US Edition'Striking' new artwork for UK trains revealed as MPs debate rail nationalisation
The new Great British Railways branding features a Union flag-inspired livery and will appear gradually from spring on state-owned trains covering about a third of UK rail journeys.
- On Tuesday, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander unveiled new train designs and the Great British Railways logo, with the Department for Transport creating the livery in-house to save taxpayers' money and planning a staged rollout from next spring.
- The government is renationalising most passenger services under the Railways Bill, which aims to unify 17 organisations and create a one-stop GBR app and strengthened Passenger Watchdog, the DfT said.
- At a London Bridge exhibition, visitors will see a GBR-branded Hornby model and a Train Sim World 6 demo, with designs shown through December at London Bridge, Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, Leeds City, and Manchester Piccadilly.
- MPs will debate the government's Railways Bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday, while seven state-owned train operators now account for about a third of rail journeys.
- While fares are frozen next year, a new East Coast Main Line timetable will add roughly 60,000 extra seats weekly, with ministers citing capacity gains since renationalisation.
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The Great British Railways trains are an abomination
The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, has revealed new train designs for the nationalised Great British Railways. By next spring, a train looking like a nursery school project will be arriving at a station near you. According to Alexander, the Union Jack-based design supposedly ‘represents a new railway, casting off the frustrations of the past and
With a new Union Jack-style design, the British government wants to underline its efforts to improve rail transport.The trains painted in the red-white-blue colours of the British flag will be introduced from March 2026. "This is not just a paintwork," said Transport Minister Heidi Alexander on Tuesday - it is "a new railway that leaves behind the frustrations of the past".The reason behind is that the Labour government of Prime Minister Keir St…
In the United Kingdom, trains are getting a new look in the colors of the Union Jack, the national flag, Transport Minister Heidi Alexander confirmed. The move follows the renationalization of several railway companies.
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