Rail

Railway Logo Design: How Railways Shaped Modern Corporate Identity

From Canadian National and British Rail to Japan Railways, how the demands of modern transport networks transformed railway logos into comprehensive…

Oct 19 • Richard Baird

Swiss Federal Railways, 1972

Across Switzerland – Hans Hartman's 1972 logo for Swiss Federal Railways.

Jun 3, 2025 • Richard Baird

Japan Railways Logo, 1987

Yoji Yamamoto's 1987 logo for Japan Railways.

Apr 8, 2025 • Richard Baird

Niels Hartmann and Jens Neilsen's 1972 logo and design policy for DSB.

Dec 31, 2024 • Richard Baird

Nederlandse Spoorwegen, 1967

Progress and power - Tel Design's 1967 logo for Dutch rail network Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

May 7, 2024 • Richard Baird

Canadian National Railway, 1960

Allan Fleming's 1960 logo for Canadian National Railway.

Jan 3, 2024 • Richard Baird

The Amtrak Arrow

Lippincott & Margulies' 1971 logo for Amtrak

Jun 20, 2022 • Poppy Thaxter

Leading train travel into the space age

Herbert Matter's 1954 logo for New Haven Railroad.

Feb 21, 2022 • Richard Baird

British Rail, 1965

Design Research Unit and Gerald Barney's 1965 logo for British Rail.

Dec 2, 2021 • Richard Baird

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