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This is a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) image of a registered trademark or copyrighted logo. If non-free content restrictions apply, this image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes of identification and/or critical commentary.
File:National Rail logo.svg. ... Download QR code; In other projects ... English: British Rail double arrow logo (positive version) Date: 1965:
National Rail should not be confused with Network Rail. National Rail is a brand used to promote passenger railway services, and providing some harmonisation for passengers in ticketing, while Network Rail is the organisation which owns and manages most of the fixed assets of the railway network, including tracks, stations and signals. [1]
The British Rail Corporate Identity Manual is a corporate identity guide created in 1965 by British Rail. It was conceived in 1964, and finished in July 1965 by British Rail's Design Research Unit, [1] and introduced British Rail's enduring double arrow logo, created by Gerald Barney and still in use today as the logo for National Rail. [2]
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The logo was used widely by British Rail on trains, stations and tickets. It was also used by subsidiary companies, most notably on the funnels of Sealink ferries, where the standard image was used on the port side side, but a mirror image on the starboard side so that the top arrow always pointed to the bow of the ship.
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The main station building will have a brick-cladded structure, a massive national rail logo hanging from the canopy which is supported by posts, and the name of the station in large metal lettering. The ticket hall inside will be spacious and fit the needs of what will become a busy transport hub.