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British Rail Corporate Identity 1965-1994
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āArrows of desireā, a book all about the illustrious British Rail symbol, published by the modernistĀ® is now available for pre-order atā¦
the-modernist.org/products/arr...
about 1 year ago
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Some notes on the design of the Inter-City 125 logotype (and the rationale for the dodgy chubby symbol version)
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Stephen Lynas
4 days ago
This is just a fascinating, knowledgeable, and occasionally withering survey, telling the story a
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icon. So glad I bought it!
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āArrows of desireā is a rather different animal, 210 x 210mm softback with 96 pages of historical design analysis and cultural commentary, dealing with sectorisation and privatisation (i.e. the 50+ years since the lionās share of the Manual was published)
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4 days ago
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Rail symbol socks available from the Design Museum Shopā¦
designmuseumshop.com/collections/...
5 days ago
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Banner unfurled at Ibrox (Rangers) on Thursday nightā¦
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
5 days ago
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Just going to pop this here for the maths boffinsā¦
#RailSymbol2
#Pythagoras
6 days ago
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Some of the biggest symbols from the British Rail era were those attached to the funnels of the shipping fleet (Currently on eBay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28691109...
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6 days ago
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There always used to be a relationship between the parallel tracks of the symbol and the lowercase x-height; this is nonsense (just like making the whole symbol the same as cap-height, which makes the symbol too small) Suppose itās Rail Alphabet 2 so could be worse :)
7 days ago
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Mike
8 days ago
5 November 1979 & the new winter timetable for British Rail's East Coast Main Line between Scotland, NE England & York & not long fully operated by the HST 125 train sets.
#railways
#transport
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Lovely Flame Red and Pacific Blue accents
#RailAlphabet
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9 days ago
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When Iām not thinking about railway-related design, Iām usually immersed in multi-script typeface design; hereās my latest offeringāAeropa PEāavailable now from Rosetta Typeā¦
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13 days ago
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āSpecialā indeed :) (Note the first generation āDanger overhead live wiresā sticker)
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18 days ago
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This sign uses principles from the original Wayfinding Design Manual; cap-height vertical alignment gives an u&lc legend that sinking feeling plus the symbol is rather small relative to the name (the cap-height actually sits below halfway on this particular sign!) (Photograph: Jason Carthy-Torbitt)
18 days ago
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I could be wrong but I think TfL probably treat these green signs (e.g. āFire exitā etc) as a different animal from general wayfinding/information; itās also a bit odd that there is no obvious āWay outā sign (which could be different locations from any fire exits)
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19 days ago
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Style versus substance :)
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26 days ago
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Nick S
27 days ago
This is gorgeous and strikingly unlike the SBB clock, which I had as an app back in the day (this should also be an app)
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Bryn Buck š³ļøāššš¤šš¤
27 days ago
Okay, whatever people think about "GBR" this is actually staggeringly good branding work.
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On my way back north after attending the unveiling of the new rail clock at London Bridge; the timepiece is all at once disarmingly simple and delightfully ingeniousā¦
27 days ago
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Love this pillar (totem) signage treatment at London Euston, very clean and clear
28 days ago
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This is fascinating; presumably not a North Wales service so not sure why an electric locomotive would be detached on Platform 5 unless itās going further north via Manchester and Bolton (Also of interest is the large symbol on the new signal box on the left)
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28 days ago
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Lea Worrall
29 days ago
Salford Central has recently been resigned to this spec...
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My favourite British Rail traction by a country mile (and the most powerful and fastest* locomotive of its day) *Iām not counting Class 43 (HST) which came in pairs or the Class 90 (effectively a restyled Class 87)
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29 days ago
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Lastly on the Doncaster signs: This signās dividing line is so thin it may as well not be there and probably wonāt be there for users with even slightly impaired vision; itās meant to be 0.125x (one eighth of the legend x-height), not really sure how these things are so easily missed/ignoredā¦
29 days ago
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Look what just pulled in; the Class 91 is surely still one of the best looking bits of kit on our railways :)
30 days ago
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Although there is quite a lot of old signage still in evidence, great to see Doncaster has a modicum of new signs, largely using Network Rail Wayfinding Design Guidelines (v3); well done
@lner.co.uk
:)
30 days ago
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dear friends, you remember this (over on the other channel where I no longer like to post)ā¦
about 1 month ago
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Unbelievable š¤¦āāļø Big boardās looking good, if a bit busy, and why not Rail Alphabet 2?
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about 1 month ago
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Lovely educational booklet (Also here as a medium resolution pdfā¦
www.doublearrow.co.uk/pdfs/British...
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about 1 month ago
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This canāt be right⦠(stunning image btw)
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about 1 month ago
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But we should definitely cancel the northern two thirds of HS2 š
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about 1 month ago
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Wow, frightening on a number of levels!
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about 1 month ago
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Original positive version of the British Rail symbol, I reckon :)
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about 1 month ago
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Looks like a modelā¦
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about 1 month ago
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This is very special, especially the GEC logotype, a thing of rare typographic poise and beauty :)
#Class91
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about 2 months ago
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I hadnāt appreciated this brochure was translated into Germany; you can find the English version here⦠Coming out in new colours
www.doublearrow.co.uk/railfreight....
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about 2 months ago
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APT APT APT APT APT APT Ah aha aha
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about 2 months ago
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Lea Worrall
about 2 months ago
Paging
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someone has picked up version 3 of the Wayfinding guidance in the North West! Salford Central has had its second resign in 18 months and looks much better for it.
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Ah blessā¦
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2 months ago
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Not strictly rail related but the liverbird is seriously not working in those shields, a reminder that negative space is ultra important in any given design and that applies across the whole of the design realm
2 months ago
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Richard Long
2 months ago
Yes!!
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Is this a Deportivo La CoruƱa thing?
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2 months ago
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Dont think Iāve ever seen this before, looks a bit like a double arrow of sortsā¦
#RutasNacionales
#RUN
#Cuba
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
I found a similar appropriation in Santiago De Compostela last week.
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Nothing to see here, just a Scandinavian football team appropriating a British transport classic in Cheshireā¦
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2 months ago
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Which reminds meā¦
the-modernist.org/products/red...
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3 months ago
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A whole bunch of Rail Alphabet (or very similar)ā¦
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3 months ago
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Andy Mabbett
3 months ago
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I suppose itās right if youāre coming down the road the other way :)
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3 months ago
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Darryl Meades
3 months ago
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Despite the recent works at
#Salisbury
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