Further to my original post in this thread, here's some pics of the latest EWS loco to come out of the paint shops. The red is darker than the normal EWS red and once again there's no mention at all of EWS anywhere on the loco.

The word is that very soon, all train staff will soon by issued with a brand new uniform, and the EWS brand will not be on it.

Cheers. Ewan.

Not to be of poor taste but isn't there something ironic about a British locomotive carrying the German national railway logo and a British Army banner?

Sign of the times I suppose.

Possibly, but you would be hard put to find a county that the British [or English] Army hasn't fought at sometime in our history :D

I think you'll find that the first and second world wars were probably about the only times in our history that we've been at war with Germany. Since the second world war we've been brothers in arms with them, especially during the cold war.

Cheers. Ewan.

This would be because, since WWII, Germany were banned from having there own army/airforce perhaps? The British Army and the RAF have bases there.

Some of the EWS 'old boys' who wear a T shirt and jeans will be in for a bit of a culture shock then, if DB follows the current trend of dressing Freight Train Drivers to look like business men in a suit and tie - GBRf style.

Can you imagine sitting on a filty old ballast train at 3 AM, trying to get your head down but making sure you don't crease your suit or get dirt on it ? Crazy !

I remember when Connex first got their franchise. The uniform was b***dy awful, but I damaged my ribs laughing when they pushed the Fench theme too far and tried to make us wear Foreign Legion style Kepi hats.

Just like these splendid chaps :D...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:F...n_dsc06878.jpg

I wish I'd kept mine now, but sadly it fell under a train and got crushed. Oddly enough this happened to most of them. ;)

....You've got to be kidding, right?

Nope the hats were similar to that, except light blue.

I wasn't suggesting they gave us the frilly red bits and sub-machine guns, though there have been times.....;)

I wear the EWS T shirt all the time, but if I was made to wear a proper shirt and tie it wouldn't bother me to be honest, even if it was on a ballast train. At this moment in time, though a new uniform has been mentioned, I've heard no word as to whether or not we'll be made to weat a shirt and tie. EWS drivers do get issued with shirts and ties as well.

Getting back to 60040 though, I was told last night that the colour is actually EWS red, though its obviously a much glossier version. I think that if they keep that style and colour without the yellow stripe then it will be a good plan. It looks much better.

I saw 60040 yesterday on the Warrington to Blackburn Cargo Waggons and she looked a picture, even the inside was painted white. It would be great if all the 60s ended up in the same condition. All the best.