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On the subject of outdated symbols and icons:

In Britain, the standard symbol for a railroad crossing is a stylized
representation of a steam locomotive - tho' none have been used for
decades.  Maybe the box-like shape of a diesel or electric locomotive does
not make for easy recognition.

But, we must be getting to a time when no one recognizes stylized steam
locomotives.  Will the new generation of Britons be mown down by speeding
diesel and electric locomotives, having failed to spot the level crossings?

Peter Anderson

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