BR Blue
scenes from the british rail corporate image era
$60.95
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
16 November 2022
Summary
Rail Blue: A Golden Age on British Railways
The British Rail corporate image and its Rail Blue livery was one of the longest-lived color schemes carried by the trains of Britain in the forty-eight-year life of the nationalized railway network.
Launched in 1965, after Beeching, the then new corporate image was an attempt by the BR design panel to raise the profile of the railway system countrywide and to sweep away the dull steam-era image as the swinging sixties got underway…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781558645 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1781558647 |
| Author: | Martyn Hilbert |
| Publisher: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 16 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 165mm x 8mm |
About The Author
Martyn Hilbert
Martyn Hilbert is a life-long railway enthusiast who has spent much time and effort recording the ever-changing railway system of Britain from the 1970s to the present day. He has amassed a large archive of photographic images and notes during his extensive travels over the years. BR Blue: Scenes from the BR Corporate Image Era is his fifth book published by Fonthill Media.
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