Sadly cream on modern stock looks quite bad, or I suspect one incarnation of GWR might have tried it white might work ok instead. particularly associated with the depots at Old Oak Common and In 2001, as passenger work for diesel locomotives operated by Virgin CrossCountry came to an end, a number of their Class 47s were painted in "heritage" liveries that they had carried in the past, including the former D1733, now 47853, which once again carried a near-correct version of the XP64 livery. [10], Andrew Haines and Peter Hendy, the current CEO and chairman of Network Rail respectively, are overseeing the establishment of GBR. Compared to the superb branding packages of TfW and ScotRail, it does not say "come use the railway . JavaScript is disabled. All Class 42 "Warship" class diesels were delivered in green but some Class 52s were delivered in maroon to match the then-standard coaching stock livery. Plus what is one persons opinion of a great livery will be different to the next. Railfreight livery, a colour scheme specifically for freight locomotives, was unveiled when Class 58 58001 drove through a plastic screen at Doncaster Works on 9 December 1982. Erm are you sure about that? GBR will absorb Network Rail, although overall strategic direction on infrastructure investment and fares strategy will remain with government. Old does not necessarily = bad. I suppose they are quite bland. Brunswick Green. In the early years the colour faded quite badly, becoming lighter and paler with time although this problem had been overcome by the late 1970s. The special saloons and a few other special coaches were also repainted in chocolate and cream but regular former GWR coaches carried maroon. Great British Railways (GBR) is a planned state-owned public body that will oversee rail transport in Great Britain,[1] with the exception of Transport for London and Merseytravel services, and light rail and trams elsewhere in England. In 1978 the British Railways Board began planning a new livery for the future, and in that August Class 56 diesel locomotive 56036 was painted to test a modified livery[11][12] of all-over Rail Blue with the entire loco front in bright yellow to improve visibility, this extending down the sides of the loco to the rear of the cab windows which were, in turn, outlined in black. Thats a bit like saying everything has been invented, no need for anything more. The FT reports: The reforms will still allow private companies to run services but they will instead work under a more prescriptive management contract, similar to the system in place on the London Overground.. In response to this announcement, the Great British Railways Transition Team is looking at changes to support the development of the new industry structure, and considering ways in which the current system can be simplified and improved. It's only as complicated as you want it to be. Here is some variants of my original 'swallow inspired' design. Although from the mid-1960s to the 1980s the organisation was associated with "Rail Blue", a number of other schemes were also used, especially when it was split into operating units or "sectors" in the mid-1980s. The livery was carried on the rolling stock, but also on a number of locomotives which were dedicated to mail and parcels traffic, mainly of Classes 47 and 90. Or the awful corporate blue BR? The purpose of this call for evidence was to develop an understanding of how much of the current and future market demand for freight could be met by rail, and the role rail can play in the nations supply chains. it remains to be seen if their just gonna bite the bullet and conform the entirety of rolling stock on the GBR network to a nice Blue and Cream livery. [8][9], A fortnight before the WilliamsShapps Plan for Rail was unveiled, the Department for Transport gave notice of a 6.5million contract for Deloitte up to February 2023 as its "strategic change delivery partner: rail reform programme". Despite the InterCity brand having been introduced in 1966, in 1985 the word 'Executive' was dropped and the livery was applied to all coaches and many locomotives used on InterCity services. Last week Doug Beattie, the newly-installed leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, hit out at Boris Johnson. This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 18:28. From July 1956 the Southern Region began using a 'coaching stock' green that was somewhat darker than the malachite green colour of the old Southern Railway and this extended to former Southern vehicles as well as Mk1 stock. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Also, yes, the actual report has a typo, it really does say 'refect' instead of 'reflect'. Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted: What problem is this supposed to be fixing? If only we were to see a coherent joined up livery scheme to run nationwide like the picture above , however I rather suspect this will not be the case. But we know that anyway - ScotRail is blue based, as was Regional Railways. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; I wanted to go for something modern yet flexible. The final decision was to be made later in 2022,[16] but the result has not been announced as of February 2023. There's rather a lot to list if you want to do it completely! RM CN0PKR - Britania 70000 in British Railways Livery at West Somerset Railway, Minehead, UK RM C1N4A7 - Totnes Littlehempston Station with Goods Vehicle in authentic 'British Railways' Livery, Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom RM ER5JCR - 46138 Royal Scot Class Steam Locomotive - British Railways L Until the introduction of Mk1 catering vehicles in the late '50s, these trains had matching former GWR catering vehicles. "Great" means "large", not "very good". It's a given that there will be brands underneath GBR - if there weren't, it would make travelling pretty complicated. All Regions. [5][6], The new GBR organisation was proposed under the WilliamsShapps Rail Review,[7] which was published as a white paper on 20 May 2021. