Is the TfL roundel copyright?

The roundel design first appeared at Underground stations in the early 1900s. Please refer to our design standards. Note that simply changing the colours will not alter the fact that the circle and bar shape of the TfL family of logos is a registered trade mark and therefore protected under the 1994 Trade Marks Act.

Is London Underground trademarked?

The London Underground Sign and the slogan “Mind the Gap” are registered trademarks owned by Transport for London (TFL). Generally speaking, the marks of Transport London should be avoided in content for commercial use.

Is Transport for London a private company?

Technically, Transport for London is a private company that’s wholly owned by the government. It’s responsible for enacting the mayor’s transport strategy as a whole, across a number of different transportation modes.

Who owns London Underground stations?

Transport for London (TfL)
The current operator, London Underground Limited (LUL), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL), the statutory corporation responsible for the transport network in London.

What font does London Underground use?

Johnston Sans
Johnston’s typeface is known variously as Underground, or Johnston Sans. It is also known as the basis on which Eric Gill, one of Johnston’s first pupils at Central School of Arts & Crafts, designed his typeface Gill Sans for the Monotype Corporation, released in 1928.

What is a roundel logo?

A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours.

Is the London tube map Copyright?

Note that the Tube Map is a copyrighted image and reproductions (doctored or otherwise) should not be published without permission from TfL.

Is Transport for London a public body?

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, England….Transport for London.

Is Transport for London a limited company?

We are a statutory corporation regulated under local government finance rules. We are governed by the Greater London Authority Act and have three subsidiary companies incorporated under the Companies Act 2006. Our subsidiary companies are: TfL Trustee Company Limited.

Is the London Underground Nationalised?

Dave Welsh (Letters, 21 May) says the London underground has been publicly owned for 80 years; it was actually nationalised, along with the rest of the railways, by the Attlee government in 1948. The London Passenger Transport Board of 1933 had a complex structure.