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British Rail logo designer appalled by green makeover mess
Gerry Barney says updated branding, to be used by Great British Railways, uses too many colours. The designer of the familiar British Rail logo has warned against government plans to revamp the symbol and dismissed an attempt to give it a green makeover as a 'load of old bollocks'. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has said his plans for the new Great British Railways will involve updated versions of the classic ˜double-arrow logo when the system is launched next year.
New body to assess rail investment needs in Wales but no Barnett consequential from HS2
The UK Government said the body of senior executives will be up and running by year end
Northern Line Extension grand opening marred by station accessibility issues
Questions have been raised over the accessibility of the new Northern line stations as part of the line's extension (NLE) which opened earlier this week.
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