Well thats a bit bright!

[HST Power]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/northamptontoffeeman/5897382221/

I laughed at the comment made below by another Flickr user:

really hope this is temporary.....perhaps the rain will wash the schoolroom paint off!

The other side looks better, but they've got to get rid of the rainbow!

 

[GearJammer]

Makes ya wonder what designs got rejected?

 

[flymo]

rainbow!

Oddly enough that is the first thing I thought of, the old 'Rainbow' kids show.

Zippy, Bungle, George and Geoffrey etc....

Yuck....:cry:

 

[Skimble19]

Well that's certainly a cheaper way to get rid of the Metronet livery!

 

[Boothby97]

The livery looks okay, you lot should pick on someone your own size.

 

[DarloRich]

is that a photoshop job?

 

[GB]

is what a photoshop job?

 

[HST Power]

is what a photoshop job?

The livery as seen on the OP.

And no, I don't think so.

 

[ACE1888]

Not one for 'knocking' promotional liveries, but this one is dreadful, kids competition or no...

 

[GB]

The livery as seen on the OP.

And no, I don't think so.

Well no its not, as anyone who actually read the thread would know.

 

[HST Power]

Well no its not, as anyone who actually read the thread would know.

Sorry, I should've quoted Darlo Rich's post.

 

[DarloRich]

Well no its not, as anyone who actually read the thread would know.

ok - it still looks a bit mental!

partial edit - due to poster grumpiness/ bad day - was unfair to quoted poster - sorry!

 

[GB]

I'm having a grumpy day also and I havent even started work yet

 

[DarloRich]

i think today has reached about a 7.75 on the grumpometer - tomorrow is looking likeat least an 8.5 to perhaps a 9!

You dont have to drive around in that thing do you. Mind, it might save on fuel becuase you could put all the lghts off and peple would still see you coming!

Apologies for being harsh!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

look on the bright(!) side - at least we will all be able to identify that one from miles away without any need to try to read the number...

 

[HST Power]

I'm having a grumpy day also and I havent even started work yet

I know the feeling, and it's never a good one either.

look on the bright(!) side - at least we will all be able to identify that one from miles away without any need to try to read the number...

It must have been a real pain to photograph. What lens could possibly take so much color?

 

[T163R]

OMG It's horrible !

 

[GB]

i think today has reached about a 7.75 on the grumpometer - tomorrow is looking likeat least an 8.5 to perhaps a 9!

You dont have to drive around in that thing do you. Mind, it might save on fuel becuase you could put all the lghts off and peple would still see you coming!

Apologies for being harsh!

I don't usually have to drive round in it. Wish I did as I wouldn't have to look at it I shunt them about so its always in my line of sight!

No need to apologize as I don't think you were harsh at all, it was me that got a bit snappy so sorry for that

 

[DarloRich]

well you could use it as a yard light! I checked out the GBRF website but there was no news about it!

no need to apologise at all .

 

[MadCommuter]

Fair enough with it being a kids' comp, but who judged these designs to be the winners?! And what did the losing designs look like?!

 

[159220]

Reported today the whole story regarding 66720 on www.mremag.com

I have put the text in a box, but to sum. It was a 6 Year old who won with her design of "day and night" - bless! Choosen by the MD of GBRf and a panel.

Its vinal, not paint, so it shall be easily to rip off.

Still i agree with posters, great PR. I certainly am becomming a fan of GBRf.

Wednesday 6.7.11.

GBRf News

The first ever freight locomotive livery to be designed by a six year old girl was revealed by GB Railfreight (GBRf) at a special ceremony at the Nene Valley Railway on Sunday 3 July. The unveiling followed the naming of a Class 66 loco ‘Jayne’ after Jayne Taylor, GBRf roster manager at Doncaster, maintaining GBRf’s tradition of naming its engines after female employees.

Emily Goodman, the now 7 year old daughter of GBRf’s Whitemoor-based Yard Shift Leader Ben Goodman, won a kids’ ‘design a livery’ competition last autumn, run on one of the company’s annual family days out. Her two colourful designs of night and day were chosen by a panel of judges, including MD John Smith and now feature on both sides of loco, 66720.

Emily's dad said, "Emily, crayon in hand, drew a day-night theme for the loco complete with sun, moon and alien! It’s a delight to think that I could soon be driving a loco up and down the country with her design on its sides."

Emily’s design ended up applied to the loco thanks to the work of a team of GBRf’s engineers, graphic design suppliers and vinyl manufacturers. Her original drawings were given to graphic designers, Woodhouse Creative, who turned them into artwork, which was then sent to vinyl manufacturers SSDM. They produced the massive vinyl sheets and then applied them at GBRf’s March depot. GBRf’s engineering team, led by Bob Tiller, managed the whole process, making sure safety was not compromised and the job was completed on time.

As for Jayne Taylor, she is the latest GBRf lady to have a locomotive named after her, having had her name drawn first ‘out of the hat’. The nameplate unveiling at the Nene Valley Railway was watched by a crowd of over 100 GBRf people and their families, including Jayne’s husband, Mark and several members of her close family. With her loco 66708, Jayne joins a growing list of GBRf loco ‘ladies’, including Jeanette, Janice, Lisa, Alison, Charlotte and Kirsten.

GB Railfreight (GBRf) is one of the UK's leading specialist rail freight companies, operating a wide ranging portfolio of Intermodal and bulk traffic services in commodities such as coal, petrochemicals, and construction materials. Its innovative approach and focus on flexibility, reliability and customer service has led to a raft of rail industry awards and a number of recent significant contract wins. GBRf is part of Europorte, the rail freight arm of GET (Groupe Eurotunnel SA).