Image 221137, XC 11.47 Southampton-Newcastle (1E44, 8L), Sheffield station

221137, XC 11.47 Southampton-Newcastle (1E44, 8L), Sheffield station
221137, XC 11.47 Southampton-Newcastle (1E44, 8L), Sheffield station 
 Having arrived from the south, 221137 pauses at Sheffield station with the 11.47 Southampton to Newcastle. Despite it coming up for twelve years since Virgin relinquished the franchise to Arriva, the outline of the Virgin crest can still be made out on the yellow nose cone. Does this really mean that the fronts of these Voyagers have not received any fresh paint in that time? 
 Keywords: 221137 11.47 Southampton-Newcastle 1E44 Sheffield station
221137, XC 11.47 Southampton-Newcastle (1E44, 8L), Sheffield station 
 Having arrived from the south, 221137 pauses at Sheffield station with the 11.47 Southampton to Newcastle. Despite it coming up for twelve years since Virgin relinquished the franchise to Arriva, the outline of the Virgin crest can still be made out on the yellow nose cone. Does this really mean that the fronts of these Voyagers have not received any fresh paint in that time? 
 Keywords: 221137 11.47 Southampton-Newcastle 1E44 Sheffield station

Having arrived from the south, 221137 pauses at Sheffield station

with the 11.47 Southampton to Newcastle. Despite it coming up for twelve years since Virgin relinquished the franchise to Arriva, the outline of the Virgin crest can still be made out on the yellow nose cone. Does this really mean that the fronts of these Voyagers have not received any fresh paint in that time?