Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series 3/6-car DMUs

Liveries

Green with whiskers

All the vehicles were delivered in the lighter 'Multiple Unit' green with cream lining. Scottish Region power cars were often noted without coaching crests. Whiskers were applied to the leading cabs, on the intermediate cabs these were applied to the gangway covers. The image shows the 1.20pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa General service, seen leaving Acocks Green on 22 April 1959. Michael Mensing.

Green with yellow panel

When vehicles were due for their first repaint they appeared in the darker 'Loco Green' with yellow panels appearing at the same time. The image shows a set snaking its way through Princes Street Gardens towards Edinburgh Waverley on 22 June 1968. This was during the change to the next livery, so it's a mixture of green and blue /grey liveries, and the second vehicle could be blue with a small yellow panel although there were also reports of an unlined green vehicle at this time. Graham Johnston.

Rail Blue - E&G duties

At least one Leith Central vehicle was painted into Rail Blue with a full yellow end. The unknown leading DMBS can be seen in this June 1970 image.

Blue / Grey

The majority of Edinburgh & Glasgow vehicles went straight from green into Blue & Grey livery, since these were Inter-City services. The image shows a six-car set with five vehicles in blue and grey and the rear one still in green heading away from Haymarket towards Glasgow. GM Staddon.

Rail blue with full yellow ends

The 79xxx vehicles allocated to Ayr received plain livery to match the 5xxxx sets, being painted from Blue / Grey to Rail Blue on transfer.

The image shows SC79168 + SC79470 + SC79088 on the rear of six-car formation departing from Glasgow Central station on 5 August 1977. Graeme Phillips Collection.

These Ayrshire allocated vehicles would then become Blue / Grey again when the 5xxxx cars received this livery from circa 1979.