"The original rail alphabet designed by Margaret was an enduring design icon of the 1960s, and heralded the rebirth of the modern British railway system," Hendy said. Rail Alphabet 2 can be seen at the Design MuseumĬhair of Network Rail Peter Hendy said the company, which is the owner and infrastructure manager of most of Great Britain's railway network, wanted a clean and consistent design to improve journeys and stations.
Rail Alphabet Font plus#
Rail Alphabet 2 is also available as a digital font in three weights plus italics, engineered by Kubel for use in various Network Rail publications relating to the upgrading of their stations.
The typeface has already been modernised once in 2005, when, with Calvert's blessing, Kubel and Scott Williams of A2 created a complete, digitised Rail Alphabet in one weight by tracing the original letterforms. Related story Design Museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of British road signage
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