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[[File:AWC's Progress train 390119 (Trainbow) at Coventry station, June 2023.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A notable trainbow, the [[Avanti West Coast]] Progress train.]] |
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}[[File:AWC's Progress train 390119 (Trainbow) at Coventry station, June 2023.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A notable trainbow, the [[Avanti West Coast]] Progress train.]] |
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[[File:Thameslink Class 700 155 at Peterborough.jpg|thumb|[[Thameslink]]'s trainbow-liveried [[British Rail Class 700|Class 700]]]] |
[[File:Thameslink Class 700 155 at Peterborough.jpg|thumb|[[Thameslink]]'s trainbow-liveried [[British Rail Class 700|Class 700]]]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Trainbow''' is the nickname that is given to the [[LGBT marketing|LGBT marketing concept]] by [[Train operating company|train operating companies]], initially in the United Kingdom, to cover their trains and carriages in rainbows or [[pride flag]]s. The word is a [[Blend word|portmanteau]] of the words "train" and "rainbow". |
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| ⚫ | '''Trainbow''' is the nickname that is given to the [[LGBT marketing|LGBT marketing concept]] by [[Train operating company|train operating companies]], initially in the United Kingdom, to cover their trains and carriages in rainbows or [[pride flag]]s. The word is a |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The trainbow was started by [[Transport for London]] in June 2015 by decorating two [[Docklands Light Railway rolling stock|DLR B92 trains]] for [[Pride in London]], after previously doing it on a [[New Routemaster|Routemaster bus]] and a [[Hackney carriage|London taxi]] under the phase "Ride with Pride".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-23 |title=DLR Train Turns All The Colours Of The Rainbow |url=https://londonist.com/2015/06/dlr-train-turns-all-the-colours-of-the-rainbow |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Londonist |language=en}}</ref> After the success of the interest in rainbow-decorated light rail carriages, other train operating companies started decorating |
The trainbow was started by [[Transport for London]] in June 2015 by decorating two [[Docklands Light Railway rolling stock|DLR B92 trains]] for [[Pride in London]], after previously doing it on a [[New Routemaster|Routemaster bus]] and a [[Hackney carriage|London taxi]] under the phase "Ride with Pride".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-23 |title=DLR Train Turns All The Colours Of The Rainbow |url=https://londonist.com/2015/06/dlr-train-turns-all-the-colours-of-the-rainbow |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Londonist |language=en}}</ref> After the success of the interest in rainbow-decorated light rail carriages, other train operating companies started decorating trains in rainbow colours and [[LGBT symbols]], notably starting in 2018. Later, the [[hashtag]] '''''#trainbow''''' came out on [[Twitter]] as a reference to these rainbow coloured trains. |
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Notable trainbows include a [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|GWR]] [[British Rail Class 800|Class 800 IET]] Alan Turing, serial number 800008, which has rainbow stripes on the front,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=GWR honours WWII codebreaker Alan Turing and unveils new 'Trainbow' livery |url=https://news.gwr.com/news/gwr-honours-wwii-codebreaker-alan-turing-and-unveils-new-trainbow-livery |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=GWR News |language=en-GB}}</ref> the [[Avanti West Coast]] [[British Rail Class 390|Class 390 Pendolino]] Progress, serial number 390119, the first one that is covered from end-to-end in pride colours, |
Notable trainbows include a [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|GWR]] [[British Rail Class 800|Class 800 IET]] Alan Turing, serial number 800008, which has rainbow stripes on the front,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=GWR honours WWII codebreaker Alan Turing and unveils new 'Trainbow' livery |url=https://news.gwr.com/news/gwr-honours-wwii-codebreaker-alan-turing-and-unveils-new-trainbow-livery |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=GWR News |language=en-GB}}</ref> the [[Avanti West Coast]] [[British Rail Class 390|Class 390 Pendolino]] Progress, serial number 390119, the first one that is covered from end-to-end in pride colours,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-25 |title=Avanti West Coast launches the UK's first fully wrapped Pride train staffed by all LGBTQ+ crew |url=https://newsdesk.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/news/avanti-west-coast-launches-the-uks-first-fully-wrapped-pride-train-staffed-by-all-lgbtq-crew |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Avanti West Coast News |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the [[London North Eastern Railway|LNER]] [[British Rail Class 801|Class 801 Azuma]] Together, serial number 801226, which has multiple stripes based on various pride flags.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mansfield |first=Ian |date=2023-06-02 |title=LNER introduces Azuma Train in a celebration of Pride |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lner-introduces-azuma-train-in-a-celebration-of-pride-63195/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=ianVisits |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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{{As of|2024|January}}, the only British train operating companies (TOCs) that have not have trainbows are: [[Northern Trains|Northern]], [[Transport for Wales Rail]], [[Hull Trains]], [[CrossCountry]], [[Merseyrail]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]], [[West Midlands Trains|West Midlands Railway]], [[Caledonian Sleeper]] and [[Eurostar]]. When |
