Locomotive Liveries in the Privatisation Era

Many will remember the years in the last century when British Rail blue dominated the liveries of most locomotives and rolling stock. Aside from the safety requirement of yellow ends, there was little variation. This uniform appearance remained the standard for nearly two decades, until the introduction of rail sectors in the 1980s brought a modest increase in variety.

It was not until the privatization of the UK railways in the mid-1990s that this restrictive color scheme was fully broken. ...