They were delivered in lined Brunswick with whiskers, although small yellow panels soon replaced the whiskers. Corporate all blue livery was next, and refurbished livery was carried by some when this work was done to the vehicles. Blue / grey then took over, and finally NSE livery.

These two pictures of the Quaintonian at Quainton by Robert Frise illustrate two of the liveries carried. 51886 (above) was pictured on the 27/08/79 in all blue livery. This vehicle is now preserved at the Buckingham Railway Centre. The refurbished livery (below) is carried by 51653 (28/08/78).

The picture below of 51880 illustrates the blue / grey livery. By Hamish Stevenson, at Worcester 22/5/94.