Nameplates

Many of the locomotives during the mid 1980�s were named. These names could be anything from Rivers/Loch�s, Famous composers, Army Regiments, The place they were built and even battleships. Here are some images of various names.

Left. The name of 47560 �Tamar� named after a Cornish river.

Right. The name of 50007 �Sir Edward Elgar� named after a famous composer. During 1984 50007 was painted from Railblue into Bruswick Green. It also changed it�s name from Hercules much to the dismay of rail enthusiasts.

left. Deltic 55022 was named after a famous Scottish regiment The Royal Scots Grey. The class 55�s were either named after regiments or racehorses. 55007 PINZA and 55009 ALYCIDON been my favourites.

Right. 56133 was named �Crewe Locomotive Works� at an open day at Crewe on 2nd June 1984.

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