180112 in new Grand Central livery!

[The Snap]

Just came across this fantastic shot by Richard Armstrong:

http://richardarmstrong.fotopic.net/p59816114.html

This has now been promoted to my new 'nicest looking train'. Lovely!

 

[GNERman]

it's been like that for nearly a week, looks gorgeous though and ready for the 4th path...

 

[ukrob]

Is there a reason why some passenger doors are blue and some brown? Or am I seeing things?!

 

[GNERman]

no it's silver and gold but the colour must be bad on his camera...

 

[Mintona]

First class surely? It isn't in the end on an Adelante like you would expect.

 

[GNERman]

no second to middle coach - blame fgw...

 

[ukrob]

no it's silver and gold but the colour must be bad on his camera...

First class surely? It isn't in the end on an Adelante like you would expect.

That makes sense - Gold for first class and silver for standard.

 

[GNERman]

as on the HST's, interior reburb hasn't commenced yet though...

 

[Aictos]

Is there a reason why some passenger doors are blue and some brown? Or am I seeing things?!

It's actually a Silvery Grey for the doors which denote Standard Class and Gold which denotes the First Class area although I'm confused about where the First Class area is, surely it would have been better being at one end say the London end keeping in with the BR trend of having First Class at the London end.

Still, it's nice seeing a much talked about fictional livery become a reality.

 

[GNERman]

yet again don't blame gc, blame fgw...

good idea though.
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i think they put the amber stripe on to give it more colour than the plain black, looks good though.

 

[bengley]

It looks fantastic.

 

[devon_metro]

blame fgw...

Had First Class been in the driving car, there would be fewer seats.

 

[EM2]

Had First Class been in the driving car, there would be fewer seats.

Ah! Good point!
The only slight question I have on the livery is the orange stripe at the ends. I think it might have looked better if it had been straight instead of curved down.

 

[GNERman]

hmm...

maybe but it does go with the aerodynamics...

 

[whoshotjimmi]

Why the orange stripe?!

I saw a mock up on this site a while ago without the stripe and it looked much better. Spoils the look IMO. The big question is though: how will the livery look whilst it is broken down in the middle of nowhere?

 

[me123]

I really like it. An homage to the "great" American railroads, in-keeping with their theme.

 

[asylumxl]

The orange strip should be thinner imo but nice none the less.

 

[scottm]

it has an almost evil look about it!

 

[HSTfan!!!]

I think that looks rather smart myself, I like it!

 

[jon0844]

how will the livery look whilst it is broken down in the middle of nowhere?

Fortunately, as the photo suggests, it is going to look awesome when it's standing still - as I suspect it will be most of the time.. or chugging along very slowly on one engine!!

I think First has done a good job with the HT ones, but think GC has gone one better. Maybe we'll see them ending up side by side halfway up the ECML one day...

 

[The Snap]

Had First Class been in the driving car, there would be fewer seats.

Exactly what I was thinking. Considering the length of the unit, it isn't really viably to have two first class cars, so to maximise seating capacity it makes sense to have FC in a full sized coach.

 

[asylumxl]

Exactly what I was thinking. Considering the length of the unit, it isn't really viably to have two first class cars, so to maximise seating capacity it makes sense to have FC in a full sized coach.

Clever. Shame about the reliability though

 

[WillPS]

That shot properly shows it off. It looks lovely. Have the interiors been redone?

 

[OMGitsDAVE]

That shot properly shows it off. It looks lovely. Have the interiors been redone?

The interiors haven't yet - but i believe GC are wanting to.

 

[jopsuk]

I reckon the HSTs would like nice with the stripe, especially if they had the buffers removed and received similar yellow front (rather than the rather odd looking panel they currently have). The one bit I don't like about the look of the GC HSTs- the front is plain awful.

 

[SouthEastern-465]

I think the livery is quite nice, goes nice on the unit aswell.
Regards

 

[GNERman]

no interiors not done but in amazing condition, livery is great, see my youtube site for naming videos, departure from york and video of interior of train.

 

[adamp]

that is horrendously GOOD!

 

[Kneedown]

Sensible choice having it in black.... It'll not be as noticable after its caught fire!

 

[EWS 58038]

The livery is good.... but:

You can put lipstick on a pig..... it's still a pig.