py_megapixel
Established Member
I have to disagree. The Northern Rail purple was simple and recognisable. There are plenty of reasons to dislike Abellio, but they do seem to do an excellent job of branding their franchises.Very dated if I'm honest.
I don't mind the Northern font, logo and colour scheme since Arriva. It's simple and clear. There's no comparison when you compare it with the old Northern with that god-awful, gaudy purple they had.
Granted, by the end of the franchise, it was starting to look a little dated, but that doesn't mean Arriva Rail North was any better. Their livery, aside from being plain and unimaginative, is the worst I've seen for showing up dirt and grime (which given how terrible ARN were at cleaning their rolling stock was a terrible thing). Like the rest of the franchise, it just looks poorly thought out and done on the cheap.