{{As of|2024|January}}, the only British [[Train operating company|train operating companies]] (TOCs) that have not have trainbows are: [[Northern Trains|Northern]], [[Transport for Wales Rail]], [[Hull Trains]], [[CrossCountry]], [[Merseyrail]], [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]], [[West Midlands Trains|West Midlands Railway]], [[Caledonian Sleeper]] and [[Eurostar]]. When enquired, TfW Rail has said it has no plans to introduce trainbows on its train in the near future.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1750520145498312727 |user=tfwrail |title=Hi Philippe, I've been informed that we do not have any current plans for a trainbow livery. We have given this consideration in the past, but from engaging with colleagues we decided to move in a different direction (1/2) |first= |last=TfW Rail |date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |ref=}}</ref> |
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[[File:DB-423 Regenbogen.jpg|thumb|225x225px|A German trainbow, a decorated [[Deutsche Bahn]] [[DBAG Class 423|Class 423]]]] |
[[File:DB-423 Regenbogen.jpg|thumb|225x225px|A German trainbow, a decorated [[Deutsche Bahn]] [[DBAG Class 423|Class 423]]]] |
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Trainbows have since expanded to other nations, starting in 2019, when France's [[SNCF]] wrapped a [[TGV inOui]] locomotive in rainbow colours to celebrate 50 years of [[Pride parade|Pride]]. |
Trainbows have since expanded to other nations, starting in 2019, when France's [[SNCF]] wrapped a [[TGV inOui]] locomotive in rainbow colours to celebrate 50 years of [[Pride parade|Pride]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-06 |title=Un TGV arc-en-ciel circule en France pour célébrer le mois des fiertés |trans-title=A rainbow TGV goes around France to celebrate a month of Pride. |url=https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/mois-lgbt-la-sncf-met-en-service-un-tgv-arc-en-ciel-7797785324 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=www.rtl.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref> In June 2022, as part of the celebration of [[Dublin Pride]], Ireland's [[Iarnród Éireann]] wrapped a [[CIÉ 8100 Class]] DART commuter train (serial number 8315). <ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Proinsias |date=2022-06-20 |title=Iarnród Éireann and NTA Wrap DART Carriages in Rainbow Colours to Celebrate Dublin Pride 2022 |url=https://www.transportforireland.ie/news/iarnrod-eireann-and-nta-wrap-dart-carriages-in-rainbow-colours-to-celebrate-dublin-pride-2022/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Transport for Ireland |language=en-US}}</ref> In Belgium, in June 2023, a number of [[National Railway Company of Belgium|SNCB]] carriages of a [[Belgian Railways Class 08|SNCB Class 08 Desiro]] (serial number AM08 8586), had rainbow wrappings celebrating [[International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia|IDAHOBIT]] and {{ill|Brussels Pride|nl|Brussels Pride - The Belgian & European Pride}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belga |date=2024-01-22 |title=La SNCB met un train arc-en-ciel sur les rails en signe de lutte contre l'homophobie |trans-title=SNCB put out a rainbow train to signal the struggle against homophobia |url=https://www.lavenir.net/actu/belgique/2023/05/17/la-sncb-met-un-train-arc-en-ciel-sur-les-rails-en-signe-de-lutte-contre-lhomophobie-XVDZNRF3KRCKPE4RBJBUNU5Q4U/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122193412/https://www.lavenir.net/actu/belgique/2023/05/17/la-sncb-met-un-train-arc-en-ciel-sur-les-rails-en-signe-de-lutte-contre-lhomophobie-XVDZNRF3KRCKPE4RBJBUNU5Q4U/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=lavenir.net |language=fr |archive-date=2024-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Timothy |date=2023-05-17 |title=NMBS / SNCB dons train in rainbow colours for pride |url=https://tripbytrip.org/2023/05/17/nmbs-sncb-dons-train-in-rainbow-colours-for-pride/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Trip By Trip |language=en}}</ref> |
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Germany has a number of trains which have been wrapped with rainbow decals. It first started in July 2021 with an [[ICE 3]] nicknamed Rainbow Train (serial number 403 504-4), having its famous red stripe replaced with a rainbow stripe to celebrate the tenth anniversary of [[Deutsche Bahn]]'s LGBT+ employee network, railbow. |
Germany has a number of trains which have been wrapped with rainbow decals. It first started in July 2021 with an [[ICE 3]] nicknamed Rainbow Train (serial number 403 504-4), having its famous red stripe replaced with a rainbow stripe to celebrate the tenth anniversary of [[Deutsche Bahn]]'s LGBT+ employee network, railbow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Que(e)r durch Deutschland: DB setzt mit Regenbogen-ICE Zeichen für Vielfalt und Toleranz |trans-title=Que(e)r through Germany: DB sets an example for diversity and tolerance with a rainbow ICE. |url=https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pressestart_zentrales_uebersicht/Que-e-r-durch-Deutschland-DB-setzt-mit-Regenbogen-ICE-Zeichen-fuer-Vielfalt-und-Toleranz-6867072 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Deutsche Bahn |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-28 |title="Deutlich machen, wofür man steht" – Bahn beklebt ICE in Regenbogenfarben |trans-title=“Make it clear what you stand for” – Deutsche Bahn puts rainbow colours on a ICE |url=https://www.stern.de/reise/regenbogen-ice--zug-der-deutschen-bahn-wirbt-fuer-toleranz_30609636-30609538.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Stern.de |language=de}}</ref> |
