37Oban Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Strathpeffer Spa Express! Try saying that after a few drams! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold trw1089 Posted June 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2020 The Scarborough Flyer for me. Always liked the name as slightly anachronistic and clever, given it was probably marketed more to Joe Public than other trains, so wasn't an "express". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 The Atlantic Coast Express for me as its one of the two named trains I've been on. The other was The Northumbrian but that was behind a Class 40. The ACE was behind 35028 in April 1964. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 G'Day Folks Got to be the 'Silver Jubilee'. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 12 hours ago, Oldddudders said: That engineering training really has fitted you out well to cope with the practicalities of life, hasn't it? One does one's best. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 A really horrible morning. I shall not be playing golf, but I do need the light on to see the keyboard. At PN, it is time for the Northumbrian to come through. Diesel hauled today, so no headboard to advertise its presence. The morning plonk shows the palatial main entrance to the station that greeted passengers. Now, what am I going to do this morning? I can always count the poll. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 Lots of single votes in the poll,but the winner, with 3, was the Atlantic Coast express, beating the Flying Scotsman and Silver Jubilee with two. Nationalisation saw a proliferation of named trains. Some were good, others were not, so today we look for the best and worst post war Titled train names. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 Best - Venice-Simplon Orient Express (ah, the romance...) Worst - Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier (it does what it says on the tin, but...) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I will go with Bon Accord for the best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 And another vote for Anglo Scottish Car Carrier! for the worst 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Best - The Elizabethan Worst - Granite City Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Best :- "The Elizabethan" Worst :- "Cathedrals Express" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, St Enodoc said: Best - Venice-Simplon Orient Express (ah, the romance...) Worst - Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier (it does what it says on the tin, but...) Another vote for that combination. But if it has to be a British post-war title I am partial to the "Cornish Riveria Express" Regards Chris H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Taz Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 I always thought the Merchant Venturer had a nice ring to it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Best : The Cornish Riviera . In the age before package holidays it conjured up wonderful mental images of a an adventure travelling to a far off place. Everything train travel should be ( or at least should have been in the days before the world went mad ) Worst : Practically everything the unimaginative London Midland Region dreamed up. The Condor, The Palatine, Comet, ,The Waverley, etc, all lacking charisma and instantly forgettable. Edited June 18, 2020 by jazzer 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 The rain gets harder, and the temperature drops lower. I am rather glad I didn't go golfing, though I suspect the greens will be flooded by now even if I had. The good news is that I have got Windoze photo gallery looking almost like I want it to again, and that your tea break photo is another view from Spital Bridge. D201 is approaching with the Northumbrian. 32 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I have learnt so much from these polls so far and i would just like to thank you all And to Gilbert for the brilliant photo's 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 The "Golden Arrow" was of course also a Post War named train and gets my vote: Regards Fred 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 A very wet journey to Melton Mowbray, watching idiots charging around at high speed in standing water and blinding spray. Came back the slow safe way, passing the site of Scalford station, as usual a considerable distance from the village it served. I'll do a bit of reading up shortly to remind myself of the route and its history. First though the tea time photo, once again of modernisation, in the form of D201. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarrMan Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 4 hours ago, simontaylor484 said: I have learnt so much from these polls so far and i would just like to thank you all And to Gilbert for the brilliant photo's Gilbert I would echo that. Thanks. Lloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 As trailed yesterday, I’ll go for the Talisman for the best named train. I like all named trains, so I don’t have a worst. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 Let’s see, The Elizabethan for the best post war name, and The Condor for the worst one. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, Market65 said: The Condor for the worst one. Really? Containers, door-to-door; pretty clever, no? Oh - suit yourself! John Isherwood. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 The bestest named was was the Essex Enterprise, wot a wonderful name for a freight train. The most 'orrid The Lea Valley Enterprise. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) The Up Fair Maid now, but Gateshead has rostered a not at all fair A3. Gladiateur wasn't a maid, either, as he won the Derby. Your evening plonk features a bloke looking at closed doors. You can't