Great Western Livery

[Deepgreen]

I agree that they sound disjointed, they've also added announcements between Maidenhead and West Drayton to warn you of the overhead wires at every station!

Who are these announcements aimed at? Do they imagine that train surfers will be unaware of the electrification?! GWR seem to be intent on perpetuating FGW's policy of verbose announcements, despite their promise some time back that they were rationalising and shortening them.

On the North Downs line we are exhorted to have "tickets and travel documents ready for the station ticket gates", to be aware of "any suspicious items and people acting suspiciously" (i.e. 'anything suspicious'), and so on, in seemingly interminable background droning.

 

[spark001uk]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to increase security at the sidings than to keep paying for the vandalism?

 

[Nammer]

Fresh out of the works unit 158950 is out and about today - Departed Portsmouth Harbour on 1F12 09.23 PMH - Cardiff. Should return on 1F19 13.30 Cardiff - PMH and then return on 1F30 17.23 PMH - Cardiff

 

[paulravuslante]

Incidentally I know what you mean about the interior of the 166 - I had the (Mid)fortune of catching the gWr HST set the other day and the interior in that continues to look a shambles. Nearly every other seat had similar stains on it, nearly every seat back was still lose and badly fitted, carpets were fraying and the side panels looking very dirty.

And that's without mentioning the pretty disgusting in my opinion leather headrests.

The irony being that the Dynamic Lines HST I had on return last night looked newer and smarter than the actually newer GW finished one!

I just noticed today the the seat covers on the 387s are a much darker grey than shown in this picture. Maybe seeing how it wears before considering whether to replace it on the rest of the fleet?

 

[PHILIPE]

153305 has been released from Long Marston and waiting return. Understand not in GWR Green but some people know what it is but keeping it to themselves. Wait for some surprise, I guess.

 

[co-tr-paul]

Does it taste nice.... ?!

 

[fgwrich]

153305 has been released from Long Marston and waiting return. Understand not in GWR Green but some people know what it is but keeping it to themselves. Wait for some surprise, I guess.

Why Long Marston of all places?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

153305 has been released from Long Marston and waiting return. Understand not in GWR Green but some people know what it is but keeping it to themselves. Wait for some surprise, I guess.

I'm sure I saw this one at Temple Meads today, but I didn't recognise anything special about it and so didn't photograph it as it wasn't on my list of needs... and now I can't even remember what colour it was in!

 

[83G/84D]

Does it taste nice.... ?!

Ginsters pasty livery? Seem to recall a 158 in those colours in the past.

 

[Mordac]

Why Long Marston of all places?

Maybe VivaRail is branching out!

 

[fgwrich]

Maybe VivaRail is branching out!

Well, they both have things in common. They both operate unwanted and hated items of rolling stock that happen to both be DMUs (sort of!).

I don't hate the dogboxes personally!

 

[fgwrich]

Ginsters pasty livery? Seem to recall a 158 in those colours in the past.

Unfortunately the Ginsters 158s happen to end up in the Wales and Borders fleet after the Wales and West split up, which kept the Ginsters away from Cornwall. They were I think some of the first 158s to lose their ex W&W liveries and ended up in the drab version of ATW Turquoise.

Besides, after the states they got into id rather have eaten the Ginsters... and that's a compliment to the non Cornish Pasty!

 

[PHILIPE]

Why Long Marston of all places?

It would be the ROSCO decision to set up a Contract at wherever

 

[43096]

It would be the ROSCO decision to set up a Contract at wherever

Not necessarily. It could be TOC decision. It depends on the type of lease.

 

[leomartin125]

Apparently to a certain source, 43194 is currently sat at Doncaster (no idea why) and is in GWR green... another power car in green maybe?

 

[spark001uk]

This quite amused yesterday, at Liverpool St, I had to do a double take, thought it was a fgw unit.!

 

[59CosG95]

Apparently to a certain source, 43194 is currently sat at Doncaster (no idea why) and is in GWR green... another power car in green maybe?

Can confirm, saw a picture on Facebook yesterday. Can't get it up for you though as I have now de-activated my account until Easter rolls around!

I suspect 194 was up there for refurb anyway, but a fifth powercar in green cements the idea of the HST GTi program...

 

[59CosG95]

Lenten livery update!
LOCOS
Class 08 Shunters:
410-BR Green livery.
483 "NEIL"/"SCOUSEY"-BR Black livery.
641-Modified BR Blue livery, with grey roof & yellow cabside windows.
663 "St. Silas"-BR Blue livery.
795-BR Black livery.
822 "Dave Mills"-INTERCITY Swallow livery.
836-New GWR livery.

