matt_world2004
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I think the blue red and white logo would look good on a lapel pin but the plane coloured logo should be used for signs posters and other wayfinding
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Jorge Da Silva
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Agreed. But its not the new logo for sure
Plain red is the defacto map symbol for a station, it'd be absolutely nuts to change it. I'm carefully trying not to be too cynical...
Jorge Da Silva
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Its not a new logo and it certainly isnt the GBR logo end of.
GrimsbyPacer
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I dislike the clashing colours, and the poiliticalisation it implies. I and a great many other rail passengers are anti-unionist, this is off-putting to me, as I see the United Kingdom as corrupt and un-equal, "Great British Railways" is a perfect example as it will in reality only run English services but have great input from Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland which all have devolved transport which England lack similar powers over.
But if we have to go down the silly pro-union route, why not add heads of a lion, dragon, and unicorn on the forward facing side of the logo? The old British Rail "cycling" lion, and the Intercity Swallow added a bit of character, we all love animals.
But if we have to go down the silly pro-union route, why not add heads of a lion, dragon, and unicorn on the forward facing side of the logo? The old British Rail "cycling" lion, and the Intercity Swallow added a bit of character, we all love animals.
Jorge Da Silva
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As I have said that logo IS NOT the new-GBR logo it is from the 1980s
WatcherZero
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Earlier than that, was in the original 1964/65 design guide.
Jorge Da Silva
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Yes i think i remember seeing it in it once when i was looking at it months ago.
WatcherZero
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Slightly different shades originally though, I think the dark blue version was from 1980 version and made famous by being on the coffee table book cover in the late 80's.
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Following on from Smokey Joe. Perhaps GBR should be renamed EWS - with the dramatic full body side logo of the old management train.
Joe Paxton
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You could have linked their incredibly messy version of the Union Jack too.
Doesn't take much to get the double arrow in that direction, though...
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Deepgreen
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Yes, he does. By all means use a (single) green version, but this is too busy by far, in my humble opinion.Mr Shapps and Co have revealed their intentions for an 'updated' version of the BR logo, in various shades of green. According to The Guardian, the logo's original designer isn't impressed.
British Rail logo designer appalled by green makeover ‘mess’
Gerry Barney says temporary branding update by rail industry group uses too many colourswww.theguardian.com
Does he have a point?
'Large Logo' billboard poster by the GWML (Haymill, Slough). Bonus London-bound binliner in the background.
But what's this logo in the bottom right corner...
Get on board??? Is NR now offering passenger rides on their Loram rail grinders, or maybe the New Measurement Train?
But what's this logo in the bottom right corner...
Get on board??? Is NR now offering passenger rides on their Loram rail grinders, or maybe the New Measurement Train?
Class360/1
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The Advert has also reached the ticket barriers at temple meads station
Grumpy Git
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Why not a single colour (the dark green)?
It looks like a five-year old designed it and its crap, sacrilege even.
It looks like a five-year old designed it and its crap, sacrilege even.
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Ian Walmlsey has done a piece on this in the current Modern Railways. In it, he says that the Rail Delivery Group came up with a quote about how wonderful the new version was and asked Gerry Barney (designer of the original) to sign it. He refused, his comment on the new green version being "It's a load of old b******s."
This is awful! Not only the hideous out of proportion double arrow (as mentioned above ad nauseum), but the wording on the poster.
What is it trying to say, exactly? "We mean green". Que? You mean green what? Green men? Green apples? Who is "we"? When or why do you "mean" anything?
And "Get on board". What is that a command? An order?
I'm sure a 12 year old could do better!
Example done off the top of my head now in 30 seconds:-
"THE RAILWAY IS THE GREEN WAY.
Using rail instead of your car
can cut carbon emissions
by UP TO TWO THIRDS!
Fast, Frequent, Convenient.
You can do your bit for planet.
GET ON BOARD WITH YOUR RAILWAY!"
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