British Rail Corporate Identity 1965-1994
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A digital facsimile of the forerunner to Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert’s Heath/Rail/BAA Alphabet; Airport by Revolver Type leaning heavily into the lettering devised in 1961 by Matthew Carter for Colin Forbes’ signage at the Oceanic Terminal (T3) at London [Heathrow] Airport
Airport - A new typeface family.
A digital reimagination of Matthew Carter’s alphabet for London Airport.
Originally drawn in 1961 for the wayfinding system in the newly built Oceanic Terminal, today known as Heathrow Terminal 3.
Available now from revolvertype.com/typefaces
‘Ownability’ perhaps? (Incidentally it was the difference between x-height and cap-height of Rail Alphabet)
A couple of things, Captain, your lovely platform photo shows the triple flash upside-down, and I suppose the grey parallelogram should really be narrower than (ten thirteenths of) both the blue and red; small things but I’m slightly obsessive
Freightliner at Carstairs c/o @stephen37292ML
(Photograph: Henry Zaremba)
Just noticed the small InterCity swallow (un-centred) on the front too #MadeUpStuff
The decorative chevron/stripe/moustache thing on the front of this Class 69 looks dreadful and adds nothing to what is otherwise one of the better liveries around
#Frankengrid #Bodysnatcher
Still comfortably the best train in Britain, 91107 on the 1D09 1143 Doncaster-Leeds
#WhisperingCoaches #InterCity225
