View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
Old January 26th 21, 02:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london
David Cantrell David Cantrell is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,392
Default Model Railway Club logo

On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 12:37:24PM +0000, Peter Able wrote:
On 24/01/2021 20:44, Basil Jet wrote:
https://www.themodelrailwayclub.org/...2/img/logo.svg

It is a striking rendering of the "Winged Messenger" (Hermes / Mercury)
- suggesting speedy delivery. Used by transport and transport fuel
businesses.

As for a direct railway example,

https://www.modelrailforum.com/forum...ic=35081&st=45


That one makes me immediately think of Icarus, which is most certainly
*not* what the LMS had in mind!

Hermes is usually shown with winged sandals or hat.

--
David Cantrell | Bourgeois reactionary pig

Blessed are the pessimists, for they test their backups