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« on: April 13, 2015, 19:36:07 »
Over the last 3 days I've travelled on 8 different HST▸ (High Speed Train) 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?
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2015, 19:51:32 »
It's already confirmed that it's becoming GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) from September - maybe this is a first step.
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2015, 09:19:42 »
I hope the grey/yellow on publications might be a stop-gap branding & not the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) brand colours.

Not particularly pleasing to the eye & hard to read for some people
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2015, 09:29:46 »
Quote from: Richard Fairhurst on April 13, 2015, 19:51:32
It's already confirmed that it's becoming GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) 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?
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« Reply #4 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?
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2015, 12:37:23 »
Quote from: ChrisB on April 14, 2015, 09:19:42
I hope the grey/yellow on publications might be a stop-gap branding & not the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) brand colours.

Not particularly pleasing to the eye & hard to read for some people
I'm not too keen on it either. Seems to be all a part of the marketing that the GW▸ (Great Western) 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.
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2015, 15:15:12 »
Quote from: Red Squirrel on April 14, 2015, 09:29:46

Has there been an official announcement? Can you point me at it?


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.
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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2015, 15:28:09 »
Ah, thanks - I was beginning to think my googling powers were starting to fail! Sad
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« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2015, 17:01:36 »
Quote from: Network SouthEast on April 14, 2015, 15:15:12
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▸ (First Great Western) on Twitter have confirmed it a couple of times.
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« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2015, 17:09:30 »
Be worth getting @GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) 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.....
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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2015, 18:11:33 »
I'm guessing @GWRailway...
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« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2015, 18:19:09 »
Can't have that for a URL though...

http://www.gwrailway.co.uk/
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« Reply #12 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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