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« on: February 10, 2022, 18:40:43 »
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A proposed new logo has been revealed for Great British Railways, the UK▸ (United Kingdom) Government-owned body that will oversee rail transport in Great Britain from next year.


I HAVE seen that new logo on some of the GBR▸ (Great British Railways) pages - and the article says that it's been around for a month - but I don't think we've covered it here?
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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2022, 20:20:57 »
Your search found 5 marks owned by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

They're here -
https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmowner/page/search?id=1122140&domain=1&app=0&mark=UK00003742053
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2022, 21:01:09 »
Nothing new to see there,it dates from the BR▸ (British Rail(ways))  CIM corporate identity manual,circa 1980
Iirc.
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2022, 21:25:45 »
Doesn't Lee have something very similar as his avatar?
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2022, 21:32:15 »
Now that you mention it yes Lee does.
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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2022, 08:16:40 »
I can see the Welsh & Scottish being really keen on that logo.

Surely a bit more imagination could have gone into it rather than being a retread of BR▸ (British Rail(ways))?

Hardly indicates an organisation looking to the future.
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2022, 09:05:16 »
....or (hoping they did not spend a shedload of money on this) one that will concentrate its resources on doing the job, rather than PR▸ (Public Relations), advertising, re-branding, etc.
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2022, 10:33:13 »
I'm not sure that an application for trademark protection means this is the intended design, or even that it is one of a number being seriously considered. It pretty much proposed itself, based in similar designs used by BR▸ (British Rail(ways)) in the past, and several people (not just Lee) have been using it. So it is likely to be on any initial long list of designs. But the application may just be protective, trying to stop potential uses they (NR» (Network Rail - home page), GBR▸ (Great British Railways) etc.) would see as malicious, or even just mischievous or confusing. Have they been registering domains for similar reasons?
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