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'''Arms''' : Vert, on a fess double-cottised argent between in chief three railway wheels of the last and in base a portcullis also argent two barrulets wary azure.<br> | '''Arms''': Vert, on a fess double-cottised argent between in chief three railway wheels of the last and in base a portcullis also argent two barrulets wary azure.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : A demi lion gules holding between the paws a railway wheel argent.<br> | '''Crest''': A demi lion gules holding between the paws a railway wheel argent.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side a lion guardant gules charged on the shoulder with a railway wheel argent. <br> | '''Supporters''': On either side a lion guardant gules charged on the shoulder with a railway wheel argent. <br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Velociter et securiter | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Velociter et securiter | ||
Latest revision as of 06:05, 16 June 2024
BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION
Official blazon
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Arms: Vert, on a fess double-cottised argent between in chief three railway wheels of the last and in base a portcullis also argent two barrulets wary azure. |
Origin/meaning
Granted by the College of Arms on May 17, 1956. Transferred to the British Railways Board on February 20, 1963.
The symbolism is a green field for open countryside; barrulets for railways; wheels for road and rail transport; portcullis for ports and harbours.
The motto VELOCITER SECURITER means swift and sure. Literature: