I quite agree that the exception for steam should remain since it would look very wrong to see any steam loco with a yellow end. Any type of DMU/EMU/Electric/Desiel loco without a full yellow end seems as wrong to me as a steam loco would in yellow though, personally.
Interestingly though that brings me onto a point about steam locos that are certified to run on the Network Rail network, they are exempt from the yellow ends rule, but this isn't mentioned in the guidelines above?
Is it actually an exception or is it just overlooked in the case of steam?
I wouldn't want to draw this to the attention of anyone who works for the Health and Safety Exec who might want to insisit steam engines also now carry yellow front ends, mind.
