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phew! that was a lot of fun! apparently there aren't accurate sprites for the Mk3 Buffet Car, so i guess this would help?

From top to bottom:
Original blue/gray livery
Intercity Executive livery
Intercity Swallow livery
Virgin Crosscountry livery
Debranded Virgin Crosscountry livery
NWR livery

In the Railway Series, Pip and Emma kept their blue and gray livery. However, considering the changes of liveries and privatization, the liveries Pip and Emma carried would've been a lot different over the years. If Pip and Emma actually pulled the Royal Train to Sodor in 1995, they would've carried the Intercity Swallow livery (third line)

In my headcanon, after privatization in 1997, Pip and Emma are bought by Virgin Crosscountry, in which they pulled a shorter formation until 2003, when they were replaced by Class 220 Voyager DMUs. They were then debranded(like the 4th one on the list) and were stored in a yard. They were later sold by Midland Mainline for Project Rio, but they still retained their debranded Virgin Crosscountry livery. However, around 2005, they became sort of a surplus because of the new Class 222 Meridian DMUs, so they were stored in Long Marston, awaiting for new owners.
Sometimes, they left the yard for several railtours, but they usually spent most of their time in the yard. They befriended several engines and coaches who were also stored for several years, like Shawn, the DVT. Finally, in 2011, Sir Topham Hatt III bought them for faster services of the Wild Nor'Wester in weekdays without changing engines in Barrow-in-Furness. They were reverted back to their original liveries with NWR branding, as well as their original formation.

The formations would've also been subject to change. For example, the TRUK (unclassified kitchen car) were all converted to TRFB (first class buffet car). Western region HSTs often had the formation of (Class 43)-TF-TF-TRUK(later TRFB)-TS-TS-TS-TS-TGS-(Class 43). However, the Virgin Crosscountry formations were a lot shorter, being (Class 43)-TF-TRSB(second class buffet car)-TS-TS-TS-TGS-(Class 43).

Pip and Emma are given fictional numbers (43 199 and 43 200) to add a little bit more detail. I also gave them new bogies, as well as the couplings that were used on actual HSTs. (they don't have buffers!)

I would like to make more variants (like more buffet car variants and the flip sides) but my brain will commit die so xd

NOTE: I do not own Thomas the Tank Engine nor the Railway Series. Same goes with the logos of British Rail (now National Rail) and Virgin Trains.

Simply crediting the original creator and myself would be appreciated

Description
original sprite by in this post

phew! that was a lot of fun! apparently there aren't accurate sprites for the Mk3 Buffet Car, so i guess this would help?

From top to bottom:
Original blue/gray livery
Intercity Executive livery
Intercity Swallow livery
Virgin Crosscountry livery
Debranded Virgin Crosscountry livery
NWR livery

In the Railway Series, Pip and Emma kept their blue and gray livery. However, considering the changes of liveries and privatization, the liveries Pip and Emma carried would've been a lot different over the years. If Pip and Emma actually pulled the Royal Train to Sodor in 1995, they would've carried the Intercity Swallow livery (third line)

In my headcanon, after privatization in 1997, Pip and Emma are bought by Virgin Crosscountry, in which they pulled a shorter formation until 2003, when they were replaced by Class 220 Voyager DMUs. They were then debranded(like the 4th one on the list) and were stored in a yard. They were later sold by Midland Mainline for Project Rio, but they still retained their debranded Virgin Crosscountry livery. However, around 2005, they became sort of a surplus because of the new Class 222 Meridian DMUs, so they were stored in Long Marston, awaiting for new owners.
Sometimes, they left the yard for several railtours, but they usually spent most of their time in the yard. They befriended several engines and coaches who were also stored for several years, like Shawn, the DVT. Finally, in 2011, Sir Topham Hatt III bought them for faster services of the Wild Nor'Wester in weekdays without changing engines in Barrow-in-Furness. They were reverted back to their original liveries with NWR branding, as well as their original formation.

The formations would've also been subject to change. For example, the TRUK (unclassified kitchen car) were all converted to TRFB (first class buffet car). Western region HSTs often had the formation of (Class 43)-TF-TF-TRUK(later TRFB)-TS-TS-TS-TS-TGS-(Class 43). However, the Virgin Crosscountry formations were a lot shorter, being (Class 43)-TF-TRSB(second class buffet car)-TS-TS-TS-TGS-(Class 43).

Pip and Emma are given fictional numbers (43 199 and 43 200) to add a little bit more detail. I also gave them new bogies, as well as the couplings that were used on actual HSTs. (they don't have buffers!)

I would like to make more variants (like more buffet car variants and the flip sides) but my brain will commit die so xd

NOTE: I do not own Thomas the Tank Engine nor the Railway Series. Same goes with the logos of British Rail (now National Rail) and Virgin Trains.

Simply crediting the original creator and myself would be appreciated