Typeface Design for a British Rail Alphabet Revival

Calvert's wayfinding alphabet recut as stencil

New Rail Alphabet Stencil is a stencil variant derived from A2-TYPE's revival of the British Rail signage alphabet, originally designed by Margaret Calvert of Kinneir Calvert Associates in the early 1960s. The source typeface first appeared in UK National Health hospitals before being adopted by British Rail, Danish Rail, and BAA Airports. The stencil family is issued in six weights—Off White, White, Light, Medium, Bold, and Black—and includes non-aligning numerals and a subset of Eastern European characters.

Set in New Rail Alphabet Stencil