Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Railways/Colours list

This page contains a list of colours used in previous/next station boxes on UK railway station (and related/similar) articles, believed to be up-to-date as of 26 December 2023.

Some of the colours have templates (e.g. {{NXEA colour}}) which can be used to implement them.

If you can't find the desired colour on this page, use {{Temporary rail colour}}; this defaults to black, but another colour value may be given. See here for a list articles currently with temporary colours.

Train operating companies[edit]

Current UK train operating companies[edit]

See {{National Rail colour}} for template information. Note that when using the template, the second parameter must be explicitly named: i.e. |branch=line name.

`{{Greater Anglia colour}}`	Sample:	`d70428`	Greater Anglia (train operating company)
`{{ScotRail colour}}`	Sample:	`1e467d`	Abellio ScotRail
`{{AWC colour}}`	Sample:	`004354`	Avanti West Coast
`{{C2C colour}}`	Sample:	`b7007c`	c2c
`{{CS color}}`	Sample:	`1d2e35`	Caledonian Sleeper
`{{Chiltern colour}}`	Sample:	`00bfff`	Chiltern Railways
`{{XC color}}`	Sample:	`660f21`	CrossCountry
`{{Dutchflyer colour}}`	Sample:	`cc5500`	Dutchflyer (operated by Greater Anglia)
`{{EMR colour}}`	Sample:	`713563`	East Midlands Railway
`{{FGW colour}}`	Sample:	`0a493e`	Great Western Railway (train operating company) (including Night Riviera sub-brand)
`{{HT color}}`	Sample:	`de005c`	Hull Trains
`{{TL color}}`	Sample:	`ff5aa4`	Govia Thameslink Railway
`{{HeathExp colour}}`	Sample:	`532e63`	Heathrow Express
`{{ILT colour}}`	Sample:	`1e90ff`	Island Line Trains (sub brand of South Western Railway)
`{{KAW colour\|TfW Rail}}`	Sample:	`ff0000`	Transport for Wales Rail
`{{LNW colour}}`	Sample:	`00bf6f`	London Northwestern Railway
`{{Temporary rail colour\|ce0e2d}}`	Sample:	`ce0e2d`	London North Eastern Railway
`{{Temporary rail colour\|0072bc}}`	Sample:	`0072bc`	NI Railways
`{{NT colour}}`	Sample:	`0f0d78`	Northern Trains
`{{Southern color}}`	Sample:	`8cc63e`	Southern (train operating company)
`{{National Rail colour\|Southeastern}}`	Sample:	`389cff`	Southeastern (train operating company)
`{{SWR colour}}`	Sample:	`24398c`	South Western Railway (train operating company)
`{{StanExp colour}}`	Sample:	`6b717a`	Stansted Express (sub-brand of Abellio Greater Anglia)
`{{TPX colour}}`	Sample:	`09a4ec`	TransPennine Express
`{{WMT colour}}`	Sample:	`ff8300`	West Midlands Railway (brand)
`{{ECT colour}}`	Sample:	`2b6ef5`	Lumo

Open access, etc[edit]

`{{National Rail colour\|Eurostar}}`	Sample:	`086bfe`	Eurostar
`{{National Rail colour\|First Hull Trains}}`	Sample:	`de005c`	Hull Trains
`{{National Rail colour\|Grand Central}}`	Sample:	`1d1d1b`	Grand Central (train operating company)
`{{HeathExp colour}}`	Sample:	`532e63`	Heathrow Express
`{{Temporary rail colour\|cc0033}}`	Sample:	`cc0033`	North Yorkshire Moors Railway
`{{National Rail colour\|Victa Westlink Rail}}`	Sample:	`add8e6`	Victa Westlink Rail
`{{National Rail colour\|VSOE}}`	Sample:	`000062`	Venice Simplon Orient Express
`{{National Rail colour\|West Coast Railway Company}}`	Sample:	`800000`	West Coast Railways

Northern Ireland[edit]

`{{Temporary rail colour\|355e3b}}`	Sample:		`355e3b`	Enterprise (train service) (operated by NI Railways and Irish Rail)

Future UK TOCs[edit]

Heritage[edit]

`{{Heritage colour}}`	Sample:		`000000`	Heritage railway

Defunct UK train operating companies (post privatisation)[edit]

`{{Anglia colour}}`	Sample:	`2e8b57`	Anglia Railways
`{{ArrivaWales colour}}`	Sample:	`30c5b8`	Arriva Trains Wales
`{{Temporary rail colour\|00bb00}}`	Sample:	`00bb00`	Central Trains
`{{Temporary rail colour\|00bb00}}`	Sample:	`00bb00`	Central Citylink (sub brand of Central Trains)
`{{EMT colour}}`	Sample:	`ffa500`	East Midlands Trains
`{{Temporary rail colour\|893003}}`	Sample:	`893003`	English, Welsh and Scottish Railway
`{{FCC colour}}`	Sample:	`f400a1`	First Capital Connect
`{{Temporary rail colour\|010385}}`	Sample:	`010385`	First Great Western
`{{Temporary rail colour\|00A54F}}`	Sample:	`00A54F`	First Great Western Link
`{{FTPX colour}}`	Sample:	`010385`	First TransPennine Express
`{{Temporary rail colour\|990000}}`	Sample:	`990000`	Great North Eastern Railway
`{{Temporary rail colour\|1e90ff}}`	Sample:	`1e90ff`	Island Line (train operating company)
`{{LM colour}}`	Sample:	`76b41f`	London Midland
`{{Temporary rail colour\|008080}}`	Sample:	`008080`	Midland Mainline
`{{Northern colour}}`	Sample:	`262262`	Northern Rail
`{{Temporary rail colour\|305E7F}}`	Sample:	`305E7F`	National Express East Anglia
`{{Temporary rail colour\|88807D}}`	Sample:	`88807D`	National Express East Coast
`{{Temporary rail colour\|516A7F}}`	Sample:	`516A7F`	National Express East Anglia
`{{Temporary rail colour\|012385}}`	Sample:	`012385`	Silverlink (Silverlink Metro sub-brand)
`{{Temporary rail colour\|70bc1f}}`	Sample:	`70bc1f`	Silverlink (Silverlink County sub-brand)
`{{SWT colour}}`	Sample:	`ee1c23`	South West Trains
`{{Temporary rail colour\|0072BC}}`	Sample:	`0072BC`	Thameslink (train operating company 1997–2006)
`{{Temporary rail colour\|ff0000}}`	Sample:	`ff0000`	Virgin CrossCountry
`{{VWC colour}}`	Sample:	`ff0000`	Virgin Trains West Coast
`{{VTEC colour}}`	Sample:	`d70e35`	Virgin Trains East Coast
`{{WW colour}}`	Sample:	`888888`	Wales & West
`{{Wessex colour}}`	Sample:	`aa3366`	Wessex Trains
`{{Temporary rail colour\|6c2d7e}}`	Sample:	`6c2d7e`	West Anglia Great Northern
`{{WrexSalop colour}}`	Sample:	`696969`	Wrexham & Shropshire

Open access, etc.[edit]

`{{WrexSalop colour}}`	Sample:		`696969`	Wrexham & Shropshire

Historic[edit]

Pre-grouping (pre-1923)[edit]

