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English: The British Rail 'double arrow' logo, in white with a Flame Red background. Flame Red is based on the definition in British Standard BS381C, where it is identified by the number 593 and the names Rail Red and Azo Orange. It is considered notoriously difficult to reproduce accurately on computer screens.
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Source Tobyclifton redrew it according to the British Rail Corporate Identity Manual.
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Other versions Logo of National Rail - Used by the organization that superseded British Rail, and is based off this logo.
  • Black logo, transparent background.
    Black logo, transparent background.
  • Flame Red logo, transparent background.
    Flame Red logo, transparent background.
  • Logo in Flame Red colour, with company name.
    Logo in Flame Red colour, with company name.
  • Logo, with company name, all in black.
    Logo, with company name, all in black.
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current13:33, 5 January 2023Thumbnail for version as of 13:33, 5 January 2023283 × 177 (3 KB)XAM2175 (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 20:20, 30 July 2017 (UTC) Neddyfram's version excessively darkens and desaturates the colour, which in fairness is probably correct for a faded and/or weathered instance seen today, but not correct to the source definition
15:52, 22 May 2021Thumbnail for version as of 15:52, 22 May 2021283 × 177 (563 bytes)VulcanSphere (talk | contribs)Code cleanup // Editing SVG source code using c:User:Rillke/SVGedit.js
20:52, 15 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 20:52, 15 August 2019283 × 177 (3 KB)Neddyfram (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 20:50, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
20:51, 15 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 20:51, 15 August 2019283 × 177 (3 KB)Neddyfram (talk | contribs)Uploaded wrong file
20:50, 15 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 20:50, 15 August 2019283 × 177 (3 KB)Neddyfram (talk | contribs)Changed colour to reflect the true logo colour more accurately
20:20, 30 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 20:20, 30 July 2017283 × 177 (3 KB)Tobyclifton (talk | contribs)I noticed that this had the incorrect aspect ratio for the background. I redrew it according to the BR Corporate Identity Manual. I think that the colour may not quite be right yet.
16:13, 1 October 2016Thumbnail for version as of 16:13, 1 October 201691 × 66 (732 bytes)Whistler (talk | contribs)More accurate version of the logo.
15:18, 20 December 2015Thumbnail for version as of 15:18, 20 December 2015432 × 216 (2 KB)AxG (talk | contribs)Aligned the lines
11:52, 20 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:52, 20 May 2006432 × 216 (3 KB)Cbuckley (talk | contribs)Reverted to earlier revision
11:51, 20 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:51, 20 May 2006432 × 216 (2 KB)Cbuckley (talk | contribs)Reverted to earlier revision
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