Class 175 liveries

[Philip]

Three different liveries have been applied to 175s, so which is your favourite out of the original FNW pink and blue, the short-lived 'coast ghost' Arriva livery applied to a couple of them, or the current colours? I find the current livery looks fairly smart and professional, but perhaps a bit dull compared to what was stuck on previously. They had some fairly daft/eccentric names when in the original livery too.

 

[superalbs]

They had some fairly daft/eccentric names when in the original livery too.

175103 "Mum"

 

[xc170]

Ghost livery was my favourite, though I admit I doubt it was very easy to keep clean or look smart...

 

[Bletchleyite]

They’d look better in Arriva Express livery (the darker one). Never liked turquoise and puke of any variant.

FNW probably the nicest they’ve had, but Dynamic Lines is to me the nicest First livery.

Would look terrible in new style turquoise, but then everything does, it’s a nasty livery (and I prefer dark or silver based liveries).

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

I like the current one......just wish after all this time they could have got rid of the purple inside, dirty horrible and not fitting with the exterior or Arriva branding in general .

 

[Bletchleyite]

I like the current one......just wish after all this time they could have got rid of the purple inside, dirty horrible and not fitting with the exterior or Arriva branding in general .

They direly need a gut and refurb internally in my view, they are very tatty at the moment. The Class 158 job should do.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

They direly need a gut and refurb internally in my view, they are very tatty at the moment. The Class 158 job should do.

I really like the 158 / mk III refurbs. Comfy and sockets!!

 

[Bletchleyite]

I really like the 158 / mk III refurbs. Comfy and sockets!!

Yes, they are probably the best refurbs in the UK.

 

[whhistle]

Didn't realise there was a "ghost" livery.
Looks pretty nice and wouldn't look out of place in todays livery world.

 

[Jamesrob637]

A reliveried 175 just went over Stockport Viaduct. Presumably the new Welsh Franchise' livery?

 

[PHILIPE]

A reliveried 175 just went over Stockport Viaduct. Presumably the new Welsh Franchise' livery?

The story is here:-

/www.railforums.co.uk/threads/keolis-amey-to-take-over-wales-and-borders.164805

 

[CAF397]

https://twitter.com/AJBarrettWAO/status/1049213449656565760

 

[headshot119]

The story is here:-

/www.railforums.co.uk/threads/keolis-amey-to-take-over-wales-and-borders.164805

That's helpful isn't it linking to a 39 page thread?

A reliveried 175 just went over Stockport Viaduct. Presumably the new Welsh Franchise' livery?

Yes it's the new Transport for Wales livery.

 

[PHILIPE]

That's helpful isn't it linking to a 39 page thread?



Yes it's the new Transport for Wales livery.

Try this one, starting at Post #807. Posted the wrong link, sorry, but people were posting on two threads'

www.railforums.co.uk/threads/keolis-amey-wales-future-rolling-stock.164954/page-27

 

[Masbroughlad]

Looks good (if simple and hard to keep clean!)

 

[fgwrich]

https://twitter.com/AJBarrettWAO/status/1049213449656565760

Oh, Hello Gatwick Express!

I think it's just missing the darker grey band at the bottom, other than that it almost looks identical. Possibly in part due to them both being Alstom bodies coupled with the deep black window band.

 

[Parallel]

I quite like the new livery. I liked the last version of the ATW turquoise livery too (the one that hasn’t been applied to the 175s). Does anyone have a photo of the Arriva ghost livery mentioned above?

 

[krus_aragon]

How's this:


There are a few others on Wikimedia Commons.

 

[Parallel]

How's this:


There are a few others on Wikimedia Commons.

Thanks for that! I agree with that livery looking better than the one they’re currently sporting.