Pretty in Pink

Arriving at York railway station to catch a train, I spotted this Trans-pennine train with new decoration.

The use of vinyl wraps on rail vehicles has allowed a level of decoration that would have been impossible in the past, and train companies are adopting vinyl wraps for a variety of purposes.

Some are commemorative, including the centenary of the first world war, others are publicity for particular companies, such as the recent 'We are Northern' campaign, while others, like this example advertise particular events.

Not sure pink is a great colour for a train, but the vinyl wraps do add variety and interest to my journeys by rail.

Ian

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting looking train

[Islandgirl]

Lovely color for a train!

[Graham Thresher]

Super shot.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this nice colored train. My brother used vinyl wrap to decorate his car (a Van)

[Judith Johnson]

I like to see these colourful trains.

[gloria jones]

Neat capture and colors :)

[Sandy]

Nicely captured, I like your POV and the colors of the train. FAV

[essiesue]

We no longer have trains passing through our community but I love the idea of the vinyl wrap! Nice capture.

[Margo]

Like it when they decorate trains Fav

[Kathy A]

I like the colours, looks like the pink is for Pride.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very nice capture. Makes the train more attractive.

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity @radiogirl @thresheg @pyrrhula @busylady @seattlite @skstein @essiesue @777margo @kjarn @sangwann

Thank you for all your comments and favs, which put this shot on the popular page!

I'm not sure how long this train has been decorated, but it's for a Gay Pride event in Manchester on the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of this week. It will be interesting to see how long it remains decorated after that - a train decorated for Liverpool City of Culture 2008 only lost that decoration earlier this year!

Ian