Template	Swatch	Hex Code	Company
`{{AJR colour}}`	Sample:	`964b00`	Axholme Joint Railway
`{{Barry colour}}`	Sample:	`700012`	Barry Railway
`{{GWLNW colour}}`	Sample:	`4b3423`	Birkenhead Railway
`{{BMR colour}}`	Sample:	`b22222`	Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
`{{Cambrian colour}}`	Sample:	`55aa00`	Cambrian Railways
`{{GCR colour}}`	Sample:	`006000`	Great Central Railway
`{{GER colour}}`	Sample:	`002366`	Great Eastern Railway
`{{GNR colour}}`	Sample:	`00a550`	Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
`{{GNGE colour}}`	Sample:	`00645b`	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
`{{GWGC colour}}`	Sample:	`47640f`	Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
`{{LYR colour}}`	Sample:	`964b00`	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
`{{Temporary rail colour\|964b00}}`	Sample:	`964b00`	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
`{{LBSCR colour}}`	Sample:	`cc7722`	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
`{{LCDR colour}}`	Sample:	`fecb09`	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
`{{LNWR colour}}`	Sample:	`080028`	London and North Western Railway
`{{LSWR colour}}`	Sample:	`cc9999`	London and South Western Railway
`{{MSJA colour}}`	Sample:	`043014`	Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
`{{MCR colour}}`	Sample:	`004400`	Maryport and Carlisle Railway
`{{MetRly colour}}`	Sample:	`810541`	Metropolitan Railway
`{{MR colour}}`	Sample:	`dc143c`	Midland Railway
`{{MGNJ colour}}`	Sample:	`e49b0f`	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
`{{NSJ colour}}`	Sample:	`725f3a`	Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
`{{MSWJ colour}}`	Sample:	`654321`	Midland and South Western Junction Railway
`{{NER colour}}`	Sample:	`964b00`	North Eastern Railway (UK)
`{{Temporary rail colour\|000000}}`	Sample:	`000000`	North London Railway
`{{NSR colour}}`	Sample:	`a50002`	North Staffordshire Railway
`{{NUR colour}}`	Sample:	`4f2514`	North Union Railway
`{{PWY colour}}`	Sample:	`4f2514`	Preston and Wyre Joint Railway
`{{GWLNW colour}}`	Sample:	`4b3423`	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
`{{GWLNW colour}}`	Sample:	`4b3423`	Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway
`{{GWLNW colour}}`	Sample:	`4b3423`	Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
`{{SDJR colour}}`	Sample:	`003153`	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
`{{SER colour}}`	Sample:	`fecb09`	South Eastern Railway (England)
`{{SECR colour}}`	Sample:	`fecb09`	South Eastern & Chatham Railway
`{{Temporary rail colour\|330033}}`	Sample:	`330033`	South Staffordshire Railway
`{{SMJ colour}}`	Sample:	`960018`	Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
`{{TVR colour}}`	Sample:	`0000c0`	Taff Vale Railway
`{{WirralRly colour}}`	Sample:	`008800`	Wirral Railway
`{{Temporary rail colour\|ffff00}}`	Sample:	`ffff00`	York and North Midland Railway

Scotland[edit]

Template	Swatch	Hex Code	Company	Description
`{{Caledonian colour}}`	Sample:	`496799`	Caledonian Railway	Caledonian Blue
`{{Caledonian light}}`	Sample:	`6b89bb`	Caledonian Railway
`{{G&SW colour}}`	Sample:	`66ba5a`	Glasgow and South Western Railway	light olive green
`{{G&SW light}}`	Sample:	`88dc7c`	Glasgow and South Western Railway
`{{GNoSR colour}}`	Sample:	`ffe02b`	Great North of Scotland Railway	dark yellow
`{{GNoSR light}}`	Sample:	`fff24d`	Great North of Scotland Railway
`{{HR colour}}`	Sample:	`ffff00`	Highland Railway	yellow
`{{HR light}}`	Sample:	`eeee00`	Highland Railway
`{{NBR colour}}`	Sample:	`8f691e`	North British Railway	French mustard
`{{NBR light}}`	Sample:	`af8b3f`	North British Railway
`{{CR-NBR-Jt colour}}`	Sample:	`556920`	CR & NBR Joint	dark olive green
`{{CR-NBR-Jt light}}`	Sample:	`778b42`	CR & NBR Joint
`{{CR-GSW-Jt colour}}`	Sample:	`517a6a`	CR & G&SWR Joint	dark sea foam green
`{{CR-GSW-Jt light}}`	Sample:	`739c8c`	CR & G&SWR Joint

light colours are to be used a background to the company name in succession templates. With the exception of {{HR light}}, the light code has been derived by adding 2 to each digit of the code (to a maximum of "f").