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Trainbows were immortalised in [[Rail transport modelling|miniature form]] in August 2023 when [[Hornby Railways]] began selling a miniature version of the GWR's Alan Turing train.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornby R3872 GWR, Class 800, Trainbow Train Pack - Era 11 :: Railway Models UK |url=https://railwaymodels.uk/product-hornby-r3872-gwr-class-800-trainbow-train-pack-era-11 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=railwaymodels.uk}}</ref> |
Trainbows were immortalised in [[Rail transport modelling|miniature form]] in August 2023 when [[Hornby Railways]] began selling a miniature version of the GWR's Alan Turing train.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornby R3872 GWR, Class 800, Trainbow Train Pack - Era 11 :: Railway Models UK |url=https://railwaymodels.uk/product-hornby-r3872-gwr-class-800-trainbow-train-pack-era-11 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=railwaymodels.uk}}</ref> |
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[[File:Side view of 3006.jpg|alt=|thumb|175x175px|A Northern Irish trainbow |
[[File:Side view of 3006.jpg|alt=|thumb|175x175px|A Northern Irish trainbow on a [[NIR Class 3000]] [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] ]] |
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[[NI Railways]] |
While [[NI Railways]] wrapped two [[NIR Class 3000]] units with trainbows (serial numbers 3006 and 3021) in April 2020, they are dedicated to the [[Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland)|local health service]] instead of LGBT causes as part of a [[COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland|COVID-19]]-related marketing campaign called #ChaseTheRainbow.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Conway |first=Gail |date=2020-04-22 |title=Transport company in NI spreads positivity in pandemic |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2020/0422/1134105-trainbows-covid-19/ |journal=RTÉ News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=RailUK |date=2020-04-20 |title=Translink releases two large Trainbows onto the Northern Ireland network |url=https://railuk.com/rail-news/translink-releases-two-large-trainbows-onto-the-northern-ireland-network/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Rail UK |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Influence on other transport == |
== Influence on other transport == |
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Since the creation of trainbows, other forms of transport in the UK, including regional buses,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Pride bus takes to the road |url=https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/15526/new-pride-bus-takes-to-the-road |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=We Are Barnsley |language=en}}</ref> and even a [[Loganair]] [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer 145]] plane, have marked Pride. |
Since the creation of trainbows, other forms of transport in the UK, including regional buses,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Pride bus takes to the road |url=https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/15526/new-pride-bus-takes-to-the-road |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=We Are Barnsley |language=en}}</ref> and even a [[Loganair]] [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer 145]] plane, have marked Pride.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loganair's Pride Jet flying the flag for the LGBTQIA+ community |url=https://www.loganair.co.uk/our-story/latest-news/2023/loganair-s-pride-jet-flying-the-flag-for-the-lgbtqia-community/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Loganair |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Velani |first=Bhavya |date=2023-06-16 |title=Loganair Unveils UK's First Ever New Pride Jet for LGBTQ Community |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2023/06/16/loganair-unveils-uks-first-ever-new-pride-jet-for-lgbtq-community/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Aviation A2Z |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 21:12, 14 May 2024
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Trainbow is the nickname that is given to the LGBT marketing concept by train operating companies, initially in the United Kingdom, to cover their trains and carriages in rainbows or pride flags. The word is a portmanteau of the words "train" and "rainbow".
History
The trainbow was started by Transport for London in June 2015 by decorating two DLR B92 trains for Pride in London, after previously doing it on a Routemaster bus and a London taxi under the phase "Ride with Pride".[1] After the success of the interest in rainbow-decorated light rail carriages, other train operating companies started decorating trains in rainbow colours and LGBT symbols, notably starting in 2018. Later, the hashtag #trainbow came out on Twitter as a reference to these rainbow coloured trains.
