Stations rebranded to Great British Railways design / Rail Alphabet 2

[Chiltern006]

100% agreed. However I’m not sure on the use of the blue on black at the bottom of the sign

 

[ThameslinkUser]

blue

Purple

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Double (G)BR / Travel South Yorkshire branding at Dore & Totley

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Think these look pretty good and good to see the double arrow being used on the sign as intended. I can understand the complaint there's a bit too much white space but I guess the posts are existing and a sign has to be made to fit, it looks quite well proportioned to me.

The T logo is also fine and similar to what has been done in Manchester for stations there. Having a local transport operator logo which sits to the right of the name where applicable seems a good solution to me.

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I think they look far smarter than the outdated, worn looking Serco-Abellio Northern Rail signage elsewhere on the network. I think they're fine for a consistent national standard if only it'd be rolled out properly.

Signs complying to the newest standards at Hartlepool

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I think it looks fantastic. Very smart.

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These "horrors" (and I agree with the word choice) have been done in Helvetica and look just so cruddy. And why? If they were only in RA2 instead, they'd be pretty much bang-on standards.

 

[Chiltern006]

Purple

Oops was a quick glance and assumed haha

 

[365 Networker]

RA2 starting to crop up at Victoria now

Interesting to see that they are still using the Railtrack station logo.

Virtuous Circles (Railtrack major station graphic identities, Lloyd Northover, UK)

A little while ago I wrote about British Railways’ totem signs, which are now highly collectible, as are many railway posters, carriage number plates from London Underground trains, old bus s…

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[Recessio]

Interesting to see that they are still using the Railtrack station logo.

Virtuous Circles (Railtrack major station graphic identities, Lloyd Northover, UK)

A little while ago I wrote about British Railways’ totem signs, which are now highly collectible, as are many railway posters, carriage number plates from London Underground trains, old bus s…

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I think this is good. One (incredibly rare) bit of genuine praise for Railtrack was there refurbs of the major terminis and these logos, so I'm glad they are being kept.

 

[Wynmills]

First RA2 wins a TDC Award, now Margaret Calvert... Great news.

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[Michael.Y]

Interesting to see that they are still using the Railtrack station logo.

Virtuous Circles (Railtrack major station graphic identities, Lloyd Northover, UK)

A little while ago I wrote about British Railways’ totem signs, which are now highly collectible, as are many railway posters, carriage number plates from London Underground trains, old bus s…

thebeautyoftransport.com

Is there a modern, up to date list/gallery of the ones currently in use? I noticed in a social media post that Guildford has recieved one and NR only took over responsibility for that station in 2018, a long time after the icons were first used.

 

[365 Networker]

Is there a modern, up to date list/gallery of the ones currently in use? I noticed in a social media post that Guildford has recieved one and NR only took over responsibility for that station in 2018, a long time after the icons were first used.

Interesting - do you have a photo?

 

[cactustwirly]

Reading has got it too

 

[Michael.Y]

Interesting - do you have a photo?

 

[LUYMun]

Guildford I assume?

 

[physics34]

A couple at London Bridge (downstairs concourse)and Clapham Jct (refurbished entrance)

 

[jamieh27]

A couple at London Bridge (downstairs concourse)and Clapham Jct (refurbished entrance)

Some GWR have AlphabetRail2 font Truro has them on platform signs and stations signages.

 

[jhy44]

Reading has got it too

This is a really bad example.
It implies that one can walk to both London Waterloo and Gatwick Airport by going in that direction! It should say 'Trains for/to/towards London Waterloo and Gatwick airport'.

 

[365 Networker]

The Guildford logo reminds me a bit of the Gatwick one.

 

[GoneSouth]

This is a really bad example.
It implies that one can walk to both London Waterloo and Gatwick Airport by going in that direction! It should say 'Trains for/to/towards London Waterloo and Gatwick airport'.

I thought the same

Guildford I assume?

White on blue definitely looks a million times better than that wirey black lost on an acre of empty white background, which is how most of the new signs look.

 

[southernyoshi]

I don't often post but...why have Network Rail got hold of Guildford?! I'd have thought there'd be a lot of stations that'd be more worthy of NR status than Guildford...

 

[Meerkat]

Reading has got it too

Could that sign stand out any less?! Really shows what a poor decision this was, and how the ‘research’ to back it was nonsense.

I don't often post but...why have Network Rail got hold of Guildford?! I'd have thought there'd be a lot of stations that'd be more worthy of NR status than Guildford...

Is it to do with the redevelopment?

 

[Michael.Y]

Guildford I assume?

See post 1448