The subsequent creation of Rail Alphabet was intended to provide a style of lettering more specifically suited to stations where it would primarily be viewed indoors by pedestrians.
While Transport has since been an enduring success on road signs, it was designed around the specific needs of road users - such as visibility at speed and in all weathers. In the early 1960s, British Rail trialled new signs at Coventry station that made use of Kinneir and Calvert's recently launched Transport typeface. This style persisted for nearly 15 years. Lettering was to use redrawn versions of Gill Sans lettering on a background of the regional colour. In 1949 the Railway Executive decided on standard types of signs to be used at all stations.
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