure (and is, I hope!).

 

[Pumbaa]

Nice enough - but I guarantee they still won't be able to run a decent service.

 

[37372]

Looks very similar to the Southern liveried 456s in that collection IMO!

 

[Daimler]

Sorry to drag up rather an old thread, but I saw this for the first time a couple of hours ago, and it's been fully 'lined out' in London Midland livery. Doesn't look so bad now - it's still not as good as a 350, though...

Apologies for the poor photo - I only had my phone on me at the time!

 

[adamp]

I hate the shade of green at the very front - looks weak and bland!

 

[mumrar]

What I find most odd is that the livery was not done properly at Wabtec. Yes the 170s needed numbers and logos when they returned from Oxley, but there was still much to do from that first shot on the empty stock.

 

[Pumbaa]

I think it looks very nice now, very nice indeeed!