444 Olympic Livery?

[Lrd]

Hello all, I was using the footbridge outside Southampton Central earlier today and saw a Class 444 at platform 4, couldn't see any unit number as it departed at 15:50 towards Bournemouth. Anyways, there was some form of either a logo or hazard tape. It looked in some ways similar to the Official 2012 Olympic logo, same sort of colours, but spread across two lines along the side of the power car, partly on the windows. I'm sure one of the words said "2012" but couldn't quite make it out.

Anyone else got any more info about this? Or if I was mis-saw it.

Thanks!

P.S. I also saw a few wagons off a car transporter (the ones with blue walls and roof) and a Class 66, half in, half out of one of the buildings at Northam depot. Would of been at about 11.30. Anyone know what it was doing there?

 

[swt_passenger]

P.S. I also saw a few wagons off a car transporter (the ones with blue walls and roof) and a Class 66, half in, half out of one of the buildings at Northam depot. Would of been at about 11.30. Anyone know what it was doing there?

Wheel lathe I expect - that's the shed behind the washer, south of the main building. Although not regular visitors, it isn't that unusual to see the odd freight wagon using it.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Sounds like 444012 'Destination Weymouth'. Standard SWT livery though.

 

[Lrd]

Sounds like 444012 'Destination Weymouth'. Standard SWT livery though.

It wasn't a nameplate, it was fairly big, covering the bottoms of a few windows... Like a sticker over the normal livery.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Not sure what it is then, there has been nothing on the internal news suggesting any re-livery or anything like that.

 

[Dennis]

graffiti vandals been out again?

 

[lukefarley]

If it was on the London end car, on the driver's side, could have been the graffitied unit I saw earlier.
UID 444 was noted in platform 3 at Weymouth today - formed the 1503 Weymouth - London Waterloo, with graffiti on the lower bodyside of the First Class driving car.

Should imagine it's the same unit.

L

 

[Peter Mugridge]

The Olympic logo is graffiti anyway isn't it?!

 

[Oracle]

I once saw a 444 with tape around a window that had been smashed by a stone.

 

[Lrd]

If it was on the London end car, on the driver's side, could have been the graffitied unit I saw earlier.
UID 444 was noted in platform 3 at Weymouth today - formed the 1503 Weymouth - London Waterloo, with graffiti on the lower bodyside of the First Class driving car.

Should imagine it's the same unit.

L

Yeah it was London end, drivers side, so it must of been graffiti then. Cheers!

 

[NSE]

The Olympic logo is graffiti anyway isn't it?!

Not that I like to admit it, the guy who designed that used to go to the Sixth Form I currently attend. Shows how good our art department is :P

 

[Peter Mugridge]

You mean it's actually a design?!:roll:

 

[Matt Taylor]

I wouldn't be particularly proud of the design.

The proper Olympic logo (five coloured rings) is on display at St Pancras and will continue to be until after the games next year. The logo will be displayed at a number of London locations (and other Olympic venues) over the next 18 months.

 

[jon0844]

Or the mascots.

Has anyone bought them yet? That is to keep, not to give to someone else as a p**s take.

 

[starrymarkb]

Hemlock and Mandible?

 

[ChampsRacing]

Itis graffiti on the side of it, although from a distance it does look like the olympic logo lol.