Class 43 powercars:
002 "Sir Kenneth Grange"-Original IC125 Blue/yellow livery. Also has black GWR logos on the windows of the sliding doors toward the rear of the car.
003 "ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL"-FGW livery.
004- "First for the future/First ar gyfer y dyfodol"-FGW livery.
005-New GWR livery.
009-FGW livery.
010-FGW livery.
012 "Exeter Panel Signal Box 21st Anniversary 2009"-FGW livery.
015-FGW livery.
016-FGW livery.
017 "Hannahs discoverhannahs.org"-FGW livery.
018-FGW livery.
020 "MTU Power. Passion. Partnership."-FGW livery.
021 "David Austin-Cartoonist"-FGW livery.
022 "The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Diamond Anniversary 1956-2016"-FGW Livery
023 "SQN LDR Harold Starr One of the Few"-FGW livery.
024 "Great Western Society 1961-2011 Didcot Railway Centre"-FGW livery.
025 "The Institute of Railway Operators 2000-2010 TEN YEARS OF PROMOTING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE"-FGW livery.
026 "Michael Eavis"-FGW livery.
027-"90 Glorious Years" livery to commemmorate HM The Queen's 90th Birthday. "Glorious Devon" nameplates appear to have been removed.
028-FGW livery.
029-FGW livery.
030 "Christian Lewis Trust"-FGW livery.
031-FGW livery.
032-FGW livery.
033 "Driver Brian Cooper 15th June 1947-5th October 1999"-FGW livery.
034 "TravelWatch South West"-FGW livery.
035-FGW livery.
036-FGW livery.
037 "PENYDARREN"-FGW livery.
040 "Bristol St. Philip's Marsh"-FGW livery.
041 "Meningitis Trust Support For Life"-New GWR livery.
042-FGW livery.
053 "University of Worcester"-FGW livery.
056 "The Royal British Legion"-FGW livery.
063-FGW livery.
069-FGW livery.
070 "The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers"-FGW livery.
071-FGW livery.
078-FGW livery.
079-FGW livery.
086-FGW livery.
087 "11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment Royal Logistics Corps"-FGW livery.
088-FGW livery.
091-FGW livery.
092-FGW livery.
093-FGW livery.
094-FGW livery.
097 "Environment Agency"-FGW livery.
098-FGW livery.
122-FGW livery.
124-FGW livery.
125-FGW livery.
126-Advertising livery: BRISTOL 2015 European Green Capital.
127 "Sir Peter Parker 1924-2002 Cotswold Line 150"-FGW livery.
128-FGW livery.
129-FGW livery.
130-FGW livery.
131-FGW livery.
132 "We Save the Children-will you?"-FGW livery.
133-FGW livery.
134-FGW livery.
135-FGW livery.
136-FGW livery.
137 "Newton Abbott 150"-FGW livery.
138-FGW livery.
139 "Driver Stan Martin 25 June 1950-6 November 2004"-FGW livery.
140 "Depo Diesel Glandŵr 1963 Dathlu 50 Mlynedd 2013/Landore Diesel Depot 1963 Celebrating 50 Years 2013"-FGW livery.
141 "Cardiff Panel Signal Box 1966-2016/Blwch Signalau Panel Caerdydd 1966-2016"-FGW livery.
142 "Reading Panel Signal Box 1965-2010"-FGW livery.
143 "Stroud 700"-FGW livery.
144-Advertising livery: BUILDING A GREATER WEST (countryside images)
145-FGW livery.
146-Advertising livery: BUILDING A GREATER WEST (coastal images)
147 "Royal Marines Celebrating 350 Years"-FGW livery.
148-FGW livery.
149 "University of Plymouth"-FGW livery.
150-FGW livery.
151-FGW livery.
152-FGW livery.
153-FGW livery.
154-FGW livery.
155 "The Red Arrows 50 Seasons of Excellence"-FGW livery.
156 "Dartington International Summer School"-FGW livery.
158-FGW livery.
159-FGW livery.
160 "Sir Moir Lockhead OBE"-FGW livery.
161-FGW livery.
162-FGW livery.
163-Advertising livery: Visit Plymouth
164-FGW livery.
165 "Prince Michael of Kent"-FGW livery.
168-FGW livery.
169 "THE NATIONAL TRUST"-FGW livery.
170-FGW livery.
171-FGW livery.
172 "Harry Patch The Last survivor of the trenches"-Black & Orange commemorative livery. FGW logo still present.
174-FGW livery.
175 "GWR-175th Anniversary"-FGW livery.
176-FGW livery.
177-FGW livery.
179 "Pride of Laira"-FGW livery.
180-FGW livery.
181-FGW livery.
182-FGW livery.
183-FGW livery.
185 "Great Western"-INTERCITY Swallow livery, complete with cast swallow. Also has white GWR logos on the windows of the sliding doors toward the rear of the car.
186-FGW livery.
187-New GWR livery. Carrying "Y Cymro-The Welshman" branding.
188-New GWR livery. Carrying "Y Cymro-The Welshman" branding.
189 "RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST"-FGW livery.
190-FGW livery.
191-FGW livery.
192-FGW livery.
193-FGW livery.
194-New GWR livery. At Doncaster Works for repaint and "HST GTi" power door mods.
195-FGW livery.
196-FGW livery.
197-FGW livery.
198 "Oxfordshire 2007"-New GWR livery. At Doncaster Works for repaint and "HST GTi" power door mods.

