Following the introduction of the Advanced Passenger Train in 1983, a similar livery to the APT's (dark grey on the upper body, and light beige on the lower, with two stripes of red and white separating them) was experimentally applied to two HST sets and the coaches operating the Gatwick Express service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport. The double arrow is still overused, though. With the publication of the Williams review and the announcement of the renationalization of British Passenger Rail, i thought i might help out anyone exited for new liveries or branding for trains. BR's first standard locomotive liveries, adopted from 1949 onwards. The old Northern signs worked well, but only Metro/WYCA really got behind the co-branding opportunities, that I saw. Home Forums I personally like this Lion logo posted by Tim Dunn on twitter a few years ago, Not at all. Bare minimum. Please can you explain the advantage of such a nationwide livery? It's the name of the island ffs. Search for a trade mark - Intellectual Property Office (ipo.gov.uk), https://twitter.com/MrTimDunn/status/912009372292780033, Somewhere along the West Anglia Main Line. There are conflicting view on Britain versus Great Britain. Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread . Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. Not sure but I was also thinking of the winding up arrangements that would've taken place at privatisation i.e. 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. But thats the insidious appeal of nationalism: it willalwaysbe easier, in the short term, to spurn complicating national attachments in favour of tacking to local winds and making off with as much cash as you can lay your hands on. The great livery might only look good on certain trains, while on others it looks rubbish. The pleasure's all mine. The British Isles is a the collection of European islands consisting of Great Britain, the island of Ireland, Isle of Man and the northern islands that are part of Scotland. [6], The Vale of Rheidol Railway remained steam operated past the general end of steam traction in 1968; Accordingly the three remaining Vale of Rheidol Railway steam locomotives (Class 98) received the Rail Blue colour scheme and the double arrow logo on their side tanks. Suffice to say, an actual English nationalist would not be passing controversial legislation to enable Westminster to spend even more money on Northern Ireland, as this Government is. When British Rail operations were divided into sectors in the mid-1980s, prior to privatisation, a new version of the Railfreight livery emerged giving the sectors individual identities. And other European countries cope with DB trains in France, SNCF trains in Germany etc. Now the charge of English nationalism is a tedious, largely Remainer trope that I have dealt with elsewhere. Aren't best impressions the ones that did the 2015 Virgin East Coast HST? [14] By 16 March (the deadline for submitting expressions of interest), 42 towns and cities had expressed an interest in hosting GBR's headquarters. Theres no vote in Northern Ireland for him or his Conservative party so he doesnt care, hes hands off.. 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. This long term strategy for rail will be a landmark resource, enabling a clear and agreed direction for the railway. [15], Originally scheduled for May 2022,[14] a shortlist consisting Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle upon Tyne, and York was announced in July 2022,[16] using the following criteria: alignment with "levelling up" objectives; connected and easy to get to; opportunities for GBR; railway heritage and links to the network; value for money; and public support. Compared to the superb branding packages of TfW and ScotRail, it does not say "come use the railway . 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. Because it's not going to be the same as BR. Why does it need to look the part - what does nationalisation look like? It will become a single familiar brand with a bold new vision for passengers - of punctual services, simpler tickets. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies, and was privatised in stages between 1994 and 1997. [citation needed]. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. This has been confirmed by records held at the National Railway Museum. The Tories, particulary this present mob of throwbacks, have long since co-opted the "great" in "Great Britain" to mean "very good"and its xenophobic, imperialist undertones make me want to vomit. Livery Guide Great Western Railways/British Railway Western Region. Not so much the modern LNER though. WMT (operationally separate from LNWR by this point) brand to be used additionally on XC services to Nottingham and Leicester (stopper only). GBR will absorb Network Rail, although overall strategic direction on infrastructure investment and fares strategy will remain with government. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Clean, modern, easy to read, looks good and in the right colour set. And again, there may be scope to take back control of this. But Beatties second charge is more interesting. Quick reference Livery Guide for Nameplates and transfers available in 4mm/00 scale. I dont think we will see train liveries being changed for a while. Rail alphabet had the advantage of being clear, legible and was pretty much consistently applied. 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). 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). This was later modified for locomotives allocated to the Civil Engineer's department to include a yellow stripe on the upper bodyside, the resulting livery being known as "Dutch" due to its similarity to the corporate colours of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen.