User:Hachijo8/Philippine National Railways liveries

The Philippine National Railways underwent several livery changes throughout its over 100 years of existence. In recent years, the entrance of each new rolling stock also appears to have a new accompanied livery change with them. This article shall discuss the

Manila Railway liveries (1885–1917)

Tercera coaches in 1904, one of the few colored images of the Manila Railway era.

There are barely any colored photographs of the Manila Railway era aside from a few postcards and postage stamps made in the 1960s. As the first locomotives of the company were British-made, there are some locomotives that were painted on the sides.

There were two different color schemes for the Manila Railway Dagupan class. Neilson Type A locomotives had a black engine while the side tanks and cab are metallic silver. The side lines between the main engine and the wheels are colored blue. Meanwhile, the Dübs Type B were fully-painted black but had red side lines. No. 17 was later fully painted black under its service with the Manila Railroad.

The color scheme of later locomotives such as the Manila Railway 100 class remains unknown due to having been long scrapped.

Manila Railway coaches

The Primera and Tercera Clase coaches or passenger railcars were of made of wood wend are tinted in varnish.

Manila Railroad steam-era livery (1917–51)

Unlike the steam locomotives under the Manila Railway, the Manila Railroad's early motive power are fully painted black even on the side lines and the wheels.

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Philippine National Railways' liveries (1964–present)

Green livery (1973–2000)

The dark green and yellow livery was first introduced in 1973 in anticipation of the PNR 900 class, replacing the Manila Railroad's red/orange and yellow livery introduced over 20 years prior. Locomotives had a large "PNR" serif wordmark on the side of the trains. It was soon adopted for the rest of the rolling stock, which resulted in variations between locomotive and coach batches:

• A variant for 900 class locomotives serving on the PNR North Main Line had white "whiskers", i.e. wing-like decals placed in the front of the cab, graphically located behind the PNR seal. By 1986, the colors wore off, making this and the South Main Line's yellow livery indistinguishable from each other. By 1992, the red livery was introduced and became the standard for the 900 class.
• A variant for 900 class locomotives on the PNR South Main Line had light yellow whiskers and was also replaced by the red livery in 1992.
• A variant for the PNR 2000 class was introduced before 1976. This became the last livery for the 2000 class before they were scrapped in 2000.
• A variant for PNR 2500 class locomotives was introduced in 1979 which inverted the dark green and yellow colors of the original livery with a white top. The last known carrier of this livery was DEL 2532, which was fully scrapped in 2011.
• The same variant as the 900 class locomotives were introduced for This was also the introductory paint scheme for the Commuter Motor Coach (CMC) class DMUs.
• Some coaches also adopted the 900 class paint scheme such as the 7C and 7E class. Other, mostly older coaches used the 2500 class paint scheme.
• A variant for boxcars was also introduced. At least one boxcar still uses this livery as of 2022, albeit already decommissioned in 2004 awaiting to be scrapped.

The Alstom-built 1500 class locomotives were not repainted to this color scheme having been already decommissioned in 1976, retaining their original MRR scheme until their final scrapping in 1989.

Peñafrancia livery (1986–90)

The Peñafrancia livery was a short-lived intercity livery first used during the reintroduction of the Peñafrancia Express service.

Metro Manila Commuter Service livery (1974–91)

The PNR Commuter Motor Coach or CMC diesel multiple units adopted a blue, black and white livery upon their arrival in 1974. These were later replaced with the Metrotren livery in 1991 until they were decommissioned between 2000 and 2009.

Kadiwa livery (1980–1991)

A yellow and orange Kadiwa Express livery was introduced as part of then-president Ferdinand Marcos' Kadiwa program that began in 1980 to bring down the price of agricultural commodities. This livery was a repaint of the MRR-era yellow and red/orange livery of 1956 with the imposition of the Kadiwa Express logo, applied on the ICF coaches-derived 7E and 7SE class passenger railroad cars. The coaches were eventually repainted with the Metrotren livery in 1991, long after Marcos was ousted from office.

Northrail livery (1999–2000)

The Northrail livery was a blue, white and red livery adopted for the 7C and 7A-2000 cars.

Philippines 2000 livery (1997–2008)

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Commex blue livery (1999–2009)

The Commex blue livery was introduced in 1999 after the arrival of second-hand 7A-2000 class coaches. Originally built in the 1970s as 12 and 14 series cars, these were built as complements for the CMC sets which was already near the end of its service life.

Filtrack livery (2009–2012)

Filtrack was the name of the short-lived corporate redesign of the PNR in 2009 after the introduction of the PNR Hyundai Rotem DMU. Several locomotives were given a white and blue livery while coaches were fully painted white. However, not all rolling stock was given as it was easily phased out. Three ex-JR East 12 series coaches no. 7A-2025, CAR-3 and CAR-5 are still using this livery as of May 2022 despite being decommissioned since the early 2010s.

Second blue livery (2011–present)

A blue and orange livery was introduced in 2011 after the arrival of more ex-Blue Train 14 series coaches for the reactivation of the Bicol Express service in 2011. While the Bicol Express reactivation did not push through, the livery continued until 2021 for the PNR 900 class. It is still being used by some PNR Hyundai Rotem DMUs and 203 series-derived coaches.

Combined Filtrack/Blue livery (2011–15)

The Rotem DMUs once used a combination of the Filtrack and the second blue livery between 2011 and 2015, when the trains were fully given the blue livery.

DESCO Blue Whale livery (2017–present)

The Blue Whale livery was introduced in 2017 by DESCO, Inc., a company that repairs rolling stock. While it retains the orange whisker design, the PNR logo is now given a more metallic gold coloring.

Examples

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  916 with the 2011 blue livery in 2016.
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  Former 14 series coaches with the faded second blue livery.
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  921 with the DESCO Blue Whale livery in 2017.
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  203 series coach with the second blue livery.
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  A PNR Hyundai Rotem DMU with the combined Filtrack steel livery and blue livery in 2011.
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  Rotem DMU-5 with the full blue livery in 2019.

Ponkan livery (2019–present)

INKA's so-called Ponkan livery is the newest among all the narrow-gauge color schemes. It features a pure yellow-orange livery for locomotives while a white, orange and black livery for coaches and DMUs, with the exception of the KiHa 52-122, which was also given the orange locomotive livery being for rescue equipment, as well as the 203 series, which are still awaiting their repaint.

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  DEL 917, the first locomotive to be fitted with the Ponkan livery in 2020.
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  A Rotem DMU in 2020.
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  KiHa 59 series DMU in 2019.
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  PNR 8000 class DMU in 2019.
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  PNR 8100 class DMU in 2020.
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  A 9000 class locomotive in 2021.

NSCR livery (2019–present)

The North–South Commuter Railway's PNR EM1000 class sets use a red-orange and gray livery.

CRRC livery (2021–present)

CRRC 3-car Express DMUs for the PNR South Long Haul use a red, white and black livery. Currently, two of these trains are still at the CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive facility in China.