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AvestaPolarit
Number: 60038 Location: DFDS Nordic Terminal, Immingham Named by: Evert Wijkander, Corporate Logistics manager of AvestaPolarit Date applied: 19/3/02 Style: Standard Meaning: Unveiled at launch of 'SteelBridge' project Notes: Supplier: PC

ARTEMIS
Number: 47712 Location: Tyseley Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 01/01 Style: Fragonset Railways Meaning: Theme naming of Fragonset traction, named after Goddess Diana, name selected as previous name was Lady Diana Spencer Notes: Previously named ‘Dick Whittington’ and ‘Lady Diana Spencer’

Arnold Leah
Number: 313109, vehicle No. 71221 Location: Watford Junction Station Named by: Arnold Leah, Silverlink Train Driver Date applied: 04/08/00 Style: Silverlink Meaning: Named after Arnold Leah, Silverlink Train’s driver who retired after 49 years service Notes: Surprise naming Supplier: NR*

Atlas
Number: 47750 Location: Old Oak Common Depot Named by: Michael Shaman, General Manager (Virgin Contract) Bombardier Transportation Date applied: 06/08/00 Style: Mock GWR Meaning: Reapplication of original GW name Notes: Previously named ‘Royal Mail Cheltenham’ Supplier: NR*

Abertawe/Landore
Number: 47815 Location: Swansea High Street Station Named by: Cllr John Davies, Lord Mayor of Swansea Date applied: 01/07/00 Date removed: 12/04 Style: FGW Meaning: Twinning of FGW with Landore depot, unveiled at 150th anniversary celebrations of Swansea High Street station Notes: Supplier: NR*

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Number: 91021 Location: Bounds Green depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 03/00 Style: GNER transfer, gold letters Meaning: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII. Twinning of GNER with famous people associated with route Notes: Supplier: -

Abraham Darby Iron Bridge
Number: Mk3 DVT 82127 Location: Oxley depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 24/05/98 Date removed: 07/00 Style: Virgin Trains stick on Notes: Named to mark the commencement of through Virgin Trains services between Shrewsbury and Euston. First train to carry new Virgin Trains ‘stick on’ names. Name also carried by 86247 Supplier: -

Andrea
Note: Name applied by Forward Trust Rail Leasing to hire coach. Carried in painted form on Mk2 TSO No. 5364. Named after staff of Forward Rail Trust Leasing

Avon Voyager
Number: 220027 car No. 60227 Location: Bristol Temple Meads Station Named by: Dr Doug Naysmith MP for Bristol North West Date applied: 18/2/02 Style: Virgin Voyager Meaning: Twinning of Voyager fleet with route, marking introduction of fleet on Bristol line services Notes: Supplier: NR*

Amelia Earhart
Number: 221119 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 23/4/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Series naming of Super Voyager fleet with voyagers. Amelia Earhart (1898-1937) American air pioneer, first woman to fly Atlantic solo Notes: Supplier: NR*

Amy Johnson
Number: 221120 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 29/4//02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Series naming of Super Voyager fleet after voyagers. Amy Johnson (1901-1941) First woman aviator to fly solo from England to Australia Notes: Supplier: NR*

Alstom Heritage

Number: 86233
Location: Alstom Willesden Depot
Named by: Applied by loco unveiling - no actual naming ceremony
Date applied: 24/06/02 Date removed: 10/03
Style: Virgin Trains - special
Meaning: Named after Alstom and its former businesses who have been the backbone to the electric railway, also VTs traction maintainer to mark restoration of No. 86233 to electric blue livery
Notes: Loco also given cast number plates and lion and wheel logo. Previously named 'Laurence Olivier'
Supplier: NR*

ABP Connect
Number: 60031 Location: ABP Connect terminal Hams Hall Named by: Bo Lerenius, Group Chief Executive Associated British Ports Date applied: 21/6/02 Style: Special, based on standard EWS Meaning: Twinning of EWS with customer Notes: Previously named 'Ben Lui' Supplier: PC

Atlas
Number: Track machine DR73924 Location: Plasser, West Ealing Named by: No ceremony Date applied: C 05/02 Style: Standard Meaning: Series naming of Carillion track machines Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Alexander Selkirk
Number: 221133 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 20/8/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Series naming of Super Voyager fleet after Voyagers. Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721) Scottish sailor and navigator and the real life model for 'Robinson Crusoe' Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Amerigo Vespucci
Number: 221141 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 19/9/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Series naming of Super Voyager fleet after Voyagers. Amerigo Vespucci (1457-1512) Italian navigator, the first mapmaker gave his name to America Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Auguste Picard
Number: 221143 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: T/B/A Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Series naming of Super Voyager fleet after Voyagers. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) Swiss physicist, noted for balloon ascents into the stratosphere and his submarine research Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Avocet
Number: 47355 Location: Fragonset Derby RTC Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 11/02 Style: Standard Fragonset Meaning: Series naming of FR locos, named after bird Notes: - Supplier: PC

Andy Bower
Number: 08 Location: ? Named by: ? Date applied: ? Style: Standard EWS Class 08 Meaning: ? Notes: ? Supplier: PC

Aberdeenshire
Number: 43115 Location: Bombardier Doncaster Works Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 21/02/04 Style: GNER transfer Meaning: Twinning of GNER traction with line of route Notes: - Supplier: -

Adrian Harrington 1955-2003
Royal Navy/Burges Salmon

Number: 60093
Location: Bristol Barton Hill depot
Named by: Mrs ? Harrington
Date applied: 20/07/04 Date removed: 11/05
Style: Cast
Meaning: The locomotive is named after a Bristol-based solicitor who died in 2003 leaving a wide and seven children. He worked for Bristol-based Solicitors, Burges Salmon who specialise in railway work. EWS offered a prize of "Name a loco for a year" at the Railway Children dinner and Burges Salmon won the prize. The loco will be named until July 2005, after which one plate will be presented to Mr Harrington's wife and and the other will be presented to the law company.
Notes: -
Supplier: PC

Alison
Number: 73206 Location: Victoria station Named by: Alison Irving, GBRf Yard Manager, Whitemoor Date applied: 12/10/04 Style: Standard Meaning:Fleet naming of GBRf Class 73s after staff members. Alison Irving, GBRf Yard Manager, Whitemoor Notes: - Supplier: NR*

ACORP Association of Community Rail Partnership
Number: 87019 Location: Crewe station Named by: Dr Paul Salverson, General Manager ACORP Date applied: 15/03/05 Style: Special cast Meaning: Twinning of ACORP with railway industry, applied tp LNWR black-liveried Class 87 Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Apollo
Number: 350111 Location: Euston station Named by: Brian Cooke, Chairman of London Transport Users Committee Date applied: 15/07/05 Style: transfer Meaning: Reserection of old LNW names on new West Coast rolling stock Notes: Unveiled at lauch of '350s' on Silverlink services Supplier: -

Archimedes
Number: 350115 Location: Euston station Named by: Phil Davis, Chairman of the Central Rail Passenger Committee Date applied: 15/07/05 Style: transfer Meaning: Reserection of old LNW names on new West Coast rolling stock Notes: Unveiled at lauch of '350s' on Silverlink services Supplier: -

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