Livery Changes

livery changes for the better...

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31601 in Wessex pink livery passing through Severn Tunnel on a training run

47818 in "One" livery seen on a stock move at Coed kernew

Large logo 47847 at Green Lane with a Rug-Ex special

One of the better liveries to emerge from the private operators is the version of maroon chosen by charter operator West Coast Railway Company. It has acquired the former purple machine 57601 along with 47845 and has treated then both to a repaint.	47854 & 37197	47851 & 31452
The West Coast Railway Company was set up in 1994 as the trading name for most of the activities carried out by the group of companies, including the Fort William - Mallaig "Jacobite" Steam Train, which it took over in 1995. WCRC became a Train Operating Company in its own right in 1998, the first privately-owned company to do so. In addition to "The Jacobite", WCRC has also operated regular services this summer between York and Scarborough, which it intends to repeat in 2003. Additionally it operates frequent "one-off" charters for a wide variety of charters, both steam and diesel, including the scenic Cumbrian Coast route.

57601 passing Coed Kernew on its way to Cardiff with a special for the millennium stadium during February 2004

Another operator to rethink its house livery is Ian Riley Engineering. The company has wisely decided to drop its original design in favour of a more traditional livery. Rather than preserver with its version of green and grey, it has decided to adopt traditional British Rail green for its latest overhaul.

Fragonset is one company that seems to have got it right from the start with its black house colours.