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Post by TNL33036 on Jul 27, 2018 9:48:51 GMT
I’ve been hearing rumours that the livery on 172339 wasn’t the final one, I’m hearing that the livery on the 170 could also be another transitional livery but I don’t know in all honestly, 323209 is supposed to be in it’s new livery now apparently. Repainting of units when they’ll be withdrawn is not a new thing, it didn’t stop GTR repainting the 317s before they were withdrawn neither did it even stop GA from pretty much refurbishing their entire fleet in which they will all be withdrawn, it wouldn’t make sense then to repaint the 350/2s if you’d think that as they’re being withdrawn IIRC. Only a 350/3 has been refurbished so far. WMT are replacing the 350/2s (as well as the 323s) with the new 730s. Is the repainted 350 the final LNWR livery? I think it is, it’s practically on the concept design of the 730.
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Post by ADH45258 on Jul 27, 2018 10:15:23 GMT
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Post by TNL33036 on Jul 27, 2018 15:26:47 GMT
Doing some further research, apparently the livery you see on the 170s is a “light” livery and will be applied to all units leaving WMR in the next few years, those that are staying on for the full franchise are expected to receive the orange and purple livery.
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Post by ADH45258 on Jul 27, 2018 16:40:12 GMT
Doing some further research, apparently the livery you see on the 170s is a “light” livery and will be applied to all units leaving WMR in the next few years, those that are staying on for the full franchise are expected to receive the orange and purple livery. That makes sense, as the purple areas on the repainted 170 seem to resemble the London Midland livery.
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Post by TNL33036 on Jul 29, 2018 9:51:59 GMT
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Post by TNL33036 on Jul 30, 2018 17:36:18 GMT
172342 in the final WMR livery:
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Post by snoggle on Jul 30, 2018 17:42:42 GMT
172342 in the final WMR livery: That looks vile when set against the constrained colour palette of the old London Midland livery.
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Post by TNL33036 on Sept 18, 2018 20:28:48 GMT
The first LNWR 230 on test:
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