NR Brunel

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

NR Brunel

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

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]

See also

• Rail Alphabet