Big four (1923–1948)[edit]

Template	Swatch	Hex Code	Company
`{{Temporary rail colour\|004400}}`	Sample:	`004400`	Great Western Railway
`{{GWR colour}}`	Sample:	`8f691e`	Great Western Railway
`{{LMS colour}}`	Sample:	`af1e2d`	London Midland and Scottish Railway
`{{LNER colour}}`	Sample:	`99cc67`	London and North Eastern Railway
`{{SR colour}}`	Sample:	`008000`	Southern Railway (England)
`{{Temporary rail colour\|ff7518}}`	Sample:	`ff7518`	Southern Railway (England)

BR regional era (1948–1982)[edit]

Template	Swatch	Hex Code	Region
`{{BR(E) colour}}`	Sample:	`0505c2`	Eastern Region of British Railways
`{{BR(LM) colour}}`	Sample:	`ba0003`	London Midland Region (British Railways)
`{{BR(NE) colour}}`	Sample:	`ff9900`	North Eastern Region of British Railways
`{{BR(Sc) colour}}`	Sample:	`0099ff`	Scottish Region of British Railways
`{{BR(S) colour}}`	Sample:	`10971e`	Southern Region of British Railways
`{{BR(W) colour}}`	Sample:	`783c1c`	Western Region of British Railways

BR sectorisation era (1982–1996)[edit]

Template	Swatch	Hex Code	Sector
none	Sample:		InterCity
`{{Temporary rail colour\|00cccc}}`	Sample:	`00cccc`	Regional Railways ‘Provincial’ to 1989
`{{NSE colour}}`	Sample:	`cecece`	Network SouthEast ‘London & South East’ to 1986

Metros/tramways/underground/ferries[edit]

London[edit]

London Underground[edit]

`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Bakerloo}}`	Sample:	`a45a2a`	Bakerloo Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Central}}`	Sample:	`da291c`	Central line (London Underground)
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Circle}}`	Sample:	`ffcd00`	Circle Line (London Underground)
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|District}}`	Sample:	`007a33`	District Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|East London}}`	Sample:	`ffa300`	East London Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Hammersmith & City}}`	Sample:	`e89cae`	Hammersmith & City Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Jubilee}}`	Sample:	`7c878e`	Jubilee Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Metropolitan}}`	Sample:	`840b55`	Metropolitan Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Northern}}`	Sample:	`000000`	Northern Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Piccadilly}}`	Sample:	`10069f`	Piccadilly Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Victoria}}`	Sample:	`00a3e0`	Victoria Line
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|Waterloo & City}}`	Sample:	`6eceb2`	Waterloo & City Line

London Overground[edit]

`{{rail color\|London Overground}}`	Sample:	`e87722`	London Overground
`{{Liberty line}}`	Sample:	`696969`	Liberty
`{{Lioness line}}`	Sample:	`fecb09`	Lioness
`{{Mildmay line}}`	Sample:	`496799`	Mildmay
`{{Suffragette line}}`	Sample:	`66ba5a`	Suffragette
`{{Weaver line}}`	Sample:	`810541`	Weaver
`{{Windrush line}}`	Sample:	`cc0033`	Windrush

Other London[edit]

`{{rail color\|Docklands Light Railway}}`	Sample:	`00b2a9`	Docklands Light Railway
`{{rail color\|Tramlink}}`	Sample:	`78be20`	Tramlink
`{{rail color\|London Underground\|River}}`	Sample:	`00a3e0`	London River Services
`{{Temporary rail colour\|e75480}}`	Sample:	`e75480`	Catamaran Cruisers
`{{Temporary rail colour\|00ff00}}`	Sample:	`00ff00`	Thames Clipper Tate to Tate
`{{Temporary rail colour\|ff9600}}`	Sample:	`ff9600`	Thames Clipper London Eye to Tower
`{{Temporary rail colour\|007fff}}`	Sample:	`007fff`	City Cruises Tower and Greenwich
`{{Temporary rail colour\|007fff}}`	Sample:	`007fff`	City Cruises Tower and Greenwich
`{{Elizabeth line}}`	Sample:	`6950a1`	Elizabeth