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Clearly "Great British Railways" does include a bit of "retro" in the manner than gWr does, for example. Creating a separate thread for this as it's quite a big topic, potentially. Launched as the London & South East Sector "Express Livery" this was a short-lived scheme which appeared on a limited amount of units and routes before the advent of Network SouthEast's "toothpaste" red white and blue striped livery. In terms of changing the background colour - I was going to go with a navy blue, but then it wouldn't integrate with any part of the design system I had in my head, so I opted not to. Variants where the band was blue (outer suburban) or green (inner suburban) instead of orange were planned, but never implemented.[15]. Free delivery for many products! A later version made minor changes to the livery, the main one of which was to darken the main shade of blue used. The Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) seeks to deliver the most ambitious changes to our railways in a generation, working with the government and across the rail sector. I quite like that version; I think I might like it even more if the black and the red were blue instead though. There are some good brands out there - gWr for example is a superb piece of marketing prowess, alongside the "friendly nostalgia" of the Famous Five advertising. This is "straight out of 1975": I'm inclined to disagree there. However, these bodies will be required to coordinate with GBR to deliver a single national rail network, including one website and app, as well as following national branding and passenger standards. It is known as Great because it is the largest island in the British Isles, and houses the countries of England, Scotland and Wales within its shores. Likes Received: 1,930. And other European countries cope with DB trains in France, SNCF trains in Germany etc. It highlighted different ways in which Westminster could invest in Britain's strategic transport network to better-integrate the nation. Differences should merely be factual, not corporate. Given that the vast majority of passengers dont really care what the brand is, do GBR really need a brand? I do also like the theory that these regions they mention will be named after old railway companies. Of course it's possible to do better, but I'd argue there are bigger priorities as long as the signage is fit for purpose. JavaScript is disabled. If it was, that format would not be used by: If you need any proof, they've also just done the same with 'Great British Nuclear'. [17] This livery is also often nicknamed 'toothpaste livery' by rail enthusiasts due to the multicoloured stripes resembling striped toothpaste. Thus Class 47 47170 County of Norfolk, allocated to Stratford and a regular performer on trains between Liverpool Street and Norwich, was painted in Large Logo livery. I just see the thing as extremely surface level. I'm not aware - what are TfW doing? There was a return of some regional schemes: the Western Region turned out some Mk1 sets for named expresses in chocolate/cream, similar to that used by the GWR before nationalisation. I'm inclined to disagree. The Transport Secretary announced on 19 October 2022 that the Transport Bill which would have set up GBR would not go ahead in the current parliamentary session.[2]. Eastfield TMD staff near Glasgow also embellished a few examples of the class 37/0's allocated to the depot with a lower bodyside white stripe in the mid-80s but were told to stop doing it and repaint the ones they'd already done back to the standard blue livery by the BR hierarchy. There are conflicting view on Britain versus Great Britain. This mock-up was shown in an orange and grey livery, which, however, never appeared on rolling stock in service. It will replace Network Rail as the operator of rail infrastructure across all of Great Britain (excluding some Valley Lines in Wales and some Merseyrail lines). The Class 309 units worked between Liverpool Street and Clacton, occasionally also to Ipswich and Norwich and later upon transfer saw the livery briefly appear around Manchester and Birmingham. In many ways having a 'Railway System' logo (the double arrow) for stations/journey planners but a different logo so people know the train is a 'big' intercity train or a 'small' stopping train is very helpful. This livery was known as Large Logo livery as each side of the locomotive was dominated by a full body height BR double arrow symbol, and had the loco number prominently displayed at twice the previous size. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Yes i like it, very clean and professional looking. Our railways play a fundamental role in supporting the economic, environmental and social achievements of the country. Job done. Why not capitalize on it? Managed to get a look at a new proposed one: But my point is that DB have had the same basic livery for so long. It will also control the contracting of passenger train services, the setting of fares and timetables, and the collection of fare revenue, with the exception of services wholly within Scotland and Wales. It'll be operated quite differently. The United Kingdom is defined clearly on the passport .. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. for some form of co-branding. It appears that while the plan is to brand all trains under GBR with one branding, that plan involves a much longer time scale: People are understandably sceptical about the frequent rebranding of trains and stations carried out under the privatised system, so the branding will be introduced alongside other improvements. "Great" means "large", not "very good". Once we lose TOC branding I certainly think service categories need to return, if only on the Dutch basis of them only describing service patterns rather than anything else. GW 1 1 Great British Railways And why call it G-BR if it's nothing like BR? Here are his exact words: Hes concerned with the English vote. But do we really want to go back to that? Different NSE style local/commuter networks round the country. I would rather that operations were branded similar to how they are now, but with a few changes compared with the existing TOC areas as follows: Chiltern Railways renamed as Chiltern & Oxbridge, with brand used on all planned EWR services in addition to those from London Marylebone. For Station signage that is supposed to be functional and informative above all else, I don't see too much wrong with this. I agree I think the NR logo in the circle looks better, but GBR is such a mouthful - its just latent fear of the British Rail brand. Corridor coaching stock was originally trialled in LNWR coach plum and off-white (nicknamed Plum and Spilt Milk) before Crimson (carmine red) and Cream livery (nicknamed Blood and Custard) was adopted across the network; non-corridor stock was painted plain Crimson. Due to the small number of units repainted it was common to see trains with two or more units in different liveries. A bit like this but without the fuzzy outline on the text and double arrow (caused by MS Paint's paint bucket tool): Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; I had a play around with this, and I agree, it looks. | Page 27 | RailUK Forums We're pleased to announce the launch of our new booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk, which helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchased. For example, GWRs London to Bristol, Penzance, Cardiff, Oxford etc might be wrapped up with a GBR Express or GBR Intercity, but the GWR commuter/regional services under a different brand name. Home Forums If you run across land borders you're going to get it. GBR is currently running a competition to find a town or city outside London to host its headquarters. I'm working on building a GBR brand from the ground up for the next few days (my calendar is completely empty), starting with a logo. Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread . Great Britain is not a country; its a landmass. They are an intercity operator. Later regional variations included some interesting changes for the Class8P passenger types in particular. A commonly mistake to make, but one that can easily upset the locals! Today I would like to make a rather general suggestion rather than something specific. And although BR did changes, it was still the same basic livery really. Unfortunately, there is little sign that Beattie actually intends to do anything differently, in this regard at least, to the Democratic Unionists he hopes to supplant. Swiss rail. Can you only be professional if every rail person works in the same uniform? European paint code RAL5020 ("Ocean Blue") is a good match to Rail Blue. They were repainted into blue/grey in the early 1970s. The concession contract system will be the long-term replacement for the previous system of passenger rail franchising run by the Department for Transport, which became unsustainable early in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first and second MKC signs are pretty classy and look good. TL:DR - if your a british collector, and you paint your own, PUT THE STRIPPER DOWN. The rail system is a public service not an art gallery. Messages: 1,398. For example, the Midland Railway abolished Second-class on 1 st . With the reorganisation of British Railways in the mid-1960s, a complete break with the past was signalled by the introduction of a blue and grey livery which dominated all passenger rolling stock until the mid-1980s, when a new Intercity livery (dark grey and beige with a red and white waistband) was introduced along with a number of regional colour schemes. GBR will develop masterplans for station renewal. Whatever its failings and they were multitude branding was one thing British Rail took seriously and was remarkably good at. Underneath that in a smaller font, about half the height of the space between the botton track and the bottom of the arrow "Operated by [whomever] for Great British Railways". The WilliamsShapps plan recommended that there will be a single, unifying brand for railways, and it is expected that this will be a gradual rebranding over time. But the move still opens up some possibilities which Michael Gove and the rest of the Governments Union strategy team should consider. And it that light it is intriguing that Ministers have decided to take a step back towards a national rail network with the launch of Great British Railways (GBR). The infrastructure was privately owned and operated by Railtrack from 1994 to 2002, when it was renationalised and transferred to Network Rail. The UK, Britain, Great Britain, The British Isles, England - what's the difference? Eastern, North Eastern and Scottish. I wonder if you could make a hybrid of the two? I might take an example railway station (I'm thinking Rugby) and design signage made for that specific station, to see how things could look practically Not convinced. If they're bothered about 'red white and blue" then just stick the double arrow in a white background and give it a blue border. GBR is not quite the same, so they no doubt want it to be seen as distinct; plus, it may not even be possible to call it BR, there might be legal implications (just a guess). Several Class 31 locomotives received white waist stripes, these being For cost reasons, liveries were usually changed piecemeal, when coaches came in for scheduled maintenance. 