RAL railway colors
As RAL rail colors are referred to colloquially standardized colors of railroad companies are given the manufacturers and maintenance workshops for locomotive and car paint. This ensures a uniform appearance ( corporate identity ) of the train units of a railway company. In order to clearly designate the colors, a technical color standard made available by a third party is used, such as the RAL color system discussed here .
RAL colors of the Deutsche Bundesbahn 1949–1993
The specified years refer to the introduction as a standard coating. The actual implementation took several decades, so that individual vehicles skipped one or even several versions.
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1001 | beige | Window strip of the TEE and IC cars (1957 to 1974) | |
RAL 1002 | Sand yellow | Ribbon window and decorative strips of the Berlin S-Bahn (until 1987) | |
RAL 1007 | Daffodil yellow | all lettering on passenger coaches with brown-green or bottle-green paint (1920 to ~ 1957), lettering on post coaches (until the end of rail mail traffic in 1997) BVG - U-Bahn until change to traffic yellow | |
RAL 1014 | ivory | Ribbon window for locomotives and passenger coaches (1974 to 1987) | |
RAL 1015 | Light ivory | all lettering of the passenger coaches (1957 to 1987) | |
RAL 1028 | Melon yellow | lower side wall of the Lufthansa Airport Express | |
RAL 1034 | Pastel yellow | Support strip of the S-Bahn (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 2004 | Pure orange | DB class 420 , ribbon windows and decorative stripes of the S-Bahn (1969 to 1987) | |
RAL 2012 | Salmon orange | S-Bahn window strip (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 3000 | Fire red | Edge of circulation and underlying parts of steam locomotives (1929 to 1950) | |
RAL 3002 | Carmine | Edge of the circulation and underlying parts of steam locomotives (from 1952), window band of the TUI FerienExpress | |
RAL 3003 | Ruby red | Sleeping car and dining car of Mitropa and DSG (until ~ 1965) | |
RAL 3004 | Purple | lower side wall of 1st class TEE and IC cars and dining car (1967 to 1987); Diesel locomotives and railcars (until 1974); Sleeping and dining cars (~ 1965 to 1974); Rail buses (until 1981) | |
RAL 3005 | Wine red | (lower) side wall of railcars and sidecars (until 1940); Sleeping and dining car (until ~ 1965) | |
RAL 3027 | Raspberry red | Housing of train destination displays and clocks (1980 to approx. 1990), rail buses (1983 to 1989) | |
RAL 3031 | Oriental red | Locomotives (1987 to 1998); Decorative stripes of the ICE and ribbon windows of the IC cars (1987 to 1998); official color of the old DB emblem (1987 to 1994) | |
RAL 4000 | violet | lower side wall of diesel express railcars , the Henschel-Wegmann train and the Rheingold train as well as its baggage car (from 1928) | |
RAL 4009 | Pastel purple | Accompanying strips of the ICE and IC cart (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 5001 | Green Blue | Window ribbon and decorative stripes of the Munich S-Bahn (delivery 1969 to 1975) | |
RAL 5011 | Steel blue | Electric locomotives faster than 120 km / h ex works (1952 to 1974), 1st class express train passenger cars (1951 to ~ 1957); corresponds roughly to the paintwork of the sleeping cars and dining cars of the CIWL ; Edge of the station signs (1986 to the end of the 1990s) | |
RAL 5013 | Cobalt blue | Electric locomotives faster than 120 km / h at Neulack in DB plants, 1st class express train cars and couchette cars (~ 1957 to 1974); lower side wall of the Rheingold train (1962 to ~ 1967); TEN paint for sleeping cars (1975 to 1995) | |
RAL 5020 | Ocean blue | lower side wall of locomotives and passenger coaches (1974 to 1987) | |
RAL 5023 | Distant blue | Window strip of the Interregio and ICN trains (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 5024 | Pastel blue | Strips of the Interregio and ICN trains (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 6002 | Foliage green | Scharnow couchette car | |
RAL 6007 | Bottle green | Electric locomotives slower than 120 km / h and all passenger coaches - except 1st class express coaches - (also DR, 1939 to ~ 1957) | |
RAL 6020 | Chrome oxide green | Electric locomotives slower than 120 km / h and all passenger coaches - except 1st class express coaches - (~ 1957 to 1974) | |
RAL 6033 | Mint turquoise | Window strip of regional vehicles (1986 to 1998) | |
RAL 6034 | Pastel turquoise | Escort strips for regional vehicles (1986 to 1998) | |