Edinburgh[edit]

Commuter Lines[edit]

`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Edinburgh to Bathgate Line}}`	Sample:	`f48328`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Edinburgh Crossrail}}`	Sample:	`f48328`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Edinburgh to Dunblane Line}}`	Sample:	`f491a8`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Fife Circle Line}}`	Sample:	`3a75c4`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|North Berwick Line}}`	Sample:	`2e8b57`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Shotts Line}}`	Sample:	`ffe02b`

Other[edit]

`{{Temporary rail colour\|b31b1b}}`	Sample:		`b31b1b`	Edinburgh Trams

Glasgow[edit]

Commuter Lines[edit]

`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Argyle Line}}`	Sample:	`77dd77`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Ayrshire Coast Line}}`	Sample:	`9966cc`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Cathcart Circle Lines}}`	Sample:	`ff0000`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Croy Line}}`	Sample:	`f491a8`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Cumbernauld Line}}`	Sample:	`cc5500`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Inverclyde Line}}`	Sample:	`2e8b57`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Maryhill Line}}`	Sample:	`cc5500`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line}}`	Sample:	`00cccc`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|North Clyde Line}}`	Sample:	`3a75c4`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Paisley Canal Line}}`	Sample:	`949699`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Shotts Line}}`	Sample:	`ffe02b`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Glasgow South Western Line}}`	Sample:	`0095b6`
`{{National Rail colour\|First ScotRail\|Whifflet Line}}`	Sample:	`ffe02b`

Other[edit]

`{{Temporary rail colour\|ffa500}}`	Sample:		`ffa500`	Glasgow Subway

Manchester Metrolink[edit]

Line	Keys	Hex color
Altrincham–Bury (peak only)	`green`	`23841f`
Altrincham–Piccadilly	`purple`	`711279`
Eccles–Ashton (peak only)	`light blue`	`5fc9f3`
Piccadilly–Bury	`yellow`	`edb600`
East Didsbury–Rochdale	`pink`	`ef80b1`
East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only)	`brown`	`867864`
The Trafford Centre–Deansgate	`red`	`e20006`
Manchester Airport–Victoria	`dark blue`	`1769b4`

Merseyrail (Liverpool)[edit]

`{{Merseyrail colour}}`	Sample:	`fff200`	Merseyrail
`{{Merseyrail colour\|City}}`	Sample:	`ee1c25`	City Line (Merseyrail)
`{{Merseyrail colour\|Northern}}`	Sample:	`0266b2`	Northern Line (Merseyrail)
`{{Merseyrail colour\|Wirral}}`	Sample:	`00a94f`	Wirral Line

Nottingham[edit]

`{{Temporary rail colour\|01796f}}`	Sample:		`01796f`	Nottingham Express Transit
`{{Temporary rail colour\|543C93}}`	Sample:		`543C93`	Nottingham Express Transit

Sheffield[edit]

`{{Sheffield Supertram colour}}`	Sample:	`000000`	Sheffield Supertram
`{{Sheffield Supertram colour\|Yellow}}`	Sample:	`ecb739`
`{{Sheffield Supertram colour\|Blue}}`	Sample:	`2d83c0`
`{{Sheffield Supertram colour\|Purple}}`	Sample:	`5f195e`

West Midlands[edit]

`{{Midland-Metro-colour}}`	Sample:	`0075c9`	West Midlands Metro
`{{Midland-Metro-colour\|1}}`	Sample:	`0075c9`
`{{Midland-Metro-colour\|2}}`	Sample:	`0075c9`

Fictional[edit]

`{{Temporary rail colour\|8b00ff}}`	Sample:		`8b00ff`	Hogwarts Express