Comments on: Times of Transition http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/ The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 By: Tim Hall http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:45:20 +0000 http://kalyr.co.uk/wordpress/?p=76#comment-110 Modelling this era will be a nightmare for anyone in ten or twenty years time, with many liveries so short-lived.

]]> By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:37:16 +0000 http://kalyr.co.uk/wordpress/?p=76#comment-109 Did some more research last night, 158745 and 746 both have the new logo’s, so one of those schemes I quoted is now historic.

Things move so fast…

]]> By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:56:19 +0000 http://kalyr.co.uk/wordpress/?p=76#comment-108 Sorry, that should read the first 3 SWT 159′s repainted got multicoloured roofs, not the first 3 numerically.

]]> By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:53:43 +0000 http://kalyr.co.uk/wordpress/?p=76#comment-107 745 and 746 were the old W&W Alphaline and both retain the yellow flashes from that livery. 746 has received the new style Wessex logo’s but I haven’t seen 745 in a few months, so that might have given in to the pink and lilac version of the logo’s too…

I’m told only the first 3 SWT 159′s had multicoloured roofs, and only 008 retains this now, the others all having grey patches. 004 is also easy to spot at a distance as it’s got new aircon modules above all the doors.

]]> By: Tim Hall http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:18:07 +0000 http://kalyr.co.uk/wordpress/?p=76#comment-106 Didn’t see a Western Mail advertising one, or the one borrowed from Central trains.

I thought there was only a single unit in the older yellow flash style, which I saw with the new logos.

There are also two different versions of the SWT livery on 159s now; some have medium grey roofs rather than the original style with the red/orange band carried over the roof. Presumably because of problems keeping them clean.

]]> By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/times-of-transition/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:41:54 +0000 http://kalyr.co.uk/wordpress/?p=76#comment-105 Only eight liveries? Which ones didn’t you get…

Arriva silver/blue (Ex W&B Alphaline),
Arriva blue/cream,
Arriva green (Ex CT),
Arriva Ginsters,
Arriva Western Mail,
Regional Railways (Arriva or Wessex)
Wessex Alphaline early (yellow side flashes),
Wessex Alphaline early with new logo’s (yellow side flashes),
Wessex Alphaline,
Wessex Alphaline with new logo’s,
Wessex ‘Exmoor Explorer’,
Central Trains leaser.

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