Which logo is correct?

[gg14835]

I have noticed that at different websites and places with the southern railway logo, there are two different slogans that I have seen
One of them says "Southern Railway serves the south

The other one says "The Southern serves the south"

I was wondering which one did the Southern actually use on their locomotives and equipment?

 

[H222]

Probably both, during different eras. I would take a guess that the one that says Southern Railway was earlier

Jamie

 

[gg14835]

oh, ok that makes sense

 

[norfolksouthern37]

both are correct, however the one that says "The Southern" is the earlier of the two.

 

[Bhorton]

Well, most SR carriages and tenders just have Southern on the side, but some of the Pacific's had this on the front:
Are you talking about the British Southern? Because those are two of their logo's.

 

[teddytoot]

No he is talking of the US Southern Railway. In 1925 Fairfax Harrison (company president) visited the British Southern Railway and so liked their green colour, he adopted it, even to a similar SOUTHERN script on the tender sides. I am not sure of why it is a Railway rather than a Railroad however.

 

[wva-usa]

The term "railroad" was used almost exclusively within the U.S., but the term "railway" was also used in the U.S. (and in other parts of the world), thus the term "railway" was in fact used as part of a great many U.S. railroad company names, e.g., Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Norfolk & Western Railway, Virginian Railway, Southern Railway, etc.

 

[gg14835]

Thanks for the info guys