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 (AS
Roofs of
vans: Silver/White
Bogies: PTC Teal Blue (AS
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.