British Rail Corporate Identity 1965-1994 https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mzb7ent55k2cIt’s important to spell the word ‘bus(es) with an apostrophe 😬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb7ent55k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3myq2pd5oys27Reminds me that this locomotive had a little Terence Cuneo painted mouse tucked away next to the grille flic.kr/p/2cAPHdn [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq2pd5oys27https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mypjkkzjr22tYay, just got given this fabulous book: Mapping Britain’s Railways by @markonthemaps.bsky.social and @mrmappy.bsky.social25 Oct 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypjkkzjr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mymgbcbcgs2wDon’t understand why GBR* don’t just say, ‘No, you’re not doing this’, either make it first class or make it standard class * Or does GBR still not really a thing yet? If so, what is the GBR livery abomination all about (and Rail Alphabet 3 for that matter)? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymgbcbcgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mxt75f6iks2jFeels like a backward step from Network Rail Wayfinding 3.0, quite possibly to satisfy the whim of someone at DfT When it comes to brand, everything GBR touches turns to mediocre style over substance [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxt75f6iks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mx7loeo6a22vThe earliest map on which I can find this north curve is this OS one inch map from 1946 (a 1930 map with corrections) [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7loeo6a22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mx5kevyxzc23Was this north curve (between ECM1 and BCA) at Sandy real? If so, can’t have lasted long; seems to start appearing on maps c1967 (Map: OS 1:25,000 from the fabulous NLS Maps website maps.nls.uk)05 Oct 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5kevyxzc23https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mwzyy66eyc23Just look at that chubby symbol (and here’s the reason why) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzyy66eyc23https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mwnebz6m3s2fIf we can just move the lettering a bit closer to the symbol… [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnebz6m3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mwgcxsifdc2zIt’s busy, I’ll give you that 😥 So CIE basically took the LT roundel and made it fly, which is ironic as this map predominantly shows land transport 😬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgcxsifdc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mwdww2rdds2nTake my 5p and give me a ‘Time Table’! For the pink and orange, are we talking M100 Y60 versus M60 Y100 (or similar), or are they actual specials? I’ve never really taken the time to examine the ‘Lazy S‘ Selnec logotype but it’s rather spectacular in all its mid-twentieth century italic glory [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdww2rdds2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mw6jqgjljk2qLovely running-in board at Warrington Bank Quay, complete with Rail Alphabet 2 and Rail Symbol 223 Sep 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6jqgjljk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mw6dp2diik2qNew signage on facia outside Macclesfield (obvs); much better than the old monstrosity but shame about the red symbol on dark background, no good for colour blindness, need to make these white23 Sep 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6dp2diik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mw54nmcms22gImportant because sensory overload is prevalent right now; that said, some TOCs have been much better than others with CIS but there has to be a joined up approach under GBR [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw54nmcms22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvn3pj2hn224Yes, I think we all did :) #OldSkool [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn3pj2hn224https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvmr2s6drs24Been there for a while now, I think; better for sure than the old version but the ’r’ and the ‘t’ are drifting apart, admittedly they would be very close using standard Rail Alphabet spacing but there you go (also wondering if that’s a negative symbol) :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmr2s6drs24https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvgbcezqqc2oThe random angularity of the ‘glitch‘ works against not only (a) the horizontal lines of the train, but also (b) the very specific, carefully thought-out angles of the Rail Symbol, indeed a poorer visual foil for the Symbol one would be hard-pressed to find [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgbcezqqc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvfv6tnwrs25Crummy signage here in Macclesfield which should really just say ‘Platforms 2 and 3’ with the stairs pictogram (and the symbol according to Wayfinding 3.0); the trouble with dozens of TOCs implementing signage is that it’s all pretty rubbish with no incentive to do it in a joined up way13 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfv6tnwrs25https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvfn47t6q222Absolutely the tip of the iceberg [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfn47t6q222https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvfn2h6lsc22Or go back to the drawing board and not be affected or constrained by (a) the red, white and blue of an incidental and divisive flag, (b) an ill-conceived and jumped-up organisational name (which shouldn’t really be seen anywhere near a train), and (c) harmful political posturing based on illusion [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfn2h6lsc22https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvfmewqrp222It was within reach but I think that someone who doesn’t get it seems to be making the decisions [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfmewqrp222https://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvdsivpxxc2k. . . flic.kr/p/2sAe6H3 (Callum Radford)12 Sep 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdsivpxxc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/doublearrow64.bsky.social/post/3mvd2wxjgkk2k👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:gux2te5uht6adcli4743aiuj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd2wxjgkk2k