Dunluce Castle Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Spotted this on Facebook and thought some of you might like it. https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/hurricanemk1c/14981123884/ I personally think it looks really nice. Quote
LMSNCC Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Looks alright so far. I will reserve judgement until its fully finished. I hope all the enterprise locos will get this livery this time or else there will be 5 different loco liveries on the enterprise. Quote
jhb171achill Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I wonder if the dark stripe will be along the full body side?? Quote
heirflick Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 as she stands, I wouldn't like the round yellow panel....but I suppose in time I might...... Quote
aclass007 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 IE are becoming very fond of the colour grey for their locos of late....... Quote
Railer Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) I wonder if the dark stripe will be along the full body side?? Don't think so. It's cab 1 they left it off and that's always the leading cab. The other end is always coupled to the stock so the strip will flow of it. Looks similar to 8208's livery it got back in 2006. The locos are getting new systems and equipment in this Enterprise refurb program. I don't know if it's just for the Enterprise 201s or will all active 201s get these systems too. Edited October 22, 2014 by Railer Quote
rebelred Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 The company are cutting costs by making liveries more simple, the 29000's being the first, they are also using paint which makes it easier to remove graffiti from them. The plus side of that means it's easier to model/convert existing models!!! I'd say wait til the finished product before making judgment Quote
aclass007 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I suppose this means we can expect another batch of 201's from MM...... Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 as she stands, I wouldn't like the round yellow panel....but I suppose in time I might...... It makes the loco look like a simpleton! Quote
Noel Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Its difficult to tell until it's finished. Quote
Riversuir226 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I suppose this means we can expect another batch of 201's from MM...... Yes please ,i ve seen a few views of the real one and i must say i like it Quote
DERAILED Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Another completely unserviceable livery. Quote
DiveController Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 IE are becoming very fond of the colour grey for their locos of late....... Maybe it's austerity grey…... Quote
DiveController Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 I suppose this means we can expect another batch of 201's from MM...... I hope not! When I suggested that a re-run of some more popular sold out items might be feasible, I received some replies suggesting the tooling etc for small runs like MM does would not be up to it. Seems like the tooling for the 201s seems to be up to the task again… and again… and maybe yet again? Quote
Noel Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 I tend to agree. Personally speaking I'd love to see new runs of 001(A) class and perhaps 121, or even reruns of 141/181. It looks like 121 is on the MM radar rather than 001 which is a pity as I think 001s would sell in far greater numbers. 001's should cost a little less to produce due to simpler body form (e.g: one piece body moulding and lack of walkway hand rails which must add to the labour cost significantly). I suspect some may limit their spend on 121s to a pair for running nose to nose, or one with a SF push/pull mk3 set, whereas others might collect fleets of the nostalgic 001s which most of us over 45 will have travelled behind on Irish rails. I am astounded by how many modellers seem to have 141/181 and 071s in double digit numbers. It must be an age thing due to nostalgia having travelled on trains pulled by them. I sound like a broken record and I'm only back in the hobby 12 weeks! I'd buy about four 001s but only two 121s. Quote
leslie10646 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 This plain grey reminds me of the "Chip as Chips" livery used on steam goods locos in GSR days - the battleship grey became a nice even black with time. Quote
jhb171achill Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 goods and passenger alike! (apart, of course, from iconic Maedb x 3...) Hardly a colourful era... plus ca change.... Quote
skinner75 Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 I tend to agree. Personally speaking I'd love to see new runs of 001(A) class and perhaps 121, or even reruns of 141/181. It looks like 121 is on the MM radar rather than 001 which is a pity as I think 001s would sell in far greater numbers. 001's should cost a little less to produce due to simpler body form (e.g: one piece body moulding and lack of walkway hand rails which must add to the labour cost significantly). I suspect some may limit their spend on 121s to a pair for running nose to nose, or one with a SF push/pull mk3 set, whereas others might collect fleets of the nostalgic 001s which most of us over 45 will have travelled behind on Irish rails. I am astounded by how many modellers seem to have 141/181 and 071s in double digit numbers. It must be an age thing due to nostalgia having travelled on trains pulled by them. I sound like a broken record and I'm only back in the hobby 12 weeks! I'd buy about four 001s but only two 121s. Don't forget the 121 & 141 combo, which I reckon looks as good as two 121s. They also carried all the liveries the 141/181 did, plus the grey & yellow livery they were delivered in Quote