Notable trainbows include a GWR Class 800 IET Alan Turing, serial number 800008, which has rainbow stripes on the front,[2] the Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino Progress, serial number 390119, the first one that is covered from end-to-end in pride colours,[3] and the LNER Class 801 Azuma Together, serial number 801226, which has multiple stripes based on various pride flags.[4]
As of January 2024[update], the only British train operating companies (TOCs) that have not have trainbows are: Northern, Transport for Wales Rail, Hull Trains, CrossCountry, Merseyrail, Grand Central, West Midlands Railway, Caledonian Sleeper and Eurostar. When enquired, TfW Rail has said it has no plans to introduce trainbows on its train in the near future.[5]
Trainbows have since expanded to other nations, starting in 2019, when France's SNCF wrapped a TGV inOui locomotive in rainbow colours to celebrate 50 years of Pride.[6] In June 2022, as part of the celebration of Dublin Pride, Ireland's Iarnród Éireann wrapped a CIÉ 8100 Class DART commuter train (serial number 8315). [7] In Belgium, in June 2023, a number of SNCB carriages of a SNCB Class 08 Desiro (serial number AM08 8586), had rainbow wrappings celebrating IDAHOBIT and Brussels Pride.[8][9]
Germany has a number of trains which have been wrapped with rainbow decals. It first started in July 2021 with an ICE 3 nicknamed Rainbow Train (serial number 403 504-4), having its famous red stripe replaced with a rainbow stripe to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Deutsche Bahn's LGBT+ employee network, railbow.[10][11]
Trainbows were immortalised in miniature form in August 2023 when Hornby Railways began selling a miniature version of the GWR's Alan Turing train.[12]
While NI Railways wrapped two NIR Class 3000 units with trainbows (serial numbers 3006 and 3021) in April 2020, they are dedicated to the local health service instead of LGBT causes as part of a COVID-19-related marketing campaign called #ChaseTheRainbow.[13][14]
Influence on other transport
Since the creation of trainbows, other forms of transport in the UK, including regional buses,[15] and even a Loganair Embraer 145 plane, have marked Pride.[16][17]
References
- ^ "DLR Train Turns All The Colours Of The Rainbow". Londonist. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "GWR honours WWII codebreaker Alan Turing and unveils new 'Trainbow' livery". GWR News. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Avanti West Coast launches the UK's first fully wrapped Pride train staffed by all LGBTQ+ crew". Avanti West Coast News. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Mansfield, Ian (2 June 2023). "LNER introduces Azuma Train in a celebration of Pride". ianVisits. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ TfW Rail [@tfwrail] (25 January 2024). "Hi Philippe, I've been informed that we do not have any current plans for a trainbow livery. We have given this consideration in the past, but from engaging with colleagues we decided to move in a different direction (1/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Un TGV arc-en-ciel circule en France pour célébrer le mois des fiertés" [A rainbow TGV goes around France to celebrate a month of Pride.]. www.rtl.fr (in French). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Collins, Proinsias (20 June 2022). "Iarnród Éireann and NTA Wrap DART Carriages in Rainbow Colours to Celebrate Dublin Pride 2022". Transport for Ireland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Belga (22 January 2024). "La SNCB met un train arc-en-ciel sur les rails en signe de lutte contre l'homophobie" [SNCB put out a rainbow train to signal the struggle against homophobia]. lavenir.net (in French). Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Timothy (17 May 2023). "NMBS / SNCB dons train in rainbow colours for pride". Trip By Trip. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Que(e)r durch Deutschland: DB setzt mit Regenbogen-ICE Zeichen für Vielfalt und Toleranz" [Que(e)r through Germany: DB sets an example for diversity and tolerance with a rainbow ICE.]. Deutsche Bahn (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ ""Deutlich machen, wofür man steht" – Bahn beklebt ICE in Regenbogenfarben" [“Make it clear what you stand for” – Deutsche Bahn puts rainbow colours on a ICE]. Stern.de (in German). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Hornby R3872 GWR, Class 800, Trainbow Train Pack - Era 11 :: Railway Models UK". railwaymodels.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Conway, Gail (22 April 2020). "Transport company in NI spreads positivity in pandemic". RTÉ News.
- ^ Writer, RailUK (20 April 2020). "Translink releases two large Trainbows onto the Northern Ireland network". Rail UK. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "New Pride bus takes to the road". We Are Barnsley. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Loganair's Pride Jet flying the flag for the LGBTQIA+ community". Loganair. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Velani, Bhavya (16 June 2023). "Loganair Unveils UK's First Ever New Pride Jet for LGBTQ Community". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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External links
- Trainline - Trainbows: the Pride rainbow trains of 2020
- The Progress Train - Trainbow Tracker
- Dunn, Tim Why trainbows matter Modern Railways - July 2022