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Pioneering graphic designer Margaret Calvert - the woman who created the Tyne and Wear Metros famous yellow logo has paid her first visit to the network 40 years on from penning its iconic typeface. Calvert, a designer who did much to shape the visual identity of modern Britain, took the opportunity to see her work on the Metro system while she was in the region to collect an honorary degree from the University of Sunderland.
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Tynemouth: View towards Newcastle over the disused bays at the 1882 NER station at Tynemouth in July 1981 with signage relating to Tyne and Wear PTE Metro services in the foreground.
Colin Alexander 25/07/1981

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