RAL 7005 | Mouse gray | Roof of the diesel locomotives | |
RAL 7022 | umbra | Roof of the passenger coaches, especially the Silberlinge / Silberlinge / silver coins (1974 to 1986 generally for passenger coaches) | |
RAL 7023 | Concrete gray | Touropa couchette car aprons, stage roofs from below, railcar roofs | |
RAL 7032 | Pebble gray | Basic color of the S-Bahn (1972 to 1987); Basic color of the experimental " pop paint " (1969 to 1974) | |
RAL 7035 | Light gray | Basic color of the Lufthansa Airport Express (1982 to 1993); lower side wall of all motor coaches and passenger coaches (1987 to 1997); ICE basic color | |
RAL 7038 | Agate gray | ICE lettering | |
RAL 7039 | Quartz gray | Aprons and frames of the ICE | |
RAL 7040 | Window gray | Roof of multiple units and passenger coaches (1986 to 1998) | |
RAL 8012 | Red-brown | Basic color of the freight wagons (until 1996) | |
RAL 8019 | Gray-brown | typical color for chassis and frame | |
RAL 9006 | White aluminum | Roof of the passenger coaches (until 1974) | |
RAL 9010 | Pure white | Labeling of all locomotives (on steam locomotives since the introduction of computer numbers in 1968, before - as on many electric locomotives - generally aluminum signs from around 1955) |
RAL colors of Deutsche Bahn AG
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1004 | Golden yellow | Railway service vehicles , addresses | |
RAL 1023 | Traffic yellow | 1st class stripes on local and long-distance trains | |
RAL 1024 | Ocher yellow | Window ribbon and decorative strips of the Berlin S-Bahn | |
RAL 3003 | Ruby red | lower side wall of the Berlin S-Bahn | |
RAL 3020 | Traffic red | Locomotives, decorative stripes of the ICE and IC cars , ribbon windows of the ICN cars, local transport cars and buses (from 2011) | |
RAL 3031 | Oriental red | Locomotives, decorative strips of the ICE and ribbon windows of the IC cars (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 4009 | Pastel purple | Accompanying strips of the ICE and IC cart (1987 to 1998) | |
RAL 5022 | Midnight blue | Station signs, wayfinding system | |
RAL 7035 | Light gray | Basic color of the ICE and IC cars , addresses on the vehicle | |
RAL 7038 | Agate gray | ICE lettering | |
RAL 7012 | Basalt gray | Side members and chassis, roof painting, inscriptions on the vehicle | |
RAL 7016 | Anthracite gray | Window strip from BR 642 , BR 644 commuter cars | |
RAL 7039 | Quartz gray | Aprons and frames of the ICE | |
RAL 7040 | Window gray | Roof painting for long-distance vehicles |
Colors of the ÖBB
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1014 | ivory | Basic color of the railcars and domestic coaches of the ÖBB (until approx. 1988) | |
RAL 2002 | Blood orange | Locomotives from 1969 and ribbon windows in domestic passenger coaches (1976 to approx. 1988) | |
RAL 2004 | Pure orange | Eurofima wagons and other RIC wagons (1976 to approx. 1988), see Eurofima C1 livery | |
RAL 3020 | Traffic red | Current paint for locomotives and parts of passenger coaches and railcars | |
RAL 5002 | Ultramarine blue | Ribbon windows of couchette cars and railcars , station signs, wayfinding system (approx. 1988 to 1998) | |
RAL 5003 | Sapphire blue | Earlier partial painting (ribbon window or lower side wall) of the railcars | |
RAL 5013 | Cobalt blue | TEN paint for sleeping cars (1975 to 1995), ribbon windows for sleeping cars (1992 to 2003) | |
RAL 5022 | Midnight blue | Priming coat of nightjet cars, station signs, guidance system | |
RAL 6009 | Fir green | Locomotives and passenger coaches (until approx. 1976) | |
RAL 7022 | Umbra gray | Chassis and floor of the ÖBB vehicles (1970s to 1990s) | |
RAL 7038 | Agate gray | Basic color for sleeping and couchette cars (1989 to 2000) | |
RAL 8016 | Mahogany brown | Basic color of the freight wagons | |
RAL 9016 | Traffic white | Lettering on a dark background, upper area of the ÖBB Cityjet | |
NCS S 2502-B | gray with a bluish tinge light | current basic color of passenger coaches and railcars | |
NCS S 4502-B | gray bluish medium | Ribbon of modernized long-distance vehicles | |
NCS S 6502-B | gray with a bluish tinge dark | Front sides and chassis of modernized passenger coaches | |
Pantone 1807 | railjet red | Base coat of the railjet |
Colors of the SBB
These colors are used on new or modernized vehicles. With older rolling stock, there are other colors, some of which have no equivalent in the RAL color system.
