A fresh lick of paint for historic steam engines

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway launches a new scheme to repaint all its coaches in a new corporate livery.

It's to celebrate the 50th anniversary year of the foundation of the original Preservation Society,

In 1967 the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Preservation society was formed, which then became the North York Moors Historical Railway Trust Ltd.

In the early days of the railway, several coaches carried a Brunswick green and cream colour scheme which the railway will be recreating with a modern twist.

Details of the new livery are being kept under wraps but the railway have revealed that their oval-shaped logo, or “totem” will be applied to coaches as part of the rebranding process.

To complement the new livery for coaches, the railway will also begin rolling out a brand-new bell heather colour scheme for its locomotives with the totem on the tender.

General Manager Chris Price said:

The first locomotive to be repainted will be 42428 Eric Treacy which will be renamed as ‘Erica cinerea’.

Eric is currently undergoing maintenance and will receive her new colour scheme before returning to service later in 2017.