the 717s were not the first.
And 345s. They were the first.As long as the lighting meets standards, the traditional yellow warning panels can be dispensed with.
LUMO 803s, TPE 802s, the TL 700s, GN 717s, TfW's new fleets, Avanti's under-construction 805/807s and EMR's 810s all lack yellow ends.
So we've got - black, white, blue, purple and red ends instead...
Thanks, I knew I'd forget at least one class!And 345s. They were the first.
I think you cancelled that out by including 700s that do still have a yellow panel.Thanks, I knew I'd forget at least one class!
Good point, I forgot the 397s, which I should remember as they are local to me. The 700s I don't know why I included tbh, I know they have yellow panels.I think you cancelled that out by including 700s that do still have a yellow panel.
I think TPE 397s and LO 710s haven’t been mentioned?
Add LSL and RailAdventure Class 43s to the list.As long as the lighting meets standards, the traditional yellow warning panels can be dispensed with.
EL 345s, LUMO 803s, TPE 802s, TPE 397s, GN 717s, LO 710s, TfW's new fleets, Avanti's under-construction 805/807s and EMR's 810s all lack yellow ends.
So we've got - black, white, blue, purple and red ends instead...
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Heh, yes that is definitely not a good look. The 'insect-mageddon' occasionally predicted by the papers on slow news days definitely hasn't yet translated into bug-free train lines!Black probably looks one of the best because you can't see all the dead flies. The 350s look terrible with a bright yellow gangway (not in itself a pretty thing) caked in flies.
In the last "hour"? More like several days! These, by the way, had plain fronts long before the units mentioned...!Ah I quite like the 717 fronts, I think they look smart (although inevitably a closer inspection reveals everything it's hit in the last hour, although that's no different from the 700's yellow front)
Thanks, addedAdd LSL and RailAdventure Class 43s to the list.
Easy to get them mixed up as GTR/Great Northern also operates Class 700s. Which, other than the unit lengths, are outwardly very similar.No Class 717 has a yellow front
I’m completely aware of all of that, as you’d expect.Easy to get them mixed up as GTR/Great Northern also operates Class 700s. Which, other than the unit lengths, are outwardly very similar.
West Midland Railway 196 and 730 class ends are orange and purple. No yellow to be seen.As long as the lighting meets standards, the traditional yellow warning panels can be dispensed with.
EL 345s, LUMO 803s, TPE 802s, TPE 397s, GN 717s, LO 710s, TfW's new fleets, Avanti's under-construction 805/807s and EMR's 810s all lack yellow ends. Plus LSL and RailAventure HST power cars ('Blue Pullman' and White/Grey respectively
So we've got - black, white, blue, purple and red ends instead...
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Thank youWest Midland Railway 196 and 730 class ends are orange and purple. No yellow to be seen.
Arguably a real shame too, to me. They'd look so much better with an all red front, very SBB-esque. And no, I'm not one of those tiresome people who worship SBB in every way, but the front of their FLIRTS look nicer than ours doSome new units got yellow front ends even though they didn't need them. Greater Anglia applied them to all units (classes 720/745/755) due to the amount of uncontrolled foot crossings in East Anglia.
The original South Western Railway (SWR) Class 701 computer generated images saw those units also having black fronts, but in reality the units have been given yellow fronts.Some new units got yellow front ends even though they didn't need them. Greater Anglia applied them to all units (classes 720/745/755) due to the amount of uncontrolled foot crossings in East Anglia.
LU engineering trains have been painted yellow since the mid-80sNo London Underground stock has (and never has had) yellow fronts, nor the Sheffield Class 399 tram-trains, both of which operate on NR metals.