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Title: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: LiskeardRich on April 13, 2015, 19:36:07 Over the last 3 days I've travelled on 8 different HST operated services. I've noticed on all of them, the Train Managers have dropped First from their announcements.
Is this some form of rebrand that's happening? Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Richard Fairhurst on April 13, 2015, 19:51:32 It's already confirmed that it's becoming GWR from September - maybe this is a first step.
Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: ChrisB on April 14, 2015, 09:19:42 I hope the grey/yellow on publications might be a stop-gap branding & not the GWR brand colours.
Not particularly pleasing to the eye & hard to read for some people Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Red Squirrel on April 14, 2015, 09:29:46 It's already confirmed that it's becoming GWR from September - maybe this is a first step. Has there been an official announcement? Can you point me at it? Intrigued to know if the letters 'GWR' would actually expand into anything - i.e. would they be calling themselves the Great Western Railway (or worse, Great Western Railways), or just GWR? Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: ChrisB on April 14, 2015, 09:31:23 Wasn't it confirmed in the Direct Award, with additional confirmation that the rebrand will continue apace & be complete well before September?
Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Timmer on April 14, 2015, 12:37:23 I hope the grey/yellow on publications might be a stop-gap branding & not the GWR brand colours. I'm not too keen on it either. Seems to be all a part of the marketing that the GW mainline is being rebuilt so hopefully it will go in time. Glad to see First getting away from corporate colours across their companies. I do like the GWR logo and green colour scheme.Not particularly pleasing to the eye & hard to read for some people Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Network SouthEast on April 14, 2015, 15:15:12 Has there been an official announcement? Can you point me at it? Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Red Squirrel on April 14, 2015, 15:28:09 Ah, thanks - I was beginning to think my googling powers were starting to fail! :(
Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Richard Fairhurst on April 14, 2015, 17:01:36 Can't point out a public announcement, but I can confirm staff have been told of the September rebrand. There are currently depot roadshows this week and next about the plans. @FGW on Twitter have confirmed it a couple of times.Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: ChrisB on April 14, 2015, 17:09:30 Be worth getting @GWR in your twitter account now then!....
Oooh, Guiness World Records have that already, they'll have to pick something else. Suspect Guiness WR will have something to discuss..... Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Richard Fairhurst on April 14, 2015, 18:11:33 I'm guessing @GWRailway...
Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: bobm on April 14, 2015, 18:19:09 Can't have that for a URL though...
http://www.gwrailway.co.uk/ (http://www.gwrailway.co.uk/) Title: Re: First Great Western, or Great Western? Post by: Red Squirrel on April 14, 2015, 19:38:20 Years ago, I remember that bbc.com resolved to the Baltimore Bathroom Company - thought they did have a handy link for people who were looking for another organisation with similar initials.
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