[18]. Read more about them in our, National HQ competition for Great British Railways. Because it's not going to be the same as BR. Finsbury Park. This style of livery was also used by CSX Transportation. Great Central Railway {} Sample: 002366: Great Eastern Railway {} Sample: 00a550: Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) {{GNGE colour}} Sample: 00645b: Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway {{GWGC colour}} Sample: 47640f: Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway {} Sample: 964b00: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail (print version) Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2465-7 , CCS0321182446 05/21 , CP 423 PDF , 55.8 MB , 112 pages Order a copy Anyone got a suggestion for the government's latest bright idea today along the same lines, '. A nod to the past in the liveries would be nice like with the modern GWR too. 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]. GBR will own all stations and most infrastructure in Great Britain. 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 1948 trials brought LMS Class 5s, and GWR Kings and Castles in lined light green and lined blue, with incorrect suggestions that two different blues were used. The name is still awful though and far too long. This may well take time to introduce and rollout but my suggestion is as follows. Western. I wonder if we might actually see things like "Northern - by Great British Railways" rather than one single overarching branding. All HS2 and NPR services to be branded as Intercity Express. I can only see negatives. The current lot is an absolute mess. This includes transport, with the first Union Connectivity Review being published earlier this year. So even if that doesn't become the actual 'GBR' logo it will likely see some use on stations and maybe trains. 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. Why not capitalize on it? GBR will be modelled on the operations of Transport for London, which contracts services on systems such as London Overground. 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. [3] Goods (freight) services are operated by a number of companies, the descendants of those created during the 1990s privatisation. 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. Heh. Budgets and delivery will be held at the local level as well as at the national level. Scottish rolling stock not covered by the ScotRail livery (generally those on secondary services) received the Regional Railways livery, but with "ScotRail" branding. 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. Our railways play a fundamental role in supporting the economic, environmental and social achievements of the country. I don't think the red understripe would appear though, and there will still be calls from TfGM, WYCA TfWM, TfW, etc. 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. In 1956 an all-over darker maroon, which more closely resembled the pre-nationalisation LMS livery, was re-introduced, except for the Southern Region, where locomotive-hauled stock was generally painted 'coaching stock' green (from July 1956-on) and a small number of express carriages on the Western Region which were in traditional GWR-style chocolate and cream. [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. [18] GBR will own all infrastructure in Scotland and Wales that Network Rail owns now. I tried going with the National Rail icon in the right hand side, but it was too small and nobody would notice it. | 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. You are using an out of date browser. I am confident I could design a better package in a few hours, and I am not a design professional. into flashy advertising campaigns, the appearance of the showrooms (and their digital counterpart, the website), and the styling of their vehicles? Can you only be professional if every rail person works in the same uniform? How about that but the double arrow in red? I have heard that the BR double arrows will remain in use due to the fact that in the UK everyone recognises it as the 'train station' symbol. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; And although BR did changes, it was still the same basic livery really. Regional divisions will manage concession contracts, stations, infrastructure, and local and regional budgets, integrate track and train, and integrate rail with local transport services. It may not display this or other websites correctly. No complaints really over the Rail Alphabet, I even like seeing it on old BR signage that still exists here and there. At the moment, the TOC mostly differentiates this. Then why was the old version called British Railways, not Great British Railways, and why the change now for the new version if British Railways worked . 1 Pre-corporate liveries 2 Early liveries 2.1 Coaching stock from 1948 2.2 The second phase 2.3 XP64 3 Rail Blue 3.1 Locomotives 3.2 Coaches and multiple units 3.3 Local variations 4 Moving away from Rail Blue 5 Sectorisation 5.1 InterCity 5.2 Network SouthEast 5.3 Regional Railways 5.4 Rail Express Systems 5.5 Railfreight Pre-corporate liveries Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; It really wouldn't. In which case, why do car manufacturers put effort (and substantial amounts of money!) Bland, cheap, unimaginative. Sadly cream on modern stock looks quite bad, or I suspect one incarnation of GWR might have tried it white might work ok instead. "Great" means "large", not "very good". Erm are you sure about that? For locomotives used on internal British Rail duties, a separate livery of a plain darker grey was created. I still think" Great British Railways" will be mostly likely be termed GBR, most of the time. Not even all yellow fronted anymore. The text won't be centred vertically with the logo. don't see an issue anywhere, as long as the concessions stay branded with whatever. Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance? English regions, Scotland, and Wales will have their own variants, but these will still emphasise the national nature of GBR. Eastern, North Eastern and Scottish. Introduced originally by the Great Western Railway, the Travelling Post Office would set out from London in the dead of night and deliver . [16] A public vote was held following the announcement.[16]. Swiss rail. Instead, I just added an icon next to the full text and removed it from the main station name. But theres no particular reason this should be. JavaScript is disabled. If Scotland leaves the UK it must become British Rail as Britain is defined as just England & Wales! 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. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I personally like this Lion logo posted by Tim Dunn on twitter a few years ago. The old Northern signs worked well, but only Metro/WYCA really got behind the co-branding opportunities, that I saw. British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. The Blue Pullman sets retained their livery of Nanking Blue (albeit with full yellow ends) until 1969 when they were repainted in the reversed grey and blue livery. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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". 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'. [13], On 5 February 2022, the Department for Transport launched a public consultation for the location of GBRs headquarters. Not the terms I would have used but I see where you might get that impression. By 2020s Britain, I mean a design that is reflective of modern day marketing and branding. Whatever its failings and they were multitude branding was one thing British Rail took seriously and was remarkably good at. for some form of co-branding. 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. Standing on the sidelines of national politics and shouting is just what capital-U Unionism does now. Given the furious backlash over the Protocol, as well as the ill-managed disappointment that was the two parties 2010 link-up (under the awful acronym UCUNF), one can understand why Northern Irish politicians shy away from the Tories. Northern and TPE split into separate Northwest and Northeast brands. From 1974, some DMU sets, after being refurbished, were painted white with a wide blue band under the windows and full yellow ends. This mock-up was shown in an orange and grey livery, which, however, never appeared on rolling stock in service. I'll give you an opportunity to make up a better more modern scheme then. Until the introduction of Mk1 catering vehicles in the late '50s, these trains had matching former GWR catering vehicles. The coaches for the XP64 train were painted in a slightly lighter version of what would eventually become Rail Blue, with a 44-inch-wide (1,100mm) Pale Ivory stripe centred on the passenger windows, and brown underframe. Question for the designers. Variants where the band was blue (outer suburban) or green (inner suburban) instead of orange were planned, but never implemented.[15]. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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 ). 19th September, 2019. The creation of Great British Railways (GBR) has been dubbed as the end to "a quarter-century of fragmentation" and a means to provide "accountable national leadership". 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. Differences should merely be factual, not corporate. I don't think there would ever be multiple logos for Great British Railways as you've alluded to - it would make it complicated for the end passenger. Due to the small number of units repainted it was common to see trains with two or more units in different liveries. Likes Received: 1,930. The first Class 31 entered service in November . Also on the Eastern Region, Class 55 Deltic locomotives based at Finsbury Park acquired white surrounds to their cab windows. At present, train operators get to decorate their rolling stock in their own colours. Infrastructure, passenger, and freight services were separated at that time. 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. The BR that believed in having multiple liveries and brands? 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. On 10 June 1986, British Rail launched Network SouthEast, an organisation designed to cut across the traditional regional boundaries and deliver a co-ordinated train service for London and the surrounding region. 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. Why do you show the double-arrow logo *and* the words "Great British Railways"? | Page 23 | 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. The standard livery for most British Railways steam locomotives was black, often with a thin red, cream and grey "lining" (trim), while express passenger locomotives were not painted "Brunswick Green" (Which was the former colour of the Great Western Railway) as is often stated, but were painted in British Standards: BS224 "Deep Bronze Green" also known as "Land Rover Deep Bronze Green LR001" with orange and black lining. It highlighted different ways in which Westminster could invest in Britains strategic transport network to better-integrate the nation. You also get a more legible and cohesive transport system. I think in Germany it is done by using the "TOC" name in place of IC etc. