66731s new look

[MCR247]

66731 has been repainted into a new GBRf livery. A lot more modern if you ask me

Not my pictures
http://www.garyschofields-railwaypics.fotopic.net/p68662562.html
http://www.garyschofields-railwaypics.fotopic.net/p68662531.html

 

[westcoaster]

Have they also changed the headlight clusters?

 

[sprinterguy]

I like that a lot. It's good to see GBRf back to the orange and blue scheme, "Barbie Bus" colours never suited a 66. Excellent livery.

Have they also changed the headlight clusters?

I thought that 66728-732 were delivered with headlight clusters in that style.

 

[SouthEastern-465]

66731 has been repainted into a new GBRf livery. A lot more modern if you ask me

Not my pictures
http://www.garyschofields-railwaypics.fotopic.net/p68662562.html
http://www.garyschofields-railwaypics.fotopic.net/p68662531.html

Looks smart.

I like the way they've modified the exsisting livery too.

 

[YorkshireBear]

like it alot... nice to see they will all be blue orange, wasnt a massive fan of other barbie livery

 

[MCR247]

Have they also changed the headlight clusters?

No, but they painted them yellow I think

 

[Goldfish62]

like it alot... nice to see they will all be blue orange, wasnt a massive fan of other barbie livery

Great to see a version of the original livery back.

 

[Skimble19]

Shame they have to have the yellow panel on the front, just looks a bit odd, like the NMT..

 

[Oswyntail]

I like the way they have incorporated the logo in the livery. But overall a tad garish, methinks.

 

[scotsman]

Love it, quite an American style though

 

[Turbostar]

I like it, looks much better than the original livery.

 

[ian959]

Shame they have to have the yellow panel on the front, just looks a bit odd, like the NMT..

+1 although I would go more for stupid looking rather than odd. I mean what is the point - isn't bright orange visible enough? Yes I know, stupid UK regs but this just highlights how stupid the regs are.

 

[Skimble19]

Seems ironic that the orange makes the yellow look dull in comparison..

 

[westcoaster]

Fooled by some yellow paint how am I going to live that one down, not my finest hour.

 

[GB]

Once all the crap has attached itself to the front during the course of its duties the yellow will soon blend in, all GB 66's have the yellow strip and most of them you dont really notice it.

The 6640x 66's that GB have are also to get the new livery and will take the numbers 66732-66737.
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That should be 66733-66737

 

[GearJammer]

I like that, i like it a lot!
Its a good simple livery thats been tweeked and now looks fresh and modern

Struggling to picture it on a 73 tho, lol

 

[Goldfish62]

I certainly read somewhere that if a loco / unit has the UIC headlight arrangement then a derogation may be issued to allow deletion of the yellow panel.

 

[Daimler]

Very smart - modern and tasteful, subtly linking to the owning company as well.

 

[Crossforth]

A pimped up version of the original, I like it

 

[kentuckytony]

It is amazing that the bright orange almost makes the yellow bits disappear.

 

[Hydro]

There really should be some kind of derogation for allowing for the absence of yellow warning panels if the colours are as good as or better than the warning panel yellow colour. You wouldn't even be able to see any yellow against that orange once grimy, especially at distance.

 

[sprinterguy]

It is amazing that the bright orange almost makes the yellow bits disappear.

It certainly does. It's taken me this long to realise that the yellow panel is the minimum dimension it could be, much like many of the liveries the class 59s have carried.