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Stations rebranded to Great British Railways design / Rail Alphabet 2
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Please tell me these aren’t going to happen. We’re either having a national network or we’re not. The whole design is poor in my opinion in the first place, then if you add short lived TOC logos it just becomes a complete mess. Look at how many times LNER has rebranded over the years, NX, Virgin, East Coast, LNER.
Just give the whole network one brand, maybe with different colours for specific purposes like airport colouring for airport stations, but give it one coherent logo. How about errrr the double arrow?
It was a mock-up made by the person who posted it, nothing official.
Class 466
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So I guess this has all just stopped now? Like pretty much anything else in this country at the moment.
nlogax
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For sure. There's a definite air of 'given up' about this exercise.
I don't understand why it's so difficult.
The Department of Transport have guidelines for road signs that are pretty accurately followed by hundreds of different local authorities throughout the UK. Why can't the same happen with railway signage?
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Rail Alphabet 2 signage has recently appeared at the bottom of the overbridge on Platform 3 at Oxford station.
It looks out-of-place and, well, a bit spindly compared to the GWR corporate Glypha everywhere else.
It looks out-of-place and, well, a bit spindly compared to the GWR corporate Glypha everywhere else.
jonnyfan
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RA2 has been appearing more and more around the Northern network. Most recently I've noticed that Guide Bridge has had all it's signage changed to RA2. A mixture of stickers over existing signs and new signage. As well as the stations along the Hope Valley.
Bletchleyite
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I still dislike the arrows but that does look an improvement.
Yes, thickness of the arrows I think is the problem, along with the rest of the lettering.
Wouldn’t hurt to try an inverse of this too, I believe white on black (or yellow on black) is more legible than scratchy thin black in white
TT-ONR-NRN
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Did a recent study not prove otherwise? I remember someone saying something like that earlier on in the thread, anyway. Mind you, I think the white on black at Birmingham New Street looks great.
Where is this?
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NorthernSpirit
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Rebranding has been taking place in West Yokshire with Morley being the first to get the new signs, Brighouse has been rebranded for the third time in its 24 year existance with Sowerby Bridge and Mythomroyd gaining the RA2 signage. Huddersfield has limited RA2 stickered all over the station, I think the rest of the Huddersfield Line will be done as and when the Transpennine Route Upgrade sees Mirfield and Ravensthorpe rebuilt and White Rose opening.
Seems like the main differences between this document and the previous version are that they've added example usage in section 8? Covers materials that should be used and how. Hopefully means the rollout should be more uniform and less do whatever you want.
Ah it's meant to represent Liverpool Street
jhy44
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Much better! Very clear, very smart.
Whisky Papa
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I noticed that Todmorden has been re-signed - apologies if it has been mentioned here previously.
To my eye, the large platform number flags have the number aligned slightly nearer the bottom than the top. Has anyone else noticed this elsewhere? EDIT - the manual linked to above shows equal depth margins at top and bottom, page 99.
To my eye, the large platform number flags have the number aligned slightly nearer the bottom than the top. Has anyone else noticed this elsewhere? EDIT - the manual linked to above shows equal depth margins at top and bottom, page 99.
TrainBoy98
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Is it just me that thinks a sign for 'Tickets" about 10ft in front of ticket machines that also say "Tickets" is a little unnecessary?
I'm assuming future planning so they could add something else underneath if/when needed?
birchesgreen
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Its cool these days, check out a modern corporate website.
CarrotPie
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It's also a waste of sign.
birchesgreen
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Oh yes, i didn't say it was good.
