bengley
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Are trains now required to have a yellow livery at the front by some sort of safety law? They all have it.
Yup its a safty thing ALL trains operating in the UK (cept steamers) have to have a yellow frount
No they dont, its just on the NR network, preserved trains (diesels) dont have to
No they dont, its just on the NR network, preserved trains (diesels) dont have to
This may be changing in the near future. There has been a study into track worker behaviour and findings are that they identify trains by the headlight rather than a yellow panel, especially as modern lights are much brighter. The report is yet to be sent to RSSB but it will lean toward abandoning the yellow and amending the RGS once rules are decided and written - things like banning signalling colours or potentially dazzling schemes such as metallic paints, advertising wont be allowed either.
Except for the Netherlands, where they "invented" the yellow (or white) warning panel just a couple of years ago. Since then every train, except historic stock, should have a minimum of 1 square metre white at the front. Yellow is also allowed, because of course the main colour of the Dutch Railways is yellow ... otherwise the Dutch Railways had to fit almost every train with a piece of white at the front ...About time too; the rest of Europe seem to manage without yellow ends
correct, but Thalys and ICE have run through holland for ages and aren't yellow.
It is such an archaic safety measure, surely white is more visible and it also ruins the look of every single train in the UK except the javelins because blue goes with yellow, which was why at the time GNER livery looked very good.
correct, but Thalys and ICE have run through holland for ages and aren't yellow.
It is such an archaic safety measure, surely white is more visible and it also ruins the look of every single train in the UK except the javelins because blue goes with yellow, which was why at the time GNER livery looked very good.
They're not the only trains that look good with a yellow front. It works especially well with the Stagecoach (SWT/EMT) liveries, the Networkers (especially Chiltern's) and Eurostars.
Additionally, I think the yellow fronts give a certain amount of unique identity to trains in the UK, something that distinguishes them from those in Europe and elsewhere.
But what really gets me is the different coloured doors on rolling stock, it just ruined the GNER livery in my oppinion when those red doors appeared. What's wrong with someone helping the passenger on board?? Especially on an Intercity train with ample station and on train staff.