800008 Ivybridge 8th November 2022
IETs are not at the top of my list for preferred photo subjects but with a period of bright sunshine, autumn colours to contrast from the drab green and a rainbow vinyl on the leading car I can be happy with that. This train is supposed to be a 2+4 HST but was replaced with an IET. Whether this was a knock on effect due to the 'non-strikes' and stock displacement or an impending sign of the gradual decline of the 255s I don't know. This set is GWR's new 'Trainbow' livery applied in May 2022 to honour the second World War code breaker Alan Turing. His story is in the link below. I could have gone for a side on shot at Ivybridge station as I knew this set was working the train but I opted for the autumn colours at one of my regular spots at Daveys Bridge near my home. Annoyingly Network Rail have now replaced the wire and wood fence either side of the bridge with yet more green metal high pointy fence sections. I have moaned about the GWR drab green livery for a long time now but my crank radar is focussing on gen sites every day now following the new advertising livery for Lily's Kitchen pet food that was applied to IET set 802106. Watch this space.
news.gwr.com/news/gwr-honours-wwii-codebreaker-alan-turin...
800008 Ivybridge 8th November 2022
IETs are not at the top of my list for preferred photo subjects but with a period of bright sunshine, autumn colours to contrast from the drab green and a rainbow vinyl on the leading car I can be happy with that. This train is supposed to be a 2+4 HST but was replaced with an IET. Whether this was a knock on effect due to the 'non-strikes' and stock displacement or an impending sign of the gradual decline of the 255s I don't know. This set is GWR's new 'Trainbow' livery applied in May 2022 to honour the second World War code breaker Alan Turing. His story is in the link below. I could have gone for a side on shot at Ivybridge station as I knew this set was working the train but I opted for the autumn colours at one of my regular spots at Daveys Bridge near my home. Annoyingly Network Rail have now replaced the wire and wood fence either side of the bridge with yet more green metal high pointy fence sections. I have moaned about the GWR drab green livery for a long time now but my crank radar is focussing on gen sites every day now following the new advertising livery for Lily's Kitchen pet food that was applied to IET set 802106. Watch this space.
news.gwr.com/news/gwr-honours-wwii-codebreaker-alan-turin...