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British Rail wasn’t all bad. Sixty years after the brand launched we should remember its marketing successes

In 2025 Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam engines and the old red lion railway logo, but there’s one bit of Britain’s railway that perhaps doesn’t get enough praise – British Rail. Abbreviated to BR, the…

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The Great British Railways logo has a lot riding on it. Here's how it could look

These 6 different routes could be just the ticket.

Creative Bloq

New Great British Railways logo to be unveiled in bid to ‘restore pride’ in railways

It is thought that the logo will feature the colours of the Union Jack

The Independent UK

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How the government’s railway nationalisation plans could play out – two public transport experts

“This is the age of the train” was the British Rail catchphrase in the late 1970s, showcasing advances in technology, such as tilting trains, and advanced transport hubs, like the Euston station complex.

The Conversation

We remember Kenneth Grange, the British industrial designer, who has died aged 95

Kenneth Grange was a colossus of post-war design. With a career spanning six decades, his mission for improvement touched everything from trains to fountain pens, taxis to toothbrushes

Wallpaper

Labour’s plans for Great British Railways all but set up by Tory government

Renationalisation announced by shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh, comes as most network contracts near expiry

The Guardian - UK

Sir Kenneth Grange’s influential industrial designs are chronicled in a new book

‘Kenneth Grange: Designing the Modern World’ explores the life and work of the pioneering British industrial designer

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Great British Railway Journeys season 15: release date, destinations, exclusive interview and everything we know

Great British Railway Journeys season 15 on BBC2 sees politician-turned-presenter Michael Portillo explore Britain’s post-war history by train.

WhatToWatch

Calls for railings on Devon sea wall before girl fell and died were ‘ignored’

Exclusive: safety experts and a coroner made the request after a death in 1992, 30 years before Ukrainian refugee Albina Yevko died

The Guardian - UK

‘I just went bent’: how Britain’s most corrupt cop ruined countless lives

How many people did DS Derek Ridgewell fit up? The sheer scale of his depravity, and his targeting of men of colour, is only now becoming clear

The Guardian - UK

Don’t let the bedbugs bite on a sleeper train

Brief letters: British Rail apology | Scarlet pimpernels | The gift of Guardian style | Superyacht design degree

The Guardian - UK

Rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy has train named in honour

In 1966 Asquith Xavier overturned a decision not to employ him as a guard at London’s Euston station because of his ethnicity.

The Independent UK

Convictions of rail workers based on corrupt police officer evidence to be reviewed

The convictions of two British Rail worker who were jailed 46 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer are set to be reviewed as “potential racially-motivated miscarriages of justice”, it has been announced.

Evening Standard

'A skint, cesspit nation still held to ransom by profiteering gangsters'

It's not just the privatised water companies taking us for fools, says Brian Reade, and people are desperate to be freed from these greedy companies that are happy to let us pay for their mistakes while they rake in the profits

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All change as hundreds of LNER fares almost halve under 'single-leg pricing'

London North Eastern Railway has simplified its tickets to just three options

The Independent UK

Hundreds of rail fares almost halve overnight as ‘single-leg pricing’ takes effect

Exclusive: Between Durham and London, until Saturday the super off-peak single cost £163, with a return priced at only £1 more; the fare is now £83

Liverpool Echo

'Fine showpiece' pub in Liverpool that sold beef curry for £1.90

It was visited by thousands of commuters in its time

The Guardian - UK

The government has had to take over yet another railway – and yet it still balks at full nationalisation

The Conservatives are on a TransPennine Express to nowhere, says the author and podcaster Christian Wolmar

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Liverpool Echo

Heartbroken son had never heard of dad's diagnosis until after his death

The asbestosis diagnosis came as a "complete shock"

The Independent UK

Heritage railway turns back the clock as it rejoins mainline network

Swanage Railway will be using its restored and upgraded 1950s diesel trains for the 11-mile services until September 10.

Manchester Evening News

Lowry station painting set to depart to another owner - for £2m

"L.S. Lowry's works have enduring appeal"

The Independent UK

Britain’s railways ‘not fit for purpose’ and ‘financially unsustainable’, transport secretary warns

Mark Harper outlines ‘fundamental reform’ for trains including setting up Great British Railways and simplifying fares

The Independent UK

Why are UK train fares so irrational? The Man In Seat 61 explains

Many return tickets cost just £1 more than singles – the result of an experiment conducted by British Rail decades ago

The Independent UK

Bye to the buffet and ancient British Rail agreements? What a rail deal could mean for passengers and staff

Driver-only operation and ticket office closures have been parked in the sidings

Daily Mirror

Lord Young, a 'favourite' former minister of Margaret Thatcher, dies aged 90

Lord Young of Graffham, a successful businessman who became a cabinet minister and was known as a favourite of then prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has died aged 90

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