NR Brunel

NR Brunel
Category	Sans-serif
Designer(s)	The Foundry
Commissioned by	Railtrack; Network Rail;
Date released	2000s
Characters	210
License	Proprietary
Trademark	Network Rail
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Shown here	NR Brunel - Regular weight

The NR Brunel typeface is the Network Rail standard for signing at Network Rail managed stations.^[1]

This font is an evolution of the Brunel typeface designed by a specialist typeface design company, The Foundry, for Railtrack^[2] in 1999 and adopted initially by Network Rail.^[3]

It was recommended as a new national standard for station signs in a 2009 report commissioned by the Secretary of State for Transport,^[4] and was adopted by South West Trains and East Midlands Trains for their station signage.

Beginning in 2023, the typeface is due to be phased out as new rail operator Great British Railways reintroduces an updated version of Rail Alphabet as part of its systemwide rebranding.^[5]

The Brunel typeface is also used in Ireland for Iarnród Éireann station signage.^[6]

References

^ "Way Finding". Network Rail. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "David Quay Design". David Quay Design. David Quay. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Managed Stations Wayfinding". Network Rail Design Guidelines & Specifications: 10. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Better rail stations" (PDF). November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
^ "Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Design Guidelines & Specifications" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[1] "Way Finding". Network Rail. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[2] "David Quay Design". David Quay Design. David Quay. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[3] "Managed Stations Wayfinding". Network Rail Design Guidelines & Specifications: 10. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[4] "Better rail stations" (PDF). November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

[5] "Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[6] "Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Design Guidelines & Specifications" (PDF). Iarnród Éireann. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

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