Anybody remember?

[Kris]

The 'Jaffa Cake' livery?

 

[Turbostar]

Oh yes! Those were the days. Hey, don't forget the 419's, the MLVs, on the boat trains.

Mart

 

[kettlefan]

it looks nice, why did they get rid of it

no really why? I don't know!

 

[Coxster]

Never seen it in the flesh (except on a small bit of a rather run down MLV at Coventry RC) but always liked it for some reason.

 

[Nathan]

Never seen it before. its a good shot though, where was it taken?

 

[westcoaster]

the 309 on great eastern by making tracks is in the jaffa liveery

 

[Kris]

Sevington. Why did they get rid of it - just normal changes.

Why did they get rid of the best colour scheme ...... LMS Crimson Lake ?

:hiding:

 

[Snapper]

Ah yes - Jaffa Cake:

Here it is as applied to 309614:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p9512749.html

And MLV 9009:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p10109796.html

 

[Kris]

We used to have several MLV's stored at Bomo - pre-scrapping. One was used for shunting for quite a few years.

I put a suggestion in at the time that they should be converted for passenger use and used on the Lymmys. That'd been great - electric bubble car

 

[Snapper]

it looks nice, why did they get rid of it

no really why? I don't know!

Superseded by NSE corporate livery.

 

[Tom B]

Was it not an NSE specific livery?

 

[Coxster]

Was it not an NSE specific livery?

As far as I know it was initially used on a dedicated pool of Hastings CEPs after the line was electrified. The units/line were then known as "1066 DC Electrics" and that name later appeared on Video 125's cab view. I believe it was after that when it was then painted onto some other units (such as the Class 309 'Clacton' units) as part of a 'London and South East' brand name. As Paul said above, I believe it was that brand name which then later became 'Network South East'.

 

[Crompton Karl]

I was with my father (now retired) once when he was called in on a rest day and i tagged allong, i usually got to go in the cab if it was quiet but if there was someone around then i'd sit in the first bay of seating behind the cab. My best memory was taking 2 MLV coupled together from Slade Green (my fathers Depot) after they had been up there for some work back to Ramsgate. Both were in Jaffa cake livery, i was in the cab, man those things moved!

Jaffa cake livery brings back so many memories!

Karl

 

[mbonwick]

Can't say I'm old enough to remember Jaffa Cake Livery. Good shot though

 

[Jordy]

Can't say I'm old enough to remember Jaffa Cake Livery. Good shot though

Me neither, but always liked it