45076
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That looks really smart, proper "old school"
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GBRF confirms conversion of Class 56s to Class 69s
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There are 10 planned with another 6 options. I expect a few more will be in "default" GBRf livery like 69001 and 003.
GRALISTAIR
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Fantastic looking loco
Bachmann have already come to an agreement with GBRF to do the class in both OO nad N gauge. Not seen any expected timescale though.
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Best one yet!
50002Superb
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I like it.
I prefer that it isn’t an exact replica
I prefer that it isn’t an exact replica
Wyrleybart
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I am hoping there will be a two tone green 69, pretty much like 50044 was when it was D444 in green. I think it will lay perfectly on the 69. Wouldn't be surprised to see Mainline and loadhaul versions either and an NSE liveried one. So that is 69006-69009 taken care of !!!
50002Superb
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I’m hoping for the 80s grey that the 56s and 58s used to have
Ashley Hill
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How about a 69 in Kestrel livery?
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I might be alone in my view but I think it looks awful!! Very garish and the white and grey will be a pain to keep clean.
Looking at it more from a corporate point of view, while the mix of liveries are great for Enthuisasts/Bachmann, it presents quite a bizarre company brand to both staff and customers. If you want one off liveries then tie ups with customers or support for charities is a much better option than this hotch potch of pseudo BR corporate liveries, especially ironic as GBRF was one of the few railfreight providers not to have been a former BR business unit...
Looking at it more from a corporate point of view, while the mix of liveries are great for Enthuisasts/Bachmann, it presents quite a bizarre company brand to both staff and customers. If you want one off liveries then tie ups with customers or support for charities is a much better option than this hotch potch of pseudo BR corporate liveries, especially ironic as GBRF was one of the few railfreight providers not to have been a former BR business unit...
Wyrleybart
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No but MD John Smith very much was in trainload Freight
BRblue33
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Be nice to have one in Dutch. grey/yellow
978wta
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Definitely!
It would be, but the problem GB may face is who owns the rights to various previous liveries, eg; DB may still hold the rights to Mainline / TransRail / Loadhaul and possibly some of the earlier BR liveries to boot.
As for this one, I'm still rather mixed about it. I think I'd have preferred it to have been the 47 style two tone green, or as it's converted from previously BR Blue 56007 (under it's short lived preservation), then returning it back to BR Blue might have been a nice nod to it. But the main thing is... is the quality of the welding better or worse than previous conversions?
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Absolutely right. You'll find that DB own many of the rights!
The ownership and rights of past and previous liveries is certainly something of a minefield! DB of course still own a fair few, First Group has it's share, Stagecoach / Virgin, The DfT etc...
I wonder who owns the rights to the triple grey though? GB Has at least managed to clear that hurdle with two 66s in the Sector era style (designed by Roundel), so a 69 in Railfreight shouldn't be too difficult to hopefully achieve. Perhaps with some nice Coal Sector markings too?
Razorblades
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I like 69005; on first glance, from the front, my instant thought was that it was an EM2.
Painted like a bong? :P
Mordac
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With 'Green Leaf' livery
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69004 going from Tonbridge to Eastleigh just now (with 73136 in tow)
But 37240’s been repainted into Transrail triple grey with a big T logo and that’s on hire to Colas, DB don’t appear to have said anything about that.
Islineclear3_1
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Apart from the yellow panel...
What’s wrong with the yellow panel? The 33’s carried it very well imo.
Islineclear3_1
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Too much yellow. May have worked better on a curved front end but still too much IMHO. But safety standards and all that....
trainmania100
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0z69 and 0Z70 to Brighton Thursday from eastleigh. Not sure what's at Eastleigh yard. Preferably 001 or 003 for my sighting requirements
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ExRes
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Reported on WNXX today that the go ahead has been given for 69011-016
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GBRf must obviously like them then. Hopefully they will appear in areas other than the South East.
RichJF
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That's a lot of niche liveries (that they have permission for) to find to paint on all the locos!
Ashley Hill
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Like Kestrals livery I mentioned up thread. (In case the MD is viewing
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pdeaves
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and in that vein, something inspired by the German/French/Belgian liveries the class 90s had in the 1990s would suit me fine (obviously, an exact-as-possible match may not be possible). That said, part of the fun of these locos is in the surprise every time the next one is released from conversion, so almost anything is acceptable!Like Kestrals livery I mentioned up thread. (In case the MD is viewing