Fonts

[umontu]

I'm wondering what fonts are used on infastructure all over the railways, now and in the past.

I've already got Gill sans, used by the LNER and I know the Johnston font for the underground isn't widely available.

Obviously Rail Alphabet is most common, though I'd imagine it's well guarded.

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Rail Alphabet is available if you know where to look. I have a copy on my system.

I would like to know the font South West Trains use though...

 

[HST Power]

Anyone know the font they use on FCC stations?

 

[EM2]

Arriva's official typeface is Frutiger
Actually, looking at it a bit closer, all the signage at St Pancras looks like Frutiger Condensed

 

[umontu]

Rail Alphabet is available if you know where to look. I have a copy on my system.

Ditto, now and all the motorway signs!

 

[142094]

Tyne and Wear Metro uses a specially desgined font from Margaret Calvert.

 

[Class172]

What font does London midland use?

 

[AlterEgo]

How did you get hold of Rail Alphabet? Would quite like this myself...

 

[jopsuk]

If you're trying to identify a font, this is useful

Of course, it is common for companies and organisations to use bespoke fonts for their corporate image.
There's New Rail Alphabet, but that will cost you serious money

 

[Ibex]

What font does London midland use?

London Midland use a variation of 'Precious Sans' called 'LM Sans' which is only available on company computers. I don't actually see any differences myself though.

Precious Sans.

 

[telstarbox]

I think EMT use Futura (or a variant)

 

[Dai.]

I think EMT use Futura (or a variant)

Futura Bold and Futura Light!


I know the New York Metro is now in Helvetica.

 

[DavidBrown]

I did get copies of the Rail Alphabet font as a free download from somewhere - can't remember where from though. I know that it was linked to on the old UK Trainz forum (long gone now, though).

 

[HST Power]

There's New Rail Alphabet, but that will cost you serious money

How much are we talking?

 

[ralphchadkirk]

How much are we talking?

£100 per subtype.

 

[HST Power]

£100 per subtype.

I'll be out of this one then!

 

[ralphchadkirk]

I'll be out of this one then!

You can get all 12 subtypes for £1000!

There is a place to get it for free though...

 

[HST Power]

There is a place to get it for free though...

Continue on that?

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Continue on that?

Am on mobile at the moment, I will post the web address when I get home.

 

[Jdrowlands]

Seems that you can get at least the regular version of Johnstone here: http://www.fontspace.com/jonathan-paterson/london-tube

I also have a version of Rail Alphabet. I can't remember where I got it (it was free) but I have uploaded it here: http://www.jdrowlands.org/misc/BritishRailFont.zip

 

[bluenoxid]

Be very careful with using this on websites, many can spot when you have used it and the owners are not afraid to kick off legal action.

 

[umontu]

Be very careful with using this on websites, many can spot when you have used it and the owners are not afraid to kick off legal action.

Hense why I didn't post where I got it from, although it's out there in public.
I would never use it for anything other than dreaming up designs and wishing.

I'll just add the Underground font's e's are wrong, therefore it's not the real font.

 

[HST Power]

Seems that you can get at least the regular version of Johnstone here: http://www.fontspace.com/jonathan-paterson/london-tube

It appears that I share my surname with the London Tube Font!

 

[Aictos]

Anyone know the font they use on FCC stations?

FCC use a font called Helvetica Neue LT and the varieties of it for all it's signage from posters to running in boards.

 

[HST Power]

FCC use a font called Helvetica Neue LT and the varieties of it for all it's signage from posters to running in boards.

Thanks! It stands out at the stations quite nicely.