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« Reply #180 on: September 12, 2015, 20:38:40 »
Will painting it a different colour make it reliable?
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« Reply #181 on: September 12, 2015, 20:48:23 »
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Will painting it a different colour make it reliable?

Should do.  The 57 that's been repainted has had a lot of other work carried out on it
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« Reply #182 on: September 12, 2015, 21:24:53 »
Just saw the return sleeper on Dawlish Beach webcam - blue FGW▸ (First Great Western) 57 hauling a mixture of blue and green coaches.
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« Reply #183 on: September 12, 2015, 21:26:46 »
They were still a mixture when they went through Teignmouth a few minutes later.  Grin
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« Reply #184 on: September 12, 2015, 21:47:38 »
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They were still a mixture when they went through Teignmouth a few minutes later.  Grin

and going back in time, I was stopped by the level crossing barriers at EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) just as the Sleeper passed. From what I could see, just 3 coaches out of 8 in the rake were green (1,3 and 4)
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« Reply #185 on: September 13, 2015, 08:17:26 »

Quote from: PhilWakely on September 12, 2015, 21:47:38
Quote from: bobm on September 12, 2015, 21:26:46
They were still a mixture when they went through Teignmouth a few minutes later.  Grin

and going back in time, I was stopped by the level crossing barriers at EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) just as the Sleeper passed. From what I could see, just 3 coaches out of 8 in the rake were green (1,3 and 4)

There are already 4-5 green sleeper coaches (mix of day and beds) down at long rock so a full rake of green is in the south west with a bit of rearranging,
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« Reply #186 on: September 13, 2015, 08:58:23 »
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danwarman1/20731639844/in/photostream/
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« Reply #187 on: September 13, 2015, 19:23:49 »
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« Reply #188 on: September 14, 2015, 12:48:12 »
As I detrained yesterday at Temple Meads, a woman followed me into the lift, who I at first took for airline cabin crew, complete with the doubled-up pull-along bag. I was just wondering what airline she worked for and why she was still in uniform when I noticed a little GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) badge on her jacket.
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« Reply #189 on: September 14, 2015, 13:31:23 »
Here's a video of Saturday's sleeper move (5Z69). Note the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) logo on one of the green coaches.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42xYTJUmr-c&feature=youtu.be
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« Reply #190 on: September 14, 2015, 18:30:06 »
Here is the detail from one of the coaches as it waited to leave as part of last night's up sleeper at Plymouth.
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« Reply #191 on: September 14, 2015, 22:30:53 »
A bilingual livery on a train in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) that doesn't serve Wales, and isn't a ScotRail service Shocked Have we been invaded? Unlike ScotRail, I don't think the Caledonian Sleeper has a bilingual livery, so why does the Night Riviera?

I'm not bilingual myself, but I do recognise the Welsh word 'Nos' (which I believe translates as 'night').
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« Reply #192 on: September 14, 2015, 22:38:11 »
Quote from: Rhydgaled on September 14, 2015, 22:30:53
A bilingual livery on a train in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) that doesn't serve Wales, and isn't a ScotRail service Shocked Have we been invaded? Unlike ScotRail, I don't think the Caledonian Sleeper has a bilingual livery, so why does the Night Riviera?

I'm not bilingual myself, but I do recognise the Welsh word 'Nos' (which I believe translates as 'night').

Think of the destination, and connection to Wales, and you won't be far out with the language.

It's not Welsh, but Cornish. There seems an obsession in Cornwall to put everything in Cornish and English, yet I believe less than 1000 people can read or speak the language.
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« Reply #193 on: September 14, 2015, 22:41:34 »
It's Cornish.
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« Reply #194 on: September 14, 2015, 22:44:03 »
Proper job.
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