66746 Royal Scotsman Livery

[DarloRich]

The word 'Railfreight' on the side doesn't do much to add to the glamour, either :-/

surely very expensive self loading freight?

 

[fgwrich]

Mildly more so than a Shed, but probably not by a great degree!

I've no idea what the train does or where it goes, so I accept your greater wisdom!

Could be interesting when the Royal Scotsman makes its yearly long trip to Penzance and the South West!

 

[BestWestern]

Could be interesting when the Royal Scotsman makes its yearly long trip to Penzance and the South West!

Or, indeed, not very interesting at all!

 

[fgwrich]

Or, indeed, not very interesting at all!

True! I suppose there probably isn't much need to go above 75 on such a dining type trains, but we do need to remember that despite it's name, the Belmond Royal Scotsman isn't just confined to Scotland. Last summer when it was up in Edinburgh it had just operated to Kings Cross and back. And does tour around the country to places like Bath/Bristol and onwards.

Fair play to GB for branching out but I do have my few small reservations about this and using a 75MPH Shed. Unless GB have a few more tricks under their sleeves planned and go in for hiring more 47s (They could operate 57s but DRS Has snapped most of those up!)

Am I also right in thinking that this Shed must be going on for a 47832 record - Most liveries ever carried so far on a 66? DRS/ADVENZA Freight / Colas Rail / GBRF / GBRF* / Royal Scotsman?

*Have a feeling this one's been repainted twice under GB?

 

[66Yorks]

You know it makes sense

Something like this maybe!
http://www.fictitiousliveries.co.uk/photo.php?66891.jpg

 

[Ianigsy]

Rather like West Coast's maroon, I think part of the point is that the colour makes the diesel look unobtrusive hauling a set of maroon coaches (particularly if they have a steam-hauled leg on the Strathspey, for example). I have a soft spot for GBRf's 66s as they do go to some trouble to make sure that they don't all look anonymous and identical.

A few years back I had a few days in Scotland- as I changed trains at Edinburgh the Royal Scotsman was loading, but I thought little more of it. Later that same day my Inverness train was held at Thornton Junction for it to pass, then over the course of the next few days I saw it at Inverness, Dingwall, Broomhill and Perth! The last was probably the least flattering appearance, as the staff were offloading dozens of black plastic bin bags while their passengers were presumably on an excursion.

 

[Harbornite]

66743 has also been painted into Royal Scotsman livery.

https://www.facebook.com/GBRailfrei...6957.412897192126560/1017394568343483/?type=3

http://mainlinediesels.net/index.php?nav=1000001&lang=en&id=8931&action=shownews#.V0ie5pErLIU