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted: What problem is this supposed to be fixing? This competition aimed to identify a place with a rich railway heritage, strong links to the national network and significant public support, while creating a great opportunity to promote the location as the proud home for the start of a new era in Britains railways. As built it was a sort of purplish-red stripe with a lighter red shadow, then this changed to solid red in the late 90s/early 2000s. Coaches from different regions could also often find themselves coupled together and trains of 2 or 3 mixed liveries were not uncommon. Also, yes, the actual report has a typo, it really does say 'refect' instead of 'reflect'. No.90021 in revised Railfreight "triple grey" livery, with Railfreight Distribution sector markings. With the publication of the Williams review and the announcement of the renationalization of British Passenger Rail, i thought i might help out anyone exited for new liveries or branding for trains.. It's not going to be called Rail England and if it was, there'd be nothing "Queen Nicola" could do about it. A number of sets of coaching stock and a handful of locomotives received the livery, as well as most new multiple units and some existing ones. It appears that while the plan is to brand all trains under GBR with one branding, that plan involves a much longer time scale: . 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). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Maybe a "way out" arrow similar to Thameslink's station signage could make it more exciting, while also adding a bit more functionality? The smokebox, running plate, and running gear remained black, and the bufferbeam remained red. Great Britain's railway system was built by private companies, but it was nationalised by the Transport Act 1947 and was run from then onwards by British Railways (which traded as British Rail from 1965) until privatisation, which was begun in 1994 and completed in 1997. Today I would like to make a rather general suggestion rather than something specific. The United Kingdom is defined clearly on the passport .. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. The bottom one is basically Serco era Northern signage, and does look good to me, though I would go for a subtle double arrow in the bottom right as I said earlier, and omit the GBR text. I think there would be huge advantages of a standard livery and branding across the Britain, in saving money and presenting a unified product to the customer. You are using an out of date browser. It does because it's public perception. For Station signage that is supposed to be functional and informative above all else, I don't see too much wrong with this. Then theres the question of livery. Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread . Different NSE style local/commuter networks round the country. Recognising this, the Plan for Rail recommended the development of a 30-year strategy to determine how best the railways can support Britain in the future. [7]. Its not as if they need the advertising, nor do their brands carry the historic and emotional heft that the famous schemes of the genuinely private railways did. And if Northern are still running trains to Glasgow, a new paint job would be a great moment for the Government to stump up for good rolling stock. Variants to the national brand will be developed to refect the English regions, Scotland and Wales, while emphasising that the railway is one network serving the whole of Great Britain. Well Id have thought it might be GBR Northern or GBR Southern. This error in colour identification comes from an article and question published in a Model Railway Magazine in the 1950s, where the responding editor made the error, and it has frequently been repeated since then. 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. Last week Doug Beattie, the newly-installed leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, hit out at Boris Johnson. 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. 1948 -. [7], GBR will use a slightly modified British Rail Double Arrow and the Rail Alphabet 2 typeface for branding. It does affect other devolved rail operators, including ScotRail, Transport for Wales, London Overground, Elizabeth line (Crossrail), and Merseyrail, as well as the combined authorities that oversee other local railway networks in England. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. GW 1 1 Great British Railways In 1964, as part of a plan to develop a new corporate image for British Railways, a number of experiments were tried; Discussions on the livery for British Railways coaching stock in 1948 eventually settled on a network-wide two-tone livery of crimson and cream for corridor coaches, with all-over crimson being used for local, non-corridor stock. Great Northern split, with the Moorgate services becoming part of the London Overground brand and the Kings Lynn route becoming part of the LNER brand. On the face of it, this is primarily a reorganisation of the franchise system in England control over passenger franchises in Scotland and Wales is, alas, devolved. Existing leases of stations to devolved transport authorities will continue. 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. The infrastructure was privately owned and operated by Railtrack from 1994 to 2002, when it was renationalised and transferred to Network Rail. Because for my money blue & grey is not the "same basic livery" as Swallow, neither is NSEs toothpaste anything like the red and cream worn in the 50s. 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. 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