(04 Feb 2020, 8:53 pm)ifm001 wrote Don't the front and rear of trains have to be yellow by law or is that an old thing now. Yellow was in order for trains to be able to be seen in the distance. Definatley image 2 would cause visibility issues.
I believe it was relaxed some years ago now. The TPE class 68s for example don't have a yellow front.