chocolate and cream for the GWR 150th anniversary celebrations, along with a brief Scottish experiment in green and cream. Then around 1988 reclassification of 'second class' as 'standard class' took place. 1983 was the year that the InterCity livery was first seen, 1986 the introduction of Network SouthEast and the end of the Searail livery. During the 1980s a complete rake of 1950s built corridor compartment second class Mark 1s (including a BSK) which operated exclusively on the Glasgow - Stranraer route and connected with the Irish Sea ferries, were painted into a very striking Sealink livery of red, blue, and white, and internally the vestibules (but not the main side corridors) were painted bright yellow to match the refurbished EMUs of the period. Being early 1950s coaches these had all-timber interiors which lent themselves to painting. Following withdrawal from the Stranraer line towards the end of the 1980s this rake was used by ScotRail on "Merrymaker" charter services, including long-distance trips on the West Coast Main Line, before eventually being withdrawn completely at the very end of the 1980s. 1988 saw the first Regional Railways livery (as well as postal trains and parcels trains turning Royal Mail red). From 1995/96 private operators began to paint their stock their own colours. See also Mainline steam trains in Great Britain Rolling stock of the Watercress Line - User of Mark 1 coaches for preservation/heritage railway Taunton sleeping car fire References G. M. Kichenside British Railways Coaches, Ian Allan ABC Further reading External links BR MkI coaches at Southern Railway E-mail Group Mark 1 Train-related introductions in 1951