rodger5591 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I know that in 1948 the companies initially used their own corporate styles and colours of numbering/lettering to create their BRITISH RAILWAYS numbering and lettering, but as far as I know, no-one makes transfers of these early BR insignia in anything but cream Gill Sans, so I would like to try to make my own, if possible. Does anyone know the name of the fonts/typefaces used for SR sunshine, GWR post war and LMS scroll and serif loco cabside/smokebox numbers ? Also what colour was the uniforms of loco and station staff for each of the 4 companies after 1946 ? Many thanks in advance. Rodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cctransuk Posted January 13, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2012 I know that in 1948 the companies initially used their own corporate styles and colours of numbering/lettering to create their BRITISH RAILWAYS numbering and lettering, but as far as I know, no-one makes transfers of these early BR insignia in anything but cream Gill Sans, so I would like to try to make my own, if possible. Does anyone know the name of the fonts/typefaces used for SR sunshine, GWR post war and LMS scroll and serif loco cabside/smokebox numbers ? Also what colour was the uniforms of loco and station staff for each of the 4 companies after 1946 ? Many thanks in advance. Rodger I'm afraid that you won't find anything in the way of an off-the-shelf computer font / typeface for any of the Big Four, or for BR for that matter. It is well known that BR used Gill Sans, but the 'weight' was medium, somewhere in between the readily available weights in Gill Sans fonts. When I started to produce my own BR transfers, I had to design my own Gill Sans Medium font in order to get things right. The other problem that you'll encounter will be producing opaque transfers; computer printer inks are translucent and printed designs get 'lost' over darker paints. I use the obsolete Alps Microdry printing process that includes the ability to print white; this permits me to print a white underlay to render opaque the overprinted coloured image. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruciethefish Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Station staff uniforms were almost universally black, with various amounts of gold braid added to denote status. (& a variety of hats) These would be coupled with a white shirt, a black or company colour tie, & badges in company colours worn on lapels or cap. Footplate & yard staff , if provided with uniform, would generally be in blue serge overalls, in various states of fade & dirtiness.. Many yard & trackside staff would simply wear old, everyday civilian clothing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The HMRS transfer sheet for Bulleid insignia has "BRITISH RAILWAYS" in sunshine lettering. And the Great Western one has British Railways in the GW style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Anyone know a source for 4mm Cream Gill Sans letters/.numbers as used by the LNER please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Let us all take 2 mins silence to morn the passing of Letraset rub-on lettering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hi All, The GWR typeface was called Egyptian Serif. I don't know about the LMS one though... I hope this helps! All the best, Castle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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