Your favourite livery?

[Vulcan]

Just a theme for a discussion I thought of. Can be a livery of today or yesteryear, applied to any railway vehicle. Pictures would be nice if its something unusual.

Go!

(I'm still thinking what mine would be)

 

[90019]

FSR 'Barbie', especially on the 158s and 90s.

 

[Vulcan]

I think possibly for modern image the grand central livery, as applied to the 180s with the orange band.

(from http://www.therailwaycentre.com/NewSite POD 2009/POD27-07-09.jpg)

very nice.

...until I remember something else.

 

[EM2]

BR Black, lined in red.
<--- Just like that over there.

Or the original BR black and silver on the very early diesels

Or fully-lined SE&CR wine-bottle green

 

[317666]

WAGN White and NWT Blue with gold stars.

 

[Lampshade]

1. Grand Central
2. North Western Trains
3. First Hull Trains

 

[Daimler]

Gosh, it's hard. I'm temped to go for a pre-grouping livery, but I think (certainly at the moment) it'd have to be Southern Railway Maunsell green, as displayed here at the Bluebell:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/bluebell/pic2/wn-2009/1638_mauns_briane_25oct09.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/bluebell/what_was_new.html&usg=__SGrQ-72jx1Bq8dMdwl2rbiTZpy8=&h=539&w=800&sz=68&hl=en&start=79&um=1&tbnid=Jb742lyUv9g_KM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1638%2BU%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D63%26um%3D1

(photo by Brian Easter)

It's just so tasteful, and blends into the countryside so beautifully.

 

[Death]

For me, it's probabally:

1. Intercity Swallow on a class 370 APT-P (Although it might look good on a Pendo, too!)
2. BR Blue or Jaffa on the 43's, 50's, and 56's,
3. And just for pure guffaws, this Chavved-up Deltic! hock::razz:

 

[Ivo]

FSR 'Barbie', especially on the 158s and 90s.

Not the Barbie...!

I would like to state the case for 357010:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinkplunger/4141605820/

 

[jopsuk]

GNER, before the RVAR-compliant door-repainting, was very smart. The GC 180 livery is stunning- smart, fairly understated and well adapted to the train it is on.

The actual implementation isn't anything to get excited about, but I like the concept behind the Stagecoach liveries, with a distinct livery for each of their "sectors"- though perhaps in keeping with the buses, the "Metro" livery should have been the white one? Following through on that, surely the Sheffield Super Tram should also be in the same livery as the buses and Metro trains?

 

[ungreat]

The two tone green on class 47s,before BR Blue

 

[37401]

Midland Mainline (their first one) looked good
Mainline Freight
Fastline

and BR LLB

 

[Paul180]

Grand central livery and GNER

 

[mumrar]

I'd have to go Intercity swallow. Just of note regarding Death's post, the APT-P was a hybrid Intercity executive, the swallow variant came about after the sad demise of the APT.Example pic (or shameless plug) - http://www.trainpics.net/p43095079.html

 

[317666]

I also like the FGW version of 'Barbie' that had gold instead of white.

 

[GNERman]

I think possibly for modern image the grand central livery, as applied to the 180s with the orange band.

(from http://www.therailwaycentre.com/NewSite POD 2009/POD27-07-09.jpg)

very nice.

...until I remember something else.

A round of applause for 180112...

LoadHaul was always great, especially on the 37's and 60's.

Then, of course, GNER, pure beauty.

And Grand Central, obviously, gorgeous on all their stock...

 

[TGVDUDE]

In no particular order:

Intercity Swallow, Network South East, GNER, First Dynamic Lines, Grand Central Adelante, East Midlands Trains and Arriva Cross Country

 

[Oswyntail]

BR lined green on a Duchess or Jub

 

[SouthEastern-465]

Both styles of Network SouthEast "Toothpaste" livery.

Grand Centrals espicially on the Class 180s.

Loadhaul,Jaffa (Looks stunning on a Class 309),(New)Southern, and one what everyone may not agree with is the White & Yellow Connex livery on the CIGs VEPs etc..

The First Capital Connect looks brilliant on Class 319s I use to hate it but now I think it looks quite nice.

 

[aspierail]

My favorite one is the Network SouthEast Toothpaste livery.

 

[WillPS]

Midland Mainline Teal/Bambi - when clean though!!
Central Trains standard (on 170s particularly)
Robin Hood Line special

 

[37401]

For me, it's probabally: Intercity Swallow on a class 370 APT-P (Although it might look good on a Pendo, too!)

http://fictitiousliveries.fotopic.net/p32434266.html

 

[jopsuk]

Robin Hood Line special

Yuck!

 

[robert2000]

WSMR and LM!

im not too keen on virgin.

 

[Voyager 2093]

I love the Chiltern Livery.

Due to the fact is business like yet stylish and its not to in your face.

I am also a huge fan of the WSMR Livery.

 

[Dai.]

I like East Midland Trains as a main livery because it's curvy and pretty, especially on the 222's.

Or the CrossCountry Livery on the 170's

HAVING SAID THAT!

this one looks quite good.

I think I just like turbostars. haha.

 

[MCR247]

170397 & 398 are the best 8)

 

[SouthEastern-465]

I also forgot to add Arriva CrossCountry as one of my favorite liverys.

 

[Concrete Bob]

http://daniellelitherland.fotopic.net/p55375941.html

I always had a soft spot for this livery.

 

[Fincra5]

Either London Midland or EMT