A railway works best as a single unit. Regional divisions will manage concession contracts, stations, infrastructure, and local and regional budgets, integrate track and train, and integrate rail with local transport services. Why not capitalize on it? 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. JavaScript is disabled. Corridor coaching stock and certain express multiple unit classes were painted in Rail Blue with a 44-inch Pearl Grey (BS 2660-9-095) horizontal panel centred vertically on the main windows, outlined by a narrow white line. People are understandably sceptical about the frequent rebranding . JavaScript is disabled. https://twitter.com/MrTimDunn/status/912009372292780033. 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. 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. JavaScript is disabled. British Railways coaches in the crimson and cream livery used from 1949 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. Why? True. Bare minimum, low effort. 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. I could see those different types of logos being used across scenarios. I don't think the red understripe would appear though, and there will still be calls from TfGM, WYCA TfWM, TfW, etc. In all of your concepts the Rail Symbol (double-arrow) is far too large for the accompanying lettering, if you're looking to be guided by the original design rules. 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 Still makes me cringe everytime I see/read 'Great' in front of anything British since this mob got in. [14] After this date, the passenger versions of Class 37 and 47, as well as Class 50, were routinely outshopped in this livery. Until the introduction of Mk1 catering vehicles in the late '50s, these trains had matching former GWR catering vehicles. [8], Class 501 train in Rail Blue calls at Harrow and Wealdstone, Class 416 train in British Rail blue/grey livery calls at Dalston Kingsland station. The infrastructure was privately owned and operated by Railtrack from 1994 to 2002, when it was renationalised and transferred to Network Rail. Bare minimum. The first and second MKC signs are pretty classy and look good. Copyright 2023 Great British Railways Transition Team. I can only see negatives. 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). After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. 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. 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. But we know that anyway - ScotRail is blue based, as was Regional Railways. 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. BR's first standard locomotive liveries, adopted from 1949 onwards. [7]. It would appear that were going to be waiting a while even for the new logo, and that given the recent nature of the franchise liveries, that new liveries are a very long way off. 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 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). European paint code RAL5020 ("Ocean Blue") is a good match to Rail Blue. I just see the thing as extremely surface level. The wholly superior vision of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship is long abandoned. Do you think we should use different colours for regions like we sort of have now, https://twitter.com/_doublearrow/status/1455113527954493474/photo/1. 1948 -. They were repainted into blue/grey in the early 1970s. They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862. Because it was a nationalised industry run by the British Government. Can you only be professional if every rail person works in the same uniform? [10], Andrew Haines and Peter Hendy, the current CEO and chairman of Network Rail respectively, are overseeing the establishment of GBR. It really does look dire. 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).. Here are his exact words: Hes concerned with the English vote. More middle days; they were improving quite a bit in the 1990s. GBR will develop masterplans for station renewal. Question for the designers. Quick reference Livery Guide for Nameplates and transfers available in 4mm/00 scale. I am confident I could design a better package in a few hours, and I am not a design professional. "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. This idea often seems to pop its head up. Great Britain (or just Britain) is the mainland of England, Scotland and Wales. 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. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The British Isles in my old school geography books included the island of Ireland but I wouldn't have said that in my recent visit to the country! This includes transport, with the first Union Connectivity Review being published earlier this year. As part of this work, the team engaged with industry through a formal call for evidence. 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. Western. 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". The signs look good, if a bit bland and functional. The United Kingdom is defined clearly on the passport .. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A High Speed Train power car (loco) and coach in InterCity swallow livery. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. GBR will be modelled on the operations of Transport for London, which contracts services on systems such as London Overground. And Great Britain is more often than not used to mean the whole of England/Scotland/Wales, excluding Northern Ireland - a legacy of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which existed from 1707 to 1800. The old Northern signs worked well, but only Metro/WYCA really got behind the co-branding opportunities, that I saw. Except their is massive nostalgia for BR days. Erm are you sure about that? . It'll be operated quite differently. GBR will be made up of five regional divisions, organised in line with Network Rail's Putting Passengers First programme. 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.. 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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. [14] By 16 March (the deadline for submitting expressions of interest), 42 towns and cities had expressed an interest in hosting GBR's headquarters. Famous in York and up and down the East Coast Main Line, LNER could soon be consigned to history - again, YorkMix understands. Privacy Noticeand Website Accessibility. GBR is similar enough to channel some continuity with BR but distinct enough to admit it's a different entity. Rail alphabet had the advantage of being clear, legible and was pretty much consistently applied. This included many of the features which were later incorporated in the Mark 2, and trialled in an experimental train designated XP64. One overarching brand, with sub brands sitting below it, for long distance services and regional brands all under the GBR moniker, much like we do today with Southern, South Eastern, South Western, Northern, etc. English regions, Scotland, and Wales will have their own variants, but these will still emphasise the national nature of GBR. 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. Blue Pullman in grey and blue livery arriving at Bristol Temple Meads in 1973. 1948 -. For example, the Midland Railway abolished Second-class on 1 st . Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; I wanted to go for something modern yet flexible. Old does not necessarily = bad. This long term strategy for rail will be a landmark resource, enabling a clear and agreed direction for the railway. 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. 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. [17] This livery is also often nicknamed 'toothpaste livery' by rail enthusiasts due to the multicoloured stripes resembling striped toothpaste. 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. 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'. He branded the Prime Minister an English nationalist, who was prepared to ignore Northern Ireland as the Conservatives have no electoral stake in the Province. 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. 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.. The old Northern signs worked well, but only Metro/WYCA really got behind the co-branding opportunities, that I saw. (Something that ought to give die-hard advocates of splitting off the Scottish Conservatives pause for thought.) | 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. Class 01 01002 inside Holyhead Breakwater shed in early black livery. 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