British Rail Designed, 1948-1997
Details:
- Author(s) Lawrence, David
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2016
- Pages 272pp; illus
- Publisher Ian Allan
- Place Published Addlestone
Topics:
- Name Design issues
- Name Marketing inc brand & product development, distribution, etc
Countries:
Library:
- Name National Library of Scotland
- City Edinburgh
- County Lothian
- Country Scotland
- Postcode EH1 1EW
- Visit National Library of Scotland's website
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Notes:
Considers design and its role in marketing / branding of British Rail from its origins as a nationalised entity in 1948. Covers failures as well as successes. Deals with aspects such as station architecture / lettering / rolling stock / uniforms / publicity material / tickets / etc. Chapters include: 'Britain buys a railway - branding the network and making trains, 1948-55'; 'Where people meet trains - British Railways station architecture, 1948-85'; 'Prime movers - the Design Panel, 1956-60'; 'Design researched, 1960-81'; 'The new look - design diversity and privatisation, 1982-97'. The writer is a specialist on design, architecture and culture especially regarding transport systems