3,609. thomalex said: One of the big ones is an end to endless rebranding of trains when the operator changes with various bit of old livery hanging about for a long time, never mind the cost and waste involved. The devolved administrations, the combined authorities, and the Greater London Authority will continue to exercise their current powers, such as setting fares and awarding contracts, and will remain democratically accountable for this. More middle days; they were improving quite a bit in the 1990s. Bland, cheap, unimaginative. Avanti merged with LNWR to form a GNWR brand. True. If Scotland leaves the UK it must become British Rail as Britain is defined as just England & Wales! It may not display this or other websites correctly. This livery suited these diesel hydraulic classes, and allowed the Western Region to once again show a degree of independence; it was not applied to any other diesel or electric classes (other than the Class 42/43 "Warships"). Regional divisions will manage concession contracts, stations, infrastructure, and local and regional budgets, integrate track and train, and integrate rail with local transport services. Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance? There just isn't room on a well functioning railway for true competition, so you might as well focus on the passenger experience, not the rail operator experience. 19th September, 2019. The new livery was used with the introduction of the Hastings Line electrification in 1986 to promote new electric trains on that line. What is of 2020s Britain then? though we may have to wait for a new govt for that to happen. The new British Rail "double arrow" symbol on locomotives (or leading vehicle as was the case on multiple unit stock) and the vehicle number and other ancillary markings written in the Rail Alphabet typeface were other integral parts of the livery. (Something that ought to give die-hard advocates of splitting off the Scottish Conservatives pause for thought.) The Double Arrow is used for stations on maps, so that's really a no-brainer frankly. Coaches from different regions could also often find themselves coupled together and trains of 2 or 3 mixed liveries were not uncommon. Copyright 2023 Great British Railways Transition Team. That's what happens when small-minded people look back on a classic that was before their time with a warped sense of populism. Bare minimum. The pleasure's all mine. Maybe a "way out" arrow similar to Thameslink's station signage could make it more exciting, while also adding a bit more functionality? Class 35 'Hymek' D7017 restored to 1960's green & lime livery. Oct 22, 2021 All that remains, is to remember the man who made the Journey possible; the greatest engineer of all time and the architect who built modern Britain - Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; And although BR did changes, it was still the same basic livery really. The livery was applied only to some Class 309 "Clacton" units on the former Eastern Region and to a few of Classes 411 (4Cep), 419 (MLV) and 421 (4Cig) on the former Southern Region. In terms of signage, here's what I was working on this morning: Compared to the superb branding packages of TfW and ScotRail, it does not say "come use the railway, it's good", it says "we have spent the bare minimum, stick to your car". [8] The review had been launched in September 2018 and was led by Keith Williams. Historic fact is that Roman Britain was England & Wales and the name Great Britain was adopted once Scotland joined, even though today we may refer of GB as just Britain. Goodbye. Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance? I tried going with the National Rail icon in the right hand side, but it was too small and nobody would notice it. Id like GN non-Moorgate stuff to join Greater Anglia, as they dont fit in LNER imo. We badly need that on the visual mess that is the railway. White letters on a navy background is the way to go. What is wrong with different routes and regions having different liveries? For locomotives used on internal British Rail duties, a separate livery of a plain darker grey was created. Every TfW station I've been to are still ATW-branded (in fact, Hereford yesterday). I'm not convinced "InterCity" services warrant different branding now, as they are no longer of premium quality in terms of service provision; in many case they're just regional or commuter services (thinks XC and GWR in particular). Now the charge of English nationalism is a tedious, largely Remainer trope that I have dealt with elsewhere. Upon sectorisation, most secondary passenger routes which did not fall under the InterCity or Network SouthEast banner were re-designated as Regional Railways (originally Provincial). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. A livery, similar to ScotRail but with the upper dark grey bodyside replaced with a dark blue, was created. Like the Thameslink 700 "can't be bothered" livery. I don't see what's wrong with Rail Alphabet which is rather older than the 1980s - to be frank the branding shouts 60s, a period of branding I personally like but obviously that *is* personal - although you could just use Frutiger to keep the tie in with the other large national service, the NHS ( who used to use Rail Alphabet too ). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I'll give you an opportunity to make up a better more modern scheme then. Because it was a nationalised industry run by the British Government. It still has to look good decades from now. Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. The livery derived its nickname from a perceived resemblance to the internal appearance of a Jaffa Cake. The rebranding of British Railways to British Rail on 1 January 1965 was coupled with the introduction of an entirely new national livery. The livery comprised brown upper panels with a colour described variously as "biscuit" or "fawn" along the lower panels and separated by a broad orange band. The Southern Region types worked mostly on the Charing Cross / Cannon Street - Hastings via Battle / Dover and Ramsgate routes and on the Victoria / London Bridge - Brighton / Littlehampton / Hastings via Eastbourne routes. Introduced originally by the Great Western Railway, the Travelling Post Office would set out from London in the dead of night and deliver . This includes transport, with the first Union Connectivity Review being published earlier this year. We use cookies. It's the name of the island ffs. For example, GBR will apparently inherit from Network Rail the duty to run and plan the network, as well as providing online tickets, information and compensation for passengers nationwide. This opens up the possibility of a national ticketing app, with the Great British Railways branding. its going to be at least 6 months before we even get a branding document, and IMO over 2 years before we get any new liveries or Humbrol paints. The easiest way to guarantee readibility at night would be to use retroreflective coatings, like those used on road signs. The BR that believed in having multiple liveries and brands? It's not going to be called Rail England and if it was, there'd be nothing "Queen Nicola" could do about it. [2] It was a dark, greyish blue tone which hid the effects of dirt well. The 25 kV electric locomotives were painted from new in a striking shade of bright blue which was known as "Electric Blue". Why do most people go for a car that is mostly all one single colour. I personally like this Lion logo posted by Tim Dunn on twitter a few years ago. the handling/liability of pensions etc. The text won't be centred vertically with the logo. I wonder if we might actually see things like "Northern - by Great British Railways" rather than one single overarching branding. It is not necessary to have it on platform signs as if you don't know you are on the railway when you see them there probably isn't much hope for you. In 1986 the British Railways Board divided its operations into a number of sectors (sectorisation).The sector responsible for long-distance express trains assumed the brand-name . Existing leases of stations to devolved transport authorities will continue. GBR will own all stations and most infrastructure in Great Britain. Some franchise brand names are good, such as Trans Pennine Express, but perhaps those longer distance brands might be lost to one all encompassing GBR brand. https://twitter.com/MrTimDunn/status/912009372292780033. From 1966 until withdrawal, Pullman Coaches were also painted in the reversal of the normal coach livery, with the blue and grey areas transposed. The x-height of the lower-case lettering should be equal to the height of the horizontal arms in the symbol, so that the row of text appears to align with them. [13] Initially new locos were still painted in the traditional Rail Blue livery, but starting with Class 56 number 56084 the new Large Logo version was standard on new locos delivered to BR. [16] As well as rolling stock and multiple units, a number of Class 47 and Class 50 locomotives dedicated to Network SouthEast passenger services were painted in this livery. I never knew I had OCD until that remark lol. I could see those different types of logos being used across scenarios. I think in Germany it is done by using the "TOC" name in place of IC etc. | Page 15 | RailUK Forums We're pleased to announce the launch of our new booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk, which helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchased. don't see an issue anywhere, as long as the concessions stay branded with whatever. Something timeless. The wholly superior vision of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship is long abandoned. The current lot is an absolute mess. GBR is similar enough to channel some continuity with BR but distinct enough to admit it's a different entity. In 1957 this changed to maroon with yellow markings and in 1963 bauxite with white lettering was adopted. After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. The white paper does not specify whether the branding of devolved railways such as London Overground and Merseyrail will be affected.[7]. That's a different argument (which I disagee with but that's not for this thread). Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; Heh. Particularly if they are just vinyls on white painted trains. This may well take time to introduce and rollout but my suggestion is as follows. The first Class 31 entered service in November . Infrastructure, passenger, and freight services were separated at that time. There'll no doubt be someone on here who knows, one way or the other. I tried going with the National Rail icon in the right hand side, but it was too small and nobody would notice it. The double arrow is still overused, though. You are using an out of date browser. [5] As Rail Blue was introduced, the last locomotive recorded as being outshopped in a previous livery was Class 43 D838 Rapid which left Swindon Works in August 1968 in maroon. Also on the Eastern Region, Class 55 Deltic locomotives based at Finsbury Park acquired white surrounds to their cab windows. 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