First Great Western Liveries On Great Western Express

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  1. GingerNinja2343

    GingerNinja2343 Member

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    The FGW liveries are already in the game and can be accessed with mods, so why can’t they be in the vanilla game for all platforms to enjoy?
     
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  2. Knightfire1964

    Knightfire1964 Well-Known Member

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    because licences
     
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  3. londonmidland

    londonmidland Well-Known Member

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    Has this actually been officially confirmed by someone at DTG or is it just speculation?
     
  4. Knightfire1964

    Knightfire1964 Well-Known Member

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    just what i would think
     
  5. GingerNinja2343

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    I don’t think so, seeing as first great western own the GWR brand
     
  6. Rail Runner

    Rail Runner Well-Known Member

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    I think it’s the FIRST group. For example, GTR own Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern. But you would require different licenses for each Brand
     
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  7. jack.a.varley04

    jack.a.varley04 Well-Known Member

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    On the gwe green it says a first great western company so they must do
     
  8. ionutmineadaniel

    ionutmineadaniel Well-Known Member

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    This liveries should be official the route with out them does not feel right
     
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  9. Clumsy Pacer

    Clumsy Pacer Well-Known Member

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    It doesn't, it says "A FirstGroup Company".
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    Tatolly agree.
     
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  11. ionutmineadaniel

    ionutmineadaniel Well-Known Member

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    There are FGW logos in the cab of the HST so they have the licences 20201110204009_1.jpg
     
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  12. superb

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    Yes Sam just said in the livestream that for licensing reasons it's not meant to be there it was while in development but FGW changed their liveries so DTG had to follow suit. if you can access it then do so, but for general release no.
    Maybe once the livery editor comes to preserved collect we can all make a version and the ciggy packet versions. personally the MTU fitted Class 43 power cars are dull compared to a Paxman Valenta so I'm not into the HST's on GWE.
     
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  13. stujoy

    stujoy Well-Known Member

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    That’s right. FirstGroup only wanted their latest GWE livery represented in the game, so the livery they had on the train they were creating and testing the route with had to go, and the one we have now was done instead. Licenses can be very specific like that.
     
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