thomas_2312
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As I was scrolling through Twitter, I came across an image of what supposedly is going to be the New Cross Country livery. Horrid in my opinion.
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Potential new Cross Country livery
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Bletchleyite
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Cheap* and nasty, just like the TOC. I'd say a polished turd, but it's just a turd.
* except the fares
* except the fares
DanNCL
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Thought they were supposed to be going turquoise?
Or could we be seeing the 170s getting a different livery from the Voyagers?
Or could we be seeing the 170s getting a different livery from the Voyagers?
RealTrains07
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Turquoise?
YorkRailFan
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It feels like a cheap version of TPE's livery in terms of the big X.
Big downgrade in my opinion. The original CrossCountry livery looks distinctive and smart with a premium feel even if it is slightly overbranded. This one looks like it belongs on an airport shuttle. In a vacuum I think it looks fine, but not as a new livery for one that was already sufficient.
Another half finished bodge job for XC trains!
duffield
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I'd welcome it - not because I like it, but because it should make it much easier to visually distinguish XC and EMR services.
It used to be easy with EMT's blue and white livery, but EMR's dark purple and XC's brown can look pretty similar.
Particularly from a distance, in lower lighting conditions and from certain angles I find it difficult to tell EMR and XC 170s apart, and EMR 222s and XC 221/220s apart, which is not ideal at stations like Nottingham and Derby if there's disruption, late platform changes, a short connection etc. and XC and EMR services present or due on the same island or platform.
Or maybe it's just me who has this problem? I don't have any known colour blindness etc. but my vision isn't brilliant especially in low light.
It used to be easy with EMT's blue and white livery, but EMR's dark purple and XC's brown can look pretty similar.
Particularly from a distance, in lower lighting conditions and from certain angles I find it difficult to tell EMR and XC 170s apart, and EMR 222s and XC 221/220s apart, which is not ideal at stations like Nottingham and Derby if there's disruption, late platform changes, a short connection etc. and XC and EMR services present or due on the same island or platform.
Or maybe it's just me who has this problem? I don't have any known colour blindness etc. but my vision isn't brilliant especially in low light.
Understandably its a clash of purples on the cab front of the 170s
Snow1964
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I don't like it, didn't Wessex trains use magenta ?
They are no longer around
Doesn't anyone check these, why use an image of diesel train on electrified line, for new livery image ?
They are no longer around
Doesn't anyone check these, why use an image of diesel train on electrified line, for new livery image ?
CarrotPie
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Oh, well there we go then. Magenta=franchise going down.
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Jorge Da Silva
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Well they didn’t go bust there franchise was merged into GW franchise
Murray J
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Do you have the link? There's been no official word on this so I wouldn't take it as being true.
thomas_2312
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The post I had saw it on seems to have been deleted. So no link as it stands. Perhaps been leaked without permission.
Murray J
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Right, I think until there's any sort of official word I don't think this can be taken as something that's happening.
thomas_2312
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I did say “supposedly” in my post, I didn’t say it was for definite. We do know that XC will shortly be refurbishing their trains, which likely will include a repaint.
Murray J
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Ah I see, I was wondering whether a refurb was coming up.
thomas_2312
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Yeah, that was also leaked a few weeks back.
I’ve linked the post on the forums about it below
XC interior refurbishment
DanNCL
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Turquoise and Pink together my apologies. I seem to recall it was mentioned in the Voyager refurbishment thread?
19Gnasher69
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It would be slightly ironic if this rumour is true given the OP’s name and the fact that their avatar shows a train from the first TOC to adopt a dreadful, childish Thomas the Tank Engine livery.
thomas_2312
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Haha
Didn’t even think of the connection with my name, Just used my actual name when I joined the forums.
Does XC have any electric trains? I thought that they were DMU operators, albeit DMUs that may spend time under the wires?
The livery shown is a bit 'meh', imho.
CarrotPie
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Nope, only DMUs.
I'm pretty sure that's just a stylised drawing of the current livery.
Snow1964
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All diesel, no electric, no bimodes.
All operating to 20+ year old emissions standards
The train illustrated in post 1 was built 25 years ago
YorkRailFan
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Looks like that livery has spread to the Voyagers, with blue doors.
Just to add that this is from the front cover of Modern Railways.Looks like that livery has spread to the Voyagers, with blue doors.
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Saw that on my magazine, also saw that the middle carriages will be grey. Interior looks good but Exterior is a bit hmmmm.