3417 - 4VEP In Original Blue (& Desiro Simulator)

SlinkyWizard · Post by **SlinkyWizard** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:49 am

Guys,

Attended the launch of 3417 in original blue on Wednesday:

3417

Gordon Pettitt & Graham Eccles

Nameplate

Even The Sims Have Numbers...

Sim View

Hmm - I Seem To Be Speeding...

Complete photos are on my website @ http://www.ukrailpics.com

Regards,

James Mayl
(http://www.ukrailpics.com)

Elojikal · Post by **Elojikal** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:28 pm

Nice, very nice!

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:57 pm

Is that the right colour BR blue? Looks a lot different to how I remember them, but as people say, colour-memory is notoriously unreliable!

simont · Post by **simont** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:03 am

The colour on 87 001 looks a bit light, aswell, as do the celebrity blue 47s. But it could just be memory, as you say.

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:58 am

saddletank wrote:Is that the right colour BR blue? Looks a lot different to how I remember them, but as people say, colour-memory is notoriously unreliable!

Definitely too light - they did a better job with 4 TC units 410 and 417...

n863dwt · Post by **n863dwt** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:42 am

now that is a quality repaint...
very nice...
how long will swt get rid of it and send it to south eastern...?

seaeagle · Post by **seaeagle** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:25 am

how long will swt get rid of it and send it to south eastern...?

Please no more Veps, though they can send over some more Ceps if they want. The only decent Vep we had 3582 (with the TC driving trailer in it) got withdrawn about 2 months ago.

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:52 am

I saw it again this morning - the colour is definitely wrong.
Far too green
(and far too shiny!)

My memory of those trains is quite good (along with the jaffas)

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:03 am

I thought it was too green as well, but I am reliably informed it is correct. Rail Blue is apparantly lighter than we remember....

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:14 pm

Bit of left over Anglia 'One' paint?

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:04 pm

arabiandisco wrote:I thought it was too green as well, but I am reliably informed it is correct. Rail Blue is apparantly lighter than we remember....

Whoever informed you didn't do so reliably as they are wrong! it took a long time to get the TC sets matched up correctly - the VEP has just been painted in what someone assumes is the nearest equivalent...

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:52 pm

I shall have to get more realiable sources then!

SlinkyWizard · Post by **SlinkyWizard** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:16 pm

Hate to throw a damp squid on things, but from what I have been told (straight from the guys who painted it at Chart Leacon/SWT Management) the colour is indeed accurate as per the original delivery colour specs.

Regards,

James Mayl
(http://www.ukrailpics.com)

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:41 am

James,

As we don't have an alternative original liveried unit to show you against it, it is a bit difficult, but it is still not the correct colour blue - its the standard BR blue that was used when the blue and grey livery was applied. The original EMU Blue was a darker hue. We managed to get samples of both from Eastleigh Works when we were getting spares for our class 33 loco's (108/111). My garage door in Basingstoke was painted in original EMU blue but that was back in 1990 so I daresay the new owners will have painted it since then!!!

staticxfreak · Post by **staticxfreak** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:42 pm

Looks more like turquoise than blue