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DarloRich
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they are painting it a mixture of green, orange and large logo. What do you think they are doing with it?
I would assume it will be painted to look like all the other DRS locomotives.
BlythPower
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DarloRich
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keeping the name?
Yep. 57307 will probably remain in unbranded blue for the duration of the Thunderbird contract.
As for the nameplate, it's also been cleaned up and repainted.
Monty
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Phil6219
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It has, it was moved to be in line with where DRS put their nameplates on 47s and 57s. Usually though because of the DRS transfers take up so much of the bodyside moving the nameplate to that location means it's not cutting into the logo and thus helps make the loco look a little tidier.
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SprinterMan
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Is there any reason for it not getting the compass logo, as 302/304/309 all got it and they are also WCML Thunderbirds?
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We're really being plagued with some truly lousy positions for nameplates recently, particularly on class 47s. Both DRS and West Coast have developed a knack for pushing them into inopportune corners that have no bearing on the shape of the loco.
Is there any reason for it not getting the compass logo, as 302/304/309 all got it and they are also WCML Thunderbirds?
Adam
Presumably as 57302/304 & 309 were leased from Porterbrook directly / off lease from VT West Coast Thunderbird duties, whereas the remainder - 307, 308 & 311 are leased by DRS but contracted back to West Coast Thunderbird duties, hence the unbranding. At the time of leasing, were the 3 Ex VT 57/3s actually destined to return to WC dutes anyway?
Mind you, as common with the railways - none of this might be pure speculation and not turn out to be true in the end and it receives the DRS 'Compass' logo, who knows?
If a loco carries a nameplate, it should always be in the middle. Why don't you ask DRS & West Coast on why they decided to move the plate into a corner.
sprinterguy
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Well, it's easy to see that the reason why DRS do it is as Phil6219 describes, to keep the nameplate out of the way of the giant "Compass" branding, which makes for an ill thought out livery, even if it does look good on a slab sided class 47. As for West Coast, it seems that they have attempted to line up the nameplate with the only horizontal feature on their featureless livery - The engine room windows - which has the unfortunate affect of leaving the vast expanse of the flat body sides unrelieved.
It's something that irks me, but not nearly enough to consider making a written complaint to DRS or West Coast over how they arrange the "ornaments" on their revenue earning lumps of machinery.
Phil6219
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That is one of the best statements ever
57307 was at Preston today, stabled on the far side behind the RES platform. Some had suggested she was moved there to pee off a lot of spotters but more likely it was as the usual north bay may be needed during the engineering works taking place tonight - there already was a fair number of tampers, rail grinders and stone blowers parked up at various locations around Preston.
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I like... One has to ask if this is the most privatised logos to ever reach the side of the same loco? We have Network Rail, BTP, Virgin Trains and DRS here!!
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Phil6219
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Haha International Rescue are watching
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Chris125
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I'm not sure the aggressive tone of the message is really helped by the pink 'Lady Penelope' nameplate alongside...
Who says so?
NSE moved the nameplates on the class 50s back in the 1980s, they can be anywhere the owner decides to put them.
Have to agree with you on that one. The pink Lady P is slightly distracting to the seriousness of the message! Lady P Is watching you!
Simon Poole
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Here a video of DRS Class 57307 Lady Penelope while she was sitting in the head shunt at Crewe today
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SprinterMan
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Looks good, glad it carries DRS Compass livery in some form, and nice to see VT logos on it, as it retains it's VT nameplates.
Adam
She'll get Parker to go and sort 'em out
How many other 57's have kept their Thunderbird nameplates..?
Keith Jarrett
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None that I am aware of
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