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1018 | Zinc yellow | Warning markings on trip hazards | |
RAL 1023 | Traffic yellow | Identification strips for 1st class | |
RAL 3000 | Fire red | Base coat of the locomotives, logo, entrance doors, vehicle fronts, roof stripes | |
RAL 5002 | Ultramarine blue | Partial coating of cargo, pictograms for customer guidance | |
RAL 7016 | Anthracite gray | with iron mica: roof painting | |
RAL 9005 | Jet black | Landing gear, apron, window ribbon, lettering on a light background | |
RAL 9010 | Pure white | Box of railcars and passenger coaches, lettering on a colored / dark background |
Colors of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (until 1945)
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1001 | beige | Ribbon window of railcars, side cars and control cars, Rheingold cars (until 1941) | |
RAL 3005 | Wine red | lower side wall of railcars, side cars and control cars (until 1941) | |
RAL 4000 | violet | lower side wall of diesel express railcars , the Henschel-Wegmann train and the Rheingold train as well as its baggage car (from 1928) | |
RAL 5004 | Black blue | lower side wall of the Karwendel Express car | |
RAL 6006 | Gray olive | Car roofs of passenger cars (until 1941) | |
RAL 6008 | Brown Green | all passenger coaches of the DR (approx. 1921 to 1939) | |
RAL 7011 | Iron gray | Diesel locomotives (until 1942) | |
RAL 7021 | Black-gray | Diesel locomotives (from 1942) | |
RAL 7031 | Blue-gray | Electric locomotives | |
RAL 9005 | Jet black | Basic color for steam locomotives |
Colors of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (after 1945)
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1002 | Sand yellow | Car body of the double-decker single car ("mustard pots") | |
RAL 1004 | Golden yellow | Warning stripes on series 100 to 107 and 108/111; Addresses | |
RAL 1011 | Brown beige | General cargo and liquid containers | |
RAL 1014 | ivory | Roof of the 107 series | |
RAL 1015 | Light ivory | Locomotive identification strips | |
RAL 2000 | Yellow orange | Roof, superstructures, front hoods of shunting locomotives (except Köf II) | |
RAL 2001 | Red orange | Signal So 13; "Hazard paint": warning color against hazards at narrow points that are not free of profile (light masts, tunnel entrances, buffer stops) | |
RAL 3001 | Signal red | Frames, undercarriages, buffer beams of steam locomotives, addresses, pantographs and roof lines, handles of the main air line, shut-off valves, etc. Ä. | |
RAL 3004 | Purple | Basic color of locomotives; Fan grille; lower side wall and decorative stripes of the Berlin S-Bahn | |
RAL 5009 | Azure blue | Basic color of small and narrow-gauge diesel locomotives | |
RAL 6002 | Foliage green | Passenger coaches (from 1980, only roughly, since TGL 21 196 chrome oxide green 2235 has no RAL equivalent, the most similar color was used) | |
RAL 6019 | White green | Driver's cabs, side panels inside (from 1990) | |
RAL 6020 | Chrome oxide green | Basic color of the electric locomotives, passenger and railway company cars | |
RAL 7001 | Silver gray | Frames, bogies, wheel sets, as well as parts below the frame, handrails, roofs, underframes and chassis of freight wagons; Freight car bodies made of wood and wood-based materials, basic color of refrigerated cars | |
RAL 7011 | Iron gray | Hand bars | |
RAL 7032 | Pebble gray | Roofs of the double-deck single wagons ("mustard pots") | |
RAL 8000 | Green Brown | Roof of the passenger carriages with green / ivory colored car body; Ribbon window and decorative stripes of the Berlin S-Bahn (1990 to 1992) | |
RAL 8012 | Red-brown | Freight car bodies made of wood and wood materials; Underframe of freight wagons and stakes | |
RAL 9011 | Graphite black | Frames, side members, drawbars and bumpers; Decorative lines of the Berlin S-Bahn; Boiler and driver's cab of steam locomotives, tenders and Köf; Chassis and chassis of freight wagons | |
RAL 9016 | Traffic white | Identification strips and addresses on locomotives, motor coaches, passenger coaches and freight cars; Basic color of refrigerated trucks |
Colors of other railway companies
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 5009 | Azure blue | Electric locomotives and passenger coaches of the MÁV | |
RAL 7038 | Agate blue | Decorative stripes of the MÁV long-distance coaches | |
RAL 1017 | Saffron yellow | 1st class lanes on long-distance MÁV cars | |
RAL 7031 | Blue-gray | Roof painting for MÁV rail vehicles | |
RAL 9011 | Graphite black | Side members and chassis at MÁV | |
RAL 5011 | Steel blue | Corresponds roughly to the paintwork of the sleeping cars and dining cars of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits |
Colors of urban transport companies
number | Surname | colour | description |
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RAL 1023 | Traffic yellow | U-Bahns, trams and buses of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe | |
RAL 1028 | Melon yellow | Buses and trams of the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe | |
RAL 1032 | Gorse yellow | Stadtbahnen DT 8 of the Stuttgart trams and the vehicles of the Essen Ruhrbahn | |
RAL 5022 | Midnight blue | Window strip of the prototypes of the BVG series 480 (car body was painted in a color from the Natural Color System ) | |
RAL 6011 | Reseda green | in connection with the Viennese Stadtbahn also called "Otto-Wagner-Grün" or "Stadtbahngrün" |
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See also
- DB color card (for engineering structures)
- Product colors of the Deutsche Bundesbahn
Web links
- Overview of use of the RAL colors at Deutsche Bahn & predecessors
- Private website about the passenger coaches of Hungarian railway companies
Individual evidence
- ↑ ÖBB Holding Basic Elements Corporate Design ( Memento from February 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ SBB brand portal: colors
- ↑ bahnstatistik.de