▁– ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ): ▁white , ▁black ▁and ▁grey ▁as ▁carried ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 6 5 / 4 6 6 ▁fleet , ▁with ▁the ▁doors ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁l il ac . ▁ ▁Mer sey ra il ▁Capital ▁of ▁Culture ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ): ▁based ▁around ▁the ▁Mer sey ra il ▁Ref urb ished ▁li very , ▁with ▁over lain ▁graphics . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁sets ▁in ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁Capital ▁of ▁Culture ▁li ver ies ▁is ▁ 5 0 8 1 3 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁cre ativity ▁with ▁a ▁pur ple ▁background . ▁Phot ograph s ▁dep icted ▁focus ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁Liverpool , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Super L amb B an ana . ▁The ▁colour ful ▁li ver ies ▁met ▁with ▁mixed ▁re actions ▁from ▁trav ellers . ▁It ▁was ▁most ▁often ▁on ▁the ▁South port ▁– ▁Hun ts ▁Cross ▁line . ▁Pass enger ▁doors ▁carry ▁diagonal ▁safety ▁stri pes . ▁ ▁Mer sey ra il ▁The ▁Beat les ▁Story ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁– ): ▁blue ▁background , ▁with ▁mainly - white ▁text ▁and ▁graphics , ▁advert ising ▁The ▁Beat les ▁Story ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Albert ▁D ock ▁in ▁Liverpool . ▁The ▁passenger ▁doors ▁are ▁all ▁yellow , ▁as ▁a ▁safety ▁measure ▁which ▁was ▁introduced , ▁previously , ▁by ▁Mer sey ra il . ▁The ▁li very ▁is ▁applied ▁as ▁a ▁vin yl ▁skin . ▁This