QUOTE (rb277170 @ 18 Aug 2007, 11:16)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Very good point about conservative choice of colours in purchasing cars- so why would we want to travel in public transport in Garish colours. Silver, Metallic Blue, Red , Black aren't these the staple colours for cars?
There is a lot more surface area on the side of a train though, compared to a car
Compare the surface area on a coach or HGV
It is basically free advertising space, and if painted in just one colour most people won't notice it!
Most liveries now are based on a limited pallet of two or three colours
These colours are also chosen to take into account their visible impact and their resistance to weathering (although for some companies this is not an issue!)
QUOTE (rb277170 @ 18 Aug 2007, 11:16)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Here's hoping for some common sense . However in the past they have given us Trebor Refresher "One" and the original hideous green/purple/orange Scotrail whoosh.........not looking encouraging!
I do agree the ONE livery is dreadful, but the former ScotRail swoosh livery was one of the most suited to the fleet which the TOC had (although the livery and logo were enforced on NatEx by the SRA)
NatEx will be introducing a national livery for their fleet, much in the same way as most of the other group companies have already