Class 57 sleeper/crank-ex locos:
57602 "Restormel Castle"-GWR (new) livery.
57603 "Tintagel Castle"-GWR (new) livery.
57604 "PENDENNIS CASTLE"-GWR (traditional) livery.
57605 "Totnes Castle"-GWR (new) livery.

(Many thanks to @co-tr-paul for Night Riviera-related updates)

COACHES
HST trailer sets:
LA01-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA02-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA03-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA04-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA05-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA06-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA07-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA08-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA09-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA10-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA11-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA12-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA13-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA14-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA15-New GWR livery.
LA16-New GWR livery.
OC30-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC31-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC32-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC33-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC34-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC35-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC36-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC37-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC38-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC40-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC41-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC42-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC43-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC44-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC45-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC46-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC47-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC48-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC49-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC50-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC51-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC52-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC53-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC54-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC55-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC56-Dynamic Lines livery.
OC57-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA60-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA61-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA62-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA63-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA64-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA71-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA72-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA73-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA74-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA75-Dynamic Lines livery.
LA spares: 40 (119, 231, 718, 811), 41 (004, 103, 116, 137, 176), 42 (049, 083, 095, 101, 102, 196, 294, 356, 381), 44 (002, 059, 083)
OO spare: 44024
PM spare: 44100

Sleeper coaches:
FGW dynamic lines unless stated as GWR silver & green.
All GW 105xx and 106xx SLEP coaches in GWR silver & green.
All BFO coaches (17173-5) in GWR silver & green.
TSOs:
10217 (ex-Virgin, undergoing refurb at Wolverton as a replacement for 10232),
10219,
10225,
10232 (not getting refurbished as severe corrosion means going off-lease, and probably scrap),
12100,
12142,
12161.

DMUs
Class 150/1s are not included here, as they are expected to leave the franchise.
Class 143:
603-FGW Local Lines livery.
611-FGW Local Lines livery.
612-FGW Local Lines livery.
617-FGW Local Lines livery.
618-FGW Local Lines livery.
619-FGW Local Lines livery.
620-FGW Local Lines livery.
621-FGW Local Lines livery.

Class 150/0:
Both 150001 and 150002 are in GWR Green.

Class 150/2:
202-FGW livery.
216-FGW livery.
219-FGW livery. New Dot-Matrix display on front. Currently OOS after a bit of a knock with 43160 at PLY. Good coach currently in 150238, making it 150938. Bad coach at Brodie's, Kilmarnock.
221-FGW Local Lines livery.
232-New GWR livery.
233-New GWR livery.
234-New GWR livery.
238-FGW livery. New Dot-Matrix display on front. Currently has the good coach from 150219 in it, making it 150938.
239-FGW Local Lines livery.
243-FGW Local Lines livery.
244-FGW Local Lines livery.
246-New GWR livery.
247-New GWR livery. Also has finalised interior.
248-New GWR livery.
249-FGW Local Lines livery.
261 "The Tarka Line - The First 25 Years 1989-2014"-FGW livery.
263-New GWR livery.
265-FGW Local Lines livery.
266-FGW Local Lines livery.

Class 153
All 153s are in FGW Local branding unless displayed here.
305-Two-tone Grey livery.
318-undergoing repaint to Two-tone Grey livery at Long Marston.
325-"Citizensrail.org" advertising livery.
333-"Visit South Devon" advertising livery.
Class 158
763-FGW Local Lines livery.
766-FGW Local Lines livery.
798-Advertising livery: Springboard Opportunity Group
950-New GWR livery.
951-FGW Local Lines livery.
952-FGW Local Lines livery.
953-FGW Local Lines livery.
954-FGW Local Lines livery.
955-FGW Local Lines livery.
956-New GWR livery.
957-New GWR livery.
958-FGW Local Lines livery.
959-FGW Local Lines livery.
960-FGW Local Lines livery.
961-FGW Local Lines livery.

Class 165
101-New GWR livery.
102-New GWR livery.
103-New GWR livery.
104-New GWR livery.
105-New GWR livery.
106-New GWR livery.
107-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
108-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
109-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
110-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
111-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
112-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
113-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
114-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
116-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
117-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
118-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
119-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
120-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
121-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
122-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
123-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
124-FGW Dynamic Lines livery. At RVEL Derby after its farce at Paddington; one car at SPM for staff training/familiarisation.
125-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
126-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
127-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
128-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
129-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
130-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
131-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
132-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
133-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
134-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
135-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
136-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.
137-FGW Dynamic Lines livery.


Class 166
201-FGW livery.
202-FGW livery.
203-FGW livery.
204 "Norman Topsom MBE"-New GWR livery.
205-New GWR livery, with new interior. Carries external 1st Class silver stripes at both ends of the unit.
206-New GWR livery.
207-FGW livery.
208-New GWR livery.
209-FGW livery.
210-New GWR livery.
211-FGW livery.
212-New GWR livery.
213-New GWR livery.
214-New GWR livery.
215-FGW livery.
216-New GWR livery. Currently at SPM for staff training and familiarisation.
217-New GWR livery
218-New GWR livery.
219-New GWR livery.
220-New GWR livery.
221 "Reading Train Care Depot"-FGW livery.

Class 387
All class members are expected to be delivered in GWR Green from new.
387130-139: in service, 387140-145: out of the works in preparation for test runs.

Class 800
001-Plain, non-TOC specific white.
002-Plain, non-TOC specific white (with red detailing at one cab end).
003-Plain, non-TOC specific white.
004 "Sir Daniel Gooch/Isambard Kingdom Brunel"- New GWR Livery.
005-Plain, non-TOC specific white with bird prints.
006-Plain, non-TOC specific white.
007-Not yet built.
008-Not yet built.
009-Not yet built.
010-Not yet built.
011-Not yet built.
012-Not yet built.
013-Not yet built.
014-Not yet built.
015-Not yet built.
016-Not yet built.
017-Not yet built.
018-Not yet built.
019-Not yet built.
020-Not yet built.
021-Not yet built.
022-Not yet built.
023-Not yet built.
024-Not yet built.
025-Not yet built.
026-Not yet built.
027-Not yet built.
028-Not yet built.
029-Not yet built.
030-Not yet built.
031-Not yet built.
032-Not yet built.
033-Not yet built.
034-Not yet built.
035-Not yet built.
036-Not yet built.

Don't hesitate to add in any further changes; I'm sure there's a few I've missed!

 

[Deepgreen]

Apparently to a certain source, 43194 is currently sat at Doncaster (no idea why) and is in GWR green... another power car in green maybe?

Well, it's a power car and it's in green, so...

I saw 166205 again this morning and it still carries its external silver first class stripes at both ends of the unit! The number of livery errors on the fairly small 166 fleet is extraordinary.

 

[Deepgreen]

This quite amused yesterday, at Liverpool St, I had to do a double take, thought it was a fgw unit.!

As well you might! What livery is this?

 

[leomartin125]

As well you might! What livery is this?

321402 is Ex-Great Northern (In FCC branding) which is why this looks very 'First' like...

 

[43096]

Apparently to a certain source, 43194 is currently sat at Doncaster (no idea why) and is in GWR green... another power car in green maybe?

It is there for modifications to work with the sliding door conversions.

 

[455driver]

Lenten livery update!

DMUs
Class 153s and 150/1s are not included here, as they are expected to leave the franchise.

You might need to change your views about the 153s.

 

[co-tr-paul]

Nice to see the 08s on the list as many forget the heritage livery theme. 641 is really modified BR blue what with its grey roof and yellow cabside windows. Always reminds me of the original named class 33s !

 

[43025 Exeter]

Also in FGW Dynamic Lines is LA80 formed in 2015 (44083 42049 42356 42102 42095 42083 40718 41137).
With 4 car formations to run Cardiff-Taunton and/or Exeter-Penzance duties, 42093, 42168, 42177 and 44055 are at Doncaster and will be in green joining 43194 which arrived in Feb.

 

[JN114]

LA80 is the "scratch" set - it's only ever formed up when there is a general/planned shortage of sets, and is made up from whatever spare cars are available. Unlike the other HST sets, it doesn't have a planned formation.

 

[43096]

LA80 is the "scratch" set - it's only ever formed up when there is a general/planned shortage of sets, and is made up from whatever spare cars are available. Unlike the other HST sets, it doesn't have a planned formation.

Presumably formed up now to cover the 4 vehicles at Wabtec for conversion?

 

[JN114]

Presumably formed up now to cover the 4 vehicles at Wabtec for conversion?

Indeed

 

[spark001uk]

You might need to change your views about the 153s.

So might their drivers. Well, at one end anyway lol!

 

[PHILIPE]

153305 booked to come back from Long Marston tomorrow

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K96065/2017/03/04/advanced