A fundraising campaign is under way to publish the original design manual of one of the UK's most recognisable logos. The symbol for British Rail was created 50 years ago, outlasting the company.

The arrows of indecision. The barbed wire. The crow’s feet. In the 50 years since he drew up one of the UK’s most recognisable symbols, designer Gerry Barney has heard them all. But he doesn’t mind.

A new Great British Railways logo that will “restore pride” in the British train network is set to be unveiled in May on the first trains to be nationalised under the Labour government.

Though it’s a temporary measure, the update has drawn criticism, including from the original designer of the famed double-arrow logo, Gerry Barney. Barney, who was 24 when he designed the British Rail ...

The new red, white and blue logo is for the launch of Great British Railways, which will oversee the train system. The public body will take over from Network Rail by the end of 2023.

The designer of the familiar British Rail logo has warned against government plans to revamp the symbol and dismissed a separate attempt to give it a temporary green makeover as a “load of old ...

Though it’s a temporary measure, the update has drawn criticism, including from the original designer of the famed double-arrow logo, Gerry Barney. Barney, who was 24 when he designed the British Rail ...

The British Rail logo survived BR’s privatisation in 1996, the re-nationalisation of the railways, ... The story of the British Rail symbol begins in 1960 when Barney, then aged 21, applied for a job ...