BR blue
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BR blue was the standard dark blue corporate livery adopted by British Rail from the late 1960s, widely associated with the diesel and electric locomotive era in the UK.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporate livery
ⓘ
railway livery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rail Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Rail double arrow logo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TOPS era ⓘ modernisation of British Rail image ⓘ |
| color | dark blue ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | diesel and electric era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
InterCity Swallow livery
ⓘ
Network SouthEast livery ⓘ Railfreight sector liveries ⓘ sectorisation liveries ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| operatorType | state-owned railway ⓘ |
| precededBy |
British Railways green livery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Railways maroon livery ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | British Rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCoachWindowBand | rail blue GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRoofColor | grey GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalUnderframeColor | black GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFrom | circa 1967 ⓘ |
| usedOn |
coaching stock
ⓘ
diesel locomotives ⓘ electric locomotives ⓘ freight stock ⓘ multiple units ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 1980s ⓘ |
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