Presumably cross border services will continue the joint 'Enterprise' branding and livery so it's unlikely that the new logo will be seen in the North. As far as I know, there are no IE workings north of the border with the exception of Enterprise.
Before the joint branding, NIR ran its blue 'intercity' mark II stock into Dublin and IR ran it's orange stock to Belfast at the height of the troubles and while there were attacks on the railway network by both sides, it's highly doubtful that the choice of livery had any impact on them - they would have happened anyway.
I thought the old IE logo was stylish and the new 'flag' logo does not do much in my opinion. The only major difference is that the English language name gets equal prominence.
There will be no logo seen in the North until some of the 201's that are owned by Irish Rail all but two get painted into it which won't be for a long while. Some will be left without it but of course they will make a visit to NI at some stage. If they want to protest let them do it in the North as this logo doesn't affect them.
Off-hand, I can't think of any railway company which incorporates the state's flag into their logo design - certainly not any of the major European or North American railways. And in a place where symbols (and their usage & meaning) have been the cause of much confrontation and violence - it just seems to me to be an odd choice.
What the only voilance was in Belfast and most by youths who probably couldn't afford a train ticket to Dublin so who cares, most people who are British entering another country just deal with what happens there and doesn't protest. Get over it or find other transport.
A few Brits. Way to oversimplify the Troubles in Northern Ireland....
I wouldn't call what happened in December troubles, I would call it a repeat of what happened across the UK in summer 2011 and the flag thing was used as an excuse.
BTW if you look at the logo its largely silver than while and when looking at it on rolling stock you would call it silver more than while. It represents the colours of the rolling stock if the 22's were cleared for NI are we not allowed operate them for fear a few people may get upset.
The NI Railways logo is just short of being British, all you need is a little red and you have it.
Didn't mean to affend anyone. What happens in the Republic of Ireland has nothing to do with Northern Ireland, UK and people who think it does are mistaken.