Noel Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 Don't forget the 121 & 141 combo, which I reckon looks as good as two 121s. They also carried all the liveries the 141/181 did, plus the grey & yellow livery they were delivered in OK, I had never seen that. In ze old days, I had often travelled to Galway on board trains hauled by a single 121. I presume they were turned in those days for the return leg or there might have been some sort of driving coach at the other end. I can't remember. Quote
108 Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 Is this grey or silver. I hope the unpainted aluminium of the 50's is not back. It looked very grimy very quickly. Quote
DiveController Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 goods and passenger alike! (apart, of course, from iconic Maedb x 3...) Hardly a colourful era... plus ca change.... Now that's a RTR model i would be interested in! (times three) Quote
Deutschbahn Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Another shot of the new livery at Inchicore works. Taken 30/10/14. d04 youtube.com/deutschbahn for more content. Quote
steventrain Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Work on new Enterprise has begun! - http://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/news/national/rail-service-to-get-12m-boost-1-6416253 Quote
RobertRoche Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Looks even more like a Class 66 in that scheme. Quote
tonybonneyba Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Work on new Enterprise has begun! - http://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/news/national/rail-service-to-get-12m-boost-1-6416253 http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Enterprise/enterprise-refurbishment-programme/ Quote
hurricanemk1c Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 First off, thanks for the share of the photo! This is not finished as has been previously stated. There should be some coloured swirls on the side. However, the mock-up photo I saw was at Engineer's Ireland in September on a presentation by Mal McGreevy so it's not up on the internet yet. It now has numbers (8209 at long last) and has been moving around Inchicore. Wednesday it was at the Heuston end of the main running shed and on Thursday / today it's been at the Cork end. This is probably the penultimate new livery for the Enterprise 201's - unless the planned electrification of the Belfast line by 2040 doesn't go ahead. (BTW the preference is for loco+coaches for Enterprise work in the future) Just as an aside 22036/37/38 will cover the De Dietrich off for refurbishment. They'll be on for a maximum of 4 weeks at a time (interval between B exams at Laois Traincare Depot). However 22038 was seen at Heuston last night so it might be rotated through on a weekly basis Regards, Kieran Quote
thewanderer Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 22038 will remain on Belfast duties for four weeks (or until it craps itself!), it certainly wasn't in Heuston on Thursday! Quote
steventrain Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 De-Dietrich new livery and Enterprise logo out of York road shed. PS - No seating in De-Dietrich yet. Thanks to Chris Playfair for showing the pictures. Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 Now that does look nice. The 201 will look well when it's finished to the same spec. Quote
Garfield Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 This one seems to have passed us all by... a pic of the new livery for the De Dietrichs... Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 Three liveries in twenty years for the Enterprise, all as drab and dull as ditchwater. At least this one has a BIT of colour in it - there's a pic somewhere of a finished loco with a swirl of red on its side. Takes a bit of getting used to but isn't too bad. Oh for orange and black! I always thought the Enterprise should have had a bright livery something like red and cream, orange, maybe like the original 450 class livery or the short-lived NIR "suburban" livery of the eighties.... Quote
Warbonnet Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 Three liveries in twenty years for the Enterprise, all as drab and dull as ditchwater. At least this one has a BIT of colour in it - there's a pic somewhere of a finished loco with a swirl of red on its side. Takes a bit of getting used to but isn't too bad. Oh for orange and black! I always thought the Enterprise should have had a bright livery something like red and cream, orange, maybe like the original 450 class livery or the short-lived NIR "suburban" livery of the eighties.... GNRI railcar livery would be nice! Quote
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