RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted August 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 11, 2014 Sorry no photo yet as it's only just been released but they've just repainted an mpv PINK for South Western Railway. I was chatting our lady driver on the MPV crew who thinks it's hilarious for a few of her macho colleagues Pics evidently already on Facebook but I don't own copyright or do Facebook. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 Got a commision, one cab painted! Weathering removed with brasso Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 God help us. I miss when everything was blue. Old? Probably. Living in the past? Oh yeah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted September 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 At least if it's used on RHTT duties this autumn the pink will soon become weathered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 Someone senior said over my dead body and someone else senior had a sense of humour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Pink used to be the manly (or boyish, with red being the adult version) colour! From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink#Gender The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 It would go nicely with this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 You've been watching QI I'm afraid it's not an exact colour match as I haven't been able to get to the real thing to check what it works out as and the photos from the shed at Effingham are in two distinct different colours. So this is Vallejo pink while the real thing is some bedroom pink from Dulux! Then there's the distinctly different shades of pink off the two printers for the transfers to play with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 How about the new Northern franchisee painting the stock pink would hide their blushes if trains are late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 This shows how different the colour looks in photos. Named for SWT Head of Fleet John Denyer Photos Courtesy T. Reynolds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 This shows how different the colour looks in photos. Named for SWT Head of Fleet John Denyer Photos Courtesy T. Reynolds. 1 mpv pink (4).JPG Pink MPV 1 ( 8).JPG There ought to be a law against colours like that on railway kit It's even worse than the 'girlie pink' tram at Seaton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 Well you can't say people won't notice them . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 This shows how different the colour looks in photos. Named for SWT Head of Fleet John Denyer Quite right too............... :locomotive: :locomotive: JD was my module training controller at Selhurst from the first day I joined the railway 34 odd years ago - a legend in his own lifetime and one of the finest people alive IMHO......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 Yes though I'm not sure he likes it being Pink I met him at a conference a few years back and he impressed us immensely with his forthrightness and understanding of the real world and doesn't really do management talk I saw his presentation on taking over the MPV's last October and it was succinct, honest and funny. PowerPoint fancy guides never stood a chance when confronted by Mr Denyer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted September 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2014 There ought to be a law against colours like that on railway kit It's even worse than the 'girlie pink' tram at Seaton. I imagine that there will be a few drivers who'll 'fail' this MPV for what ever spurious reason that they can find to avoid taking it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted September 24, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2014 This shows how different the colour looks in photos. Named for SWT Head of Fleet John Denyer But why Pink - SOMEBODY somewhere must have a reason for selecting that colour - and naming it after the male head of the department that looks after SWTs units doesn't make any sense to me. My initial reaction on seeing he first post was that it was something to do with a Cancer charity (like those race for life things that lots of ladies do which tend to use the pink colour quite a lot) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 But why Pink - SOMEBODY somewhere must have a reason for selecting that colour - and naming it after the male head of the departmentSee post 5 We do have a CLIC Sargent (Childhood Cancer), Cake Break next week so maybe a pink mpv cake would be appropriate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 Obvious to me why some clever fellah came up with pink - MPV clearly means 'Mainly Pink Vehicle'. But the charity link idea does sound like a good way to make use of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 Obvious to me why some clever fellah came up with pink - MPV clearly means 'Mainly Pink Vehicle'. But the charity link idea does sound like a good way to make use of it.I've passed the suggestion on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 Tim's just sent me another picture of it post the engineering trial with skips for scrap collection on board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 mmm pink decals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 If they do another one they could be called Pinky and Perky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 Perky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I wonder what graphics they'd use for that? The old Wonderbra posters . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 (Un)Fortunately pink 31.601 is no longer around to rescue him/her in the case of failure https://www.flickr.com/photos/50032/12566278574/in/photolist-anH2UJ-4jU62g-7sufsB-5WaKfT-7ezfXF-fadq9a-dmoakH-k9rsPq-58kzN5-bBmv25-bQgfjK-bqHkGn-7hk4Ru-8U46pC-7hg72n-7hgb3t-7hk8JU-7hg5mH-7hgbCa-7hg4rM-gB6kDV-kT8BRw-5hkS1w-aHGmwa-aS4XEP-c3LTjE-48Hkec-UxoVt-4B9C2L-c3LSaG-aHGnmZ-b55QLK-aHGocM-4preXb-dDRHb5-5jWxu4-c3LSAQ-c3LRYd-c3LUe5-c3LSRb-a8Uf4j-c3LT4A-c3LTZY-c3LUrU-c3LTy7-c3LSp5-c3LTMw-5xbv1b-bnWn2V-aHGmnc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2014 (Un)Fortunately pink 31.601 is no longer around to rescue him/her in the case of failure I remember that running out of fuel down near Fratton, next to an Esso petrol Stn, they didn't like the Put a Tiger in your tank advert we sent them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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