GWR Loco Names - Why not Houses?

[JimC]

That interests me actually: where is that known from? Wherever it is it sounds as if its a source I should be looking into.

[melmerby]

1 hour ago, ejstubbs said:

  (Come to think, even that wouldn't work, given that the first batch of Saints were actually named after Ladies.)

 

 

The first "batch" of Saints proper, after No. 98 (later 2998) & 100 (2900) which were the prototypes, are 171-190 (later 2971-90) and known as "Scotts", although not all names are Walter Scott derived!

Build wise The Ladies were in the second series (2901-2910) followed by the the Saints themselves in third place and a fourth batch were named after Courts.

Edited April 23, 2019 by melmerby

[AMJ]

When they ran out of local Halls there are a few Yorkshire ones that the locos never went anywhere close to!

 

Houses with musical references

Houses of the holy

22 Acacia Avenue

 

Similarly as the LNER had Hunts I can't see these being replicated onto modern traction other than

Hunt Saboteur

 

[melmerby]

24 minutes ago, AMJ said:

When they ran out of local Halls there are a few Yorkshire ones that the locos never went anywhere close to!

 

Houses with musical references

Houses of the holy

22 Acacia Avenue

 

Similarly as the LNER had Hunts I can't see these being replicated onto modern traction other than

Hunt Saboteur

 

Treasure Hunt.

Bargain Hunt..............

[Compound2632]

... Jeremy Hunt?

[melmerby]

41 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

... Jeremy Hunt?

Scilly Hunt (near Cornwall)

[Theo C. Cupier]

On 19/04/2019 at 15:48, Welly said:

Is that close to Trowbridge? 

No, that would be  Rood Ashton Hall, aka .....