Livery
The livery from 1984 to 1995 was a distinctive blue-on-white. Previously, the British Rail logo had been used, with a BR corporate monastral blue hull, white upperworks and black-topped red funnel. From 1972/73 "Sealink" was displayed in white Rail Alphabet typeface on the side of the hull. Prior to 1964/65 the colours were black hull, white upperworks and black-topped buff funnel.
An inverted version of the BR symbol was used on Sealink's funnels and flags. This was because:
- The inverted arrows make an "S" for Sealink when in that direction.
- While railways in the UK pass right to right (i.e. drive on the left), ships have to pass left to left (i.e. drive on the right), so this version was more accurate.
- On the ships' funnels the symbol was reversed on the port side but correct on the starboard side, so the 'top' arrow was always pointing towards the bow of the ship.
British Rail owned ships had red funnels with a white logo. Elsewhere in the company the symbol was white on blue.
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Famous quotes containing the word livery:
“This death’s livery which walled its bearers from ordinary life was sign that they have sold their wills and bodies to the State: and contracted themselves into a service not the less abject for that its beginning was voluntary.”
—T.E. (Thomas Edward)
“Whether, if you yield not to your father’s choice,
You can endure the livery of a nun,
For aye to be in shady cloister mewed,
To live a barren sister all your life,
Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon.
Thrice blessed they that master so their blood
To undergo such maiden pilgrimage.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)