ScotRail was the trading name providing a distinctive brand for the British Rail network in Scotland,[1][page needed] first adopted on 22 September 1983, under manager Chris Green, British Railways Scottish Region.

When formed in 1983, customised versions of the existing British Rail liveries were adopted, with passenger locomotives and coaching stock painted in a lightly modified version of the InterCity Executive livery.

Most locomotives carried the standard InterCity Executive livery but with ScotRail branding.

Diesel and Electric multiple units carried normal versions of the Regional Railways livery.

In the SPT area, rolling stock was painted in Strathclyde Orange and Black.