Does it really matter? It is after all just a train.That is an embarrassment. Looks like a kids toy you'd see in a pound shop.
Personally don’t think it’s THAT bad it could be better and it could be worse. Don’t think it’s as bad as the current gaudy coke can livery on the HSTs/225sWell I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, but if I'd designed that I'd be embarassed to put my name to it.
Images on twitter of an Azuma on test last night in Doncaster in an LNER livery:
https://twitter.com/colasgrid/status/1051954473952833542
Does brand identity matter?Does it really matter? It is after all just a train.
It looks more like an early airliner. Still, what I hope is that it doesn't bring the wires down!Does it really matter? It is after all just a train.
It's the ECML, given past experience I would say it's pretty much a certainty, even if no fault of the new units.It looks like an early airliner. Still, what I hope is that it doesn't bring the wires down!
Looks nice other than having "Azuma" one every carriage.
The interior looks very budget, but I guess we knew that anyway.
Apparently these are not yet the final interiors, according to this post on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChalmersCameron/status/1052243231730294785
I'm sure I've also heard David Horne suggesting there's going to be a 'big reveal' in respect of the LNER interiors for these trains.
Well I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, but if I'd designed that I'd be embarassed to put my name to it.
I wonder what we should call the new livery ?
My choice would be "Brown Derby" livery, after the ice cream and chocolate sauce dessert sold in Wimpey bars
I don’t think it is that black and white. If ORR reckon it’s a safety issue that’s been disregarded I’d expect age won’t come into it.
Why has the ORR not stopped these trains from entering service on the GWR as well?Does all seem a but un-necessary.
However a sheet of rubber between the coaches that will bend with the train on a curve, perhaps 2m high to fill the gap looks like a simple and cheap fix.
Why has the ORR not stopped these trains from entering service on the GWR as well?
So we have the crazy situation where a regulator says trains considered safe on one line are not safe on another line! Barmy!Bit late, they are already in service and have been for most of the year.
Indeed it may be useful to have a built in ladder to climb on the roof during dewirements.So we have the crazy situation where a regulator says trains considered safe on one line are not safe on another line! Barmy!
How does everyone seem to see the (different shades of) red stripes on the side as a wood inspiration ?
For the 1970s furniture enthusiasts amongst you, “G-Plan” feels apt.