South Eastern Trains New Colour Scheme - Lilac and Purple ?

Question

Tonbridge station in Kent has recently been repainted Lilac and Purple - Company decision or a job lot on paint?

Whats wrong with Blue and Yellow!!!!

Answer 1

South Eastern had been using the same branding as the Government owned interim company. It wouldn't surprise me if the goverment is trying to claim copyright fees on the old branding.

Its just a coat of paint, and as long as their isn't any mass repainting and things are done when needed I wouldn't worry about it.

And on the plus side, the stations are getting a regular repaint. something BR tended not to do (ie Exeter Central was still in 1940s green up to the late 1980s)

Answer 2

Apparently, those colours are more soothing and tend to calm people down. Who knows really?

Answer 3

Change of franchise holder = change of livery and marketing material

Answer 4

It is the new Southeastern colour scheme as already applied at selected stations including Waterloo East. As with fellow Govia company Southern, the TOC branding is only displayed at the ends of the platforms.

The colours are also used as the base livery of the new class 395 trains for St Pancras to Kent services.

Answer 5

Blue & Yellow was the old Connex colours & Southeastern trains  does not want any connections with them (Connex) as they was such a bad company if you remember the Goverment ended up taken the contract off them & runnning the services for about a year untill the new franchise was decided.

As for Lilac & Purple it looks OK I think.

By the way Southeasterns parent company is the same as Southern.

Answer 6

MMMMMMMMMMM! ! ! ! , How lovely, Sweetie

Answer 7

Trouble is the franchise has to have a different colour schemes to everyone elses so the trains, stations etc are recognisable. And when one company folds they dont lose their colour brand as it is part of the franchise.

Answer 8

as long as the train gets you to your destination,does it really matter what colour they are?

Answer 9

and the Station Manager makes all his own curtains.  (Oops, that's another violation notice!)

Answer 10

It just confirms my long held belief that privatisation of the UK rail services was promoted by the makers of paint and coach vinyls.