The NSW PTC Livery
Describes
the application and history of the colour scheme.
NCX in freshly painted PTC Blue. Steven Pracy
General Application
Body: PTC Teal Blue
Roofs of vans: Silver/White
Bogies: PTC Teal Blue
Lettering: White
Handbrake and levers:
White
Origins of the Livery
The railways went through massive changes in the early 1970’s. A big part of the change was the public image of railway rollingstock. The appearance at the time was prominently, well-weathered ‘steam era’ gunmetal grey.
Although several vehicles were painted in a blue colour scheme to promote the opening of the transcontinental rail link, the PTC Teal Blue livery was not adopted until the formation of the ‘Public Transport Commission of NSW’ in 1972. The British railways previously employed the newly appointed commissioner, Phillip Shirley, and it was during his tenure that the NSW railways received a new image. Commissioner Shirley introduced a blue-hued colour scheme similar to a colour scheme that was used on the BR in his time there.
Suburban trains were painted in a lighter blue and white livery, and goods vehicles were painted in a darker blue (teal blue) livery. No Locomotives were painted in a teal livery, although proposed schemes were designed.
The PTC livery was first applied to the KLV/KLY class of louvred vans, which were introduced in early 1973.
The following is a list of vehicles painted in the livery as built –
BDY: 20201-20400, 20411-20610.
BNX: 34501-34600.
CDY: 34601-34800 (with white mk1 PTC logo).
CFX: 21491-21650.
CHS: 35101-35300, 35601-35700 (with two-tone blue L7’s)
ICX: 14801-14845, 22101-22175.
JCW: 22001-22032, 22033-22082.
KLV: 18601-18650 (with red R ‘worm’ logo).
KLY: 18551-18600, 18651-18750 (with red R ‘worm’ logos).
OCY: 14901-14950, 14951-15000, 15001-15070, 34301-34400, 34401-34500.
OSF: 34801-34900.
PCT: 4151-4155.
WTY: 35701-35900, 35901-36200, 36201-36230 (Unpainted Steel sides with blue ends, bogies and two-tone blue L7’s).
Next is a sample list of vehicles that were repainted into the livery –
ABC: 31320
ABV: 4714, 7591, 13748, 14604, 20877
BBW: W347, W398, W400, W436
BD: 28192, 28216, 28241, 28253, 28255, 28301, 28314, 28362, 28371
BDL: 33458
BDX: 28592, 33577, 33679
BPV: 25733, 25736, 25740, 25762, 25764
CCX: 28529
CG: 31828, 31831, 31852, 31881
CLX: 2774, 7945, 11405, 29457
FRH: 28777, 29098
FWH: 29236, 28314, 28253, 32261
GLV: 31495, 31496
GLX: 29434, 29436, 29439, 29459, 29470, 31381, 31387, 31430, 31458, 31463, 31488, and 31492
GM: 6699
GP: 1557, 8057
GX: 1080, 9814
HGM: 1177, 1425, 1605, 3003, 3310, 3477, 3499, 5860, 7654, 8052, 8291, 8704, 15724
HLX: 29578, 29584, 29590, 29682
JLX: 33820, 33826, 33835, 33861 (White roof and red/white ‘Worm’ logo, same as GLX except for logo)
JLY: 33803, 33814
K: 23005, 27010, 27409
LLV: 2610, 8091, 9934, 9949, 9965, 9973, 10035, 10047, 10048, 10068, 10073, 11152, 11254, 11267, 11395, 11434, 11453
MBC: 22911
MLV: 84
S: 2098, 15277, 17480, 18331
TLX: 29493
Logo’s used whilst in livery
PTC MK 1 Logo PTC MK 2 Logo
The
livery was superceded by the SRA red colour scheme in 1980.