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Railfreight Design Guide, British Railways Board, London, 1988
Railfreight Design Guide, British Railways Board, London, 1988
Railfreight Design Guide, British Railways Board, London, 1988
Railfreight Design Guide, British Railways Board, London, 1988
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Railfreight Design Guide, British Railways Board, London, 1988

Railfreight Design Guide, 1988. British Railways Board, United Kingdom, London. 88 pp., 12.25 x 10, hardcover with slipcase. Printed in the United Kingdom and stamped “1070” on the rear yellow end paper; in an unknown edition. The original identity from 1987 was designed by Roundel Design Group.

“Britain’s railways of the 1980s were a mess, figuratively and physically. Grimy trains streamed in and out of depots, through under-invested stations and between industries just about grappling with the new global economy in which they found themselves. To many, including British Rail’s clients, things were not looking good." — Tim Dunn, Creative Review, 2018

A Foreword by Colin Driver, Director of Freight ... “The time had come for a powerful public expression of confidence: the time had come for a bold new corporate identity.”

This volume expresses the spirit of Railfreight’s new, modern identity; and less of a rigorous standardized guideline. Included are Introductions and explanatory texts for all sections featuring: Basic Elements (Parent Symbol, A Symbol Sub-Divided, The ABC of Identity, Grey Areas, Depot Plates); Locomotives (Anatomy of a Locomotive, Livery Details, Painting, Symbols on Vinyl, Anatomy of an Identity, Cast BR Plates, Locomotive Data); Wagons & Vehicles (Box Wagons, Coat Wagons, Private Industry, In the Hight Street, Road/Rail Link, Wagon Data); Environment (Entrance Signs, Directional Signs, Industrial Landscape, Working Environment, Locomotive Cleaning); and Communications (Stationary, Brochure, Leaflets & Collateral Items, Promotional Items). A short Summary by the Director of Architecture, Design & Environment and Contacts at the end. With colored graphics and photographs throughout.

A very good hardcover with light wear, mostly to the front white cover. In its' very good slipcase with some soiling, a few blemishes and a small crack to one corner. Interior pages are bright and clean.