Railways Picks Vibrant Colours for Semi-High Speed Train Coaches: Report

New Delhi: Financial year 2016-17 may see brightly coloured trains in shades of grey, navy blue and yellow clocking speeds of 160-200 kilometre per hour on select routes.

Indian Railway has selected colour scheme 'Vitality' inspired by cheetah, created by the National Institute of Design, for the coaches of the semi-high speed trains the state-run transporter has proposed to launch. The coaches will be painted in grey and navy blue with yellow border.

"We selected 'Vitality' out of total six colour schemes submitted to us by NID. The colour combination of grey, navy blue with yellow border was chosen keeping the speed factor in mind," said a senior Railway Ministry official.
 

New Delhi: Financial year 2016-17 may see brightly coloured trains in shades of grey, navy blue and yellow clocking speeds of 160-200 kilometre per hour on select routes.

Indian Railway has selected colour scheme 'Vitality' inspired by cheetah, created by the National Institute of Design, for the coaches of the semi-high speed trains the state-run transporter has proposed to launch. The coaches will be painted in grey and navy blue with yellow border.

"We selected 'Vitality' out of total six colour schemes submitted to us by NID. The colour combination of grey, navy blue with yellow border was chosen keeping the speed factor in mind," said a senior Railway Ministry official.