Introduced originally by the Great Western Railway, the Travelling Post Office would set out from London in the dead of night and deliver . 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. 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. For cost reasons, liveries were usually changed piecemeal, when coaches came in for scheduled maintenance. 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. JavaScript is disabled. Feb 1, 2020. BR's first standard locomotive liveries, adopted from 1949 onwards. Thats a bit like saying everything has been invented, no need for anything more. Instead, I just added an icon next to the full text and removed it from the main station name. 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. What is wrong with different routes and regions having different liveries? 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). The text won't be centred vertically with the logo. 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. I said this on another thread, but this is definitely a more appropriate one. From 1956 maroon (similar to crimson lake) was adopted as the standard colour for coaching stock, with corridor coaches lined and non-corridor plain initially: later on all stock was lined. That's what happens when small-minded people look back on a classic that was before their time with a warped sense of populism. For this new venture a new livery - a paler shade of blue than Rail Blue, with three stripes of white, red and grey - was created with Class 47 No.47573 The London Standard painted in the new livery specifically for the launch ceremony. Messages: 1,398. The livery derived its nickname from a perceived resemblance to the internal appearance of a Jaffa Cake. From 1966 until withdrawal, Pullman Coaches were also painted in the reversal of the normal coach livery, with the blue and grey areas transposed. RM 2A03J14 - Sittingbourne, Kent, UK. 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. 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. People are understandably sceptical about the frequent rebranding . [4] One locomotive, Class 47 No.D1733, was painted to match the coaching stock. 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 still think" Great British Railways" will be mostly likely be termed GBR, most of the time. The current lot is an absolute mess. 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. Swiss style would be nice, British society & culture wouldn't allow this as we for example don't have direct democracy as in Switzerland this is a very good example of how it can work, credit to Dispatcher on the Stour on Twitter. Variants where the band was blue (outer suburban) or green (inner suburban) instead of orange were planned, but never implemented.[15]. I think in Germany it is done by using the "TOC" name in place of IC etc. Brunswick Green. You are using an out of date browser. 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. It does because it's public perception. Until the introduction of Mk1 catering vehicles in the late '50s, these trains had matching former GWR catering vehicles. Our railways play a fundamental role in supporting the economic, environmental and social achievements of the country. I just see the thing as extremely surface level. 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 . 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. 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. InterCity (or, in the earliest days, the hyphenated Inter-City) was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services (see British Rail brand names for a full history).. It's good work (and the previous set). Maybe a "way out" arrow similar to Thameslink's station signage could make it more exciting, while also adding a bit more functionality? [10], Andrew Haines and Peter Hendy, the current CEO and chairman of Network Rail respectively, are overseeing the establishment of GBR. Finsbury Park. 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. Northern and TPE split into separate Northwest and Northeast brands. If Scotland leaves the UK it must become British Rail as Britain is defined as just England & Wales! [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. Blue Pullman in grey and blue livery arriving at Bristol Temple Meads in 1973. Quick reference Livery Guide for Nameplates and transfers available in 4mm/00 scale. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies, and was privatised in stages between 1994 and 1997. Wrap yourself up in the flag and sing rule Brittania. The name is still awful though and far too long. BRs own history says otherwise. And although BR did changes, it was still the same basic livery really. TL:DR - if your a british collector, and you paint your own, PUT THE STRIPPER DOWN. Erm are you sure about that? And other European countries cope with DB trains in France, SNCF trains in Germany etc. It may not display this or other websites correctly. This style of livery was also used by CSX Transportation. 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. 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 There have also been subtle font changes. It's the name of the island ffs. 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. 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. This livery was well received by enthusiasts but as the Class 56s only hauled freight, it was decided to extend the experiment to a passenger loco. The XP64 train was used to test technology and carriage arrangements for the planned Mark 2 coaches. 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. [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 example, the Midland Railway abolished Second-class on 1 st . Yes i like it, very clean and professional looking. One hallmark of the Governments approach to the constitutional struggle to hold the United Kingdom together has been a recognition that pro-Union policy is not simply a matter for a single department: it needs to run throughout the business of the State. I really quite like that now. In May 2022, the Government announced proposed legislation to modernise rail services and improve reliability for passengers. 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". But theres no particular reason this should be. Can you only be professional if every rail person works in the same uniform? This may well take time to introduce and rollout but my suggestion is as follows. At the formation of British Railways on 1 January 1948, early diesel and electric locos and the gas turbine locomotives 18000 and 18100 were already painted black with aluminium trim, but by the late 1950s this had been superseded by the same shade of green that was used on express passenger steam locomotives, although some locomotives were painted in a two-tone Brunswick and Sherwood green livery, and Southern Region electric locomotives were painted a light shade of malachite green. A commonly mistake to make, but one that can easily upset the locals! And why call it G-BR if it's nothing like BR? 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. Bare minimum, low effort. Not so much the modern LNER though. Not the terms I would have used but I see where you might get that impression. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The first break in the uniformity of Rail Blue came in 1976 with the introduction of the first InterCity 125 (HST). Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread . 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. This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 18:28. The history of British Rail's corporate liveries is quite complex. 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. The final decision was to be made later in 2022,[16] but the result has not been announced as of February 2023. 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. This idea often seems to pop its head up. I do also like the theory that these regions they mention will be named after old railway companies. GBR is similar enough to channel some continuity with BR but distinct enough to admit it's a different entity. 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. 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 If they are going down the GBR route, which is just nationalisation with extra steps, it needs to look the part (the national part, not the extra steps part). Class 35 'Hymek' D7017 restored to 1960's green & lime livery. It's already been seen with the government controlled LNER and GWR franchises for example. [14] While this livery had much in common with the "Large Logo" version of Rail Blue livery, including the yellow cabs and larger logo and numbers on the bodyside, the main colour was grey rather than blue. 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. 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.. As part of this work, the team engaged with industry through a formal call for evidence. Home Forums Great Britain is not a country; its a landmass. 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. In October 2021, the Secretary of State for Transport announced a competition to find a location for the headquarters of Great British Railways outside of London. 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. Theres no vote in Northern Ireland for him or his Conservative party so he doesnt care, hes hands off.. I dont think we will see train liveries being changed for a while. Find out more Contact us Freedom of Information Jobs at GBRTT Media Sign up for GBRTT News Privacy and GDPR Terms and conditions I tried going with the National Rail icon in the right hand side, but it was too small and nobody would notice it. Search for a trade mark - Intellectual Property Office (ipo.gov.uk), https://twitter.com/MrTimDunn/status/912009372292780033, Somewhere along the West Anglia Main Line. Its rolling stock initially carried the standard Rail Blue (or blue and grey) livery but in 1992, it introduced a new livery of red and grey, with pale blue and grey flashes. Construction of the first locomotive was completed in the final week of September 1957, and the handing-over took place on 31 October. Sadly cream on modern stock looks quite bad, or I suspect one incarnation of GWR might have tried it white might work ok instead. 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 . 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. The Tories, particulary this present mob of throwbacks, have long since co-opted the "great" in "Great Britain" to mean "very good"and it's xenophobic, imperialist undertones me me want to vomit. 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. 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. There are conflicting view on Britain versus Great Britain. Privacy Noticeand Website Accessibility. They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862. "Image of No.47163 with Silver Jubilee Union Jack", History of Blood and Custard (Crimson Lake & Cream) Livery, Information on Freight Locomotive Liveries & logos, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Rail_corporate_liveries&oldid=1136093401, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 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 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. But do we really want to go back to that? 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. This has been confirmed by records held at the National Railway Museum. 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. The distinctive angular shape of the HST power cars did not lend itself to applying yellow on the leading face, so the yellow was wrapped around and extended along the side of each power car, although the coaches retained the usual Rail Blue coaching stock livery. But Beatties second charge is more interesting. Instead, I just added an icon next to the full text and removed it from the main station name. Free delivery for many products! No complaints really over the Rail Alphabet, I even like seeing it on old BR signage that still exists here and there. The pleasure's all mine. (Something that ought to give die-hard advocates of splitting off the Scottish Conservatives pause for thought.) 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. Every TfW station I've been to are still ATW-branded (in fact, Hereford yesterday). Now there's a system others can look up to. 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. A railway works best as a single unit. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Scottish rolling stock not covered by the ScotRail livery (generally those on secondary services) received the Regional Railways livery, but with "ScotRail" branding. Not too dissimilar to the old Northern logo arrangement. Class 01 01002 inside Holyhead Breakwater shed in early black livery. There's rather a lot to list if you want to do it completely! By 2020s Britain, I mean a design that is reflective of modern day marketing and branding. Eventually, it was decided to standardise on a colour which became known as Rail Blue. The Great British Railways Transition Team is developing a range of rail freight growth target options. I think it'll be more like East Coast (or whatever), the full height of the parallel tracks. The first Class 31 entered service in November . JavaScript is disabled. 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 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. What possible negatives are there to none enthusiasts? London Midland (pre LNR), that was white on black but the same idea. 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). It may not display this or other websites correctly. The infrastructure was privately owned and operated by Railtrack from 1994 to 2002, when it was renationalised and transferred to Network Rail. I wonder if we might actually see things like "Northern - by Great British Railways" rather than one single overarching branding. This colour was applied to all diesel and electric locomotives, with the exception of the ends, which were painted yellow to improve visibility, and the underframes and buffer beams which were painted black; the paints being to BSS 2660-0.003 and BSS 2660-9.103 respectively. I quite like that version; I think I might like it even more if the black and the red were blue instead though. Dedicated station management teams will be created within regional divisions of GBR to manage stations and land. But it invites an obvious question: what is to be done about it? After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. 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. However many people were not happy with the loss of the traditional "historic" regional colour schemes as used by the former private companies. I am confident I could design a better package in a few hours, and I am not a design professional. Existing leases of stations to devolved transport authorities will continue. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The double arrow is still overused, though. Why? Wholely agree. The UK, Britain, Great Britain, The British Isles, England - what's the difference? This grey panel finished just short of the end of the coach leaving a small amount of Rail Blue which then continued round onto the end of the coach. I personally do not think there should be a standard livery across the network on the grounds that regional identity would be lost. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; I wanted to go for something modern yet flexible. They are an intercity operator. Great British Railways marks a new era in the history of our railways. A later version made minor changes to the livery, the main one of which was to darken the main shade of blue used. 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. for some form of co-branding. 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. For me, it's time to sign off from the Great Western Railway Line. | 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. It'll be operated quite differently. 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. That's a different argument (which I disagee with but that's not for this thread). On the other hand Avanti's branding is awful - there is no "Italian flair" in it at all. Also, like I said, it's possible that they legally can't call it BR. But the point is that effort has gone into developing a brand and what it stands for, it isn't just harking back to the awful 1970s, a time people seem to be seeing with a large pair of rose tinted spectacles. A nod to the past in the liveries would be nice like with the modern GWR too. This mock-up was shown in an orange and grey livery, which, however, never appeared on rolling stock in service. 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'. The iconic London and North Eastern Railway brand - better known as LNER - looks set to be withdrawn again. [11][12], The location for GBR's headquarters is currently being determined. Japan had JNR (Japan National Railways) and now, post nationalisation, it has JR (Japan Railways). [14] After this date, the passenger versions of Class 37 and 47, as well as Class 50, were routinely outshopped in this livery. Not everyone has a smartphone and when the PIS is not working, I find it good to know where we've stopped. They retained this livery for some years, before being painted in Rail Blue when that became the norm. The old BR liveries look dated now and have done for a while. Judging from the signage and station painting they will choose something somewhere between boring and ugly, and we will be stuck with it everywhere, for ages. Famous in York and up and down the East Coast Main Line, LNER could soon be consigned to history - again, YorkMix understands. Why do you show the double-arrow logo *and* the words "Great British Railways"? The train is operated by the Steam Dreams Rail Co. Mayflower built in 1948, is one of two surviving B1 Class locomotives and painted in distinctive British Railways apple green livery. 19th September, 2019. Like the Thameslink 700 "can't be bothered" livery. The old Northern signs worked well, but only Metro/WYCA really got behind the co-branding opportunities, that I saw. What is of 2020s Britain then? No.47373 in revised Railfreight "red stripe" livery. Which does what it says on the tin. Antrim Princess Sealink ferry underway in Larne with Sealink letters. 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.. GBR will be made up of five regional divisions, organised in line with Network Rail's Putting Passengers First programme. Introduced in 1965, and also known as "Monastral Blue", the colour was defined by British Rail standards BR28/6001 (Airless spray finish) and BR28/5321 (Brush finish). Copyright 2023 Great British Railways Transition Team. Multiple units were also generally green, although this tended to be a lighter and bluer shade compared to the colour used on steam and diesel locomotives. Different NSE style local/commuter networks round the country. It'll be operated quite differently. Eastern, North Eastern and Scottish. This isn't true, there have been subtle changes. Originally running from 1923 until 1948 when it became British Railway, LNER returned to the route of famous for the Flying Scotsman in 2018 when the . Consisting of three shades of grey and thus known as "triple grey Railfreight", the livery included logos on the sides and cabs of locomotives indicating which sector they belonged to. The wholly superior vision of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship is long abandoned. Within a period of 10 years, HSTs had three different liveries. The red stripe does work, very similar to what the Welsh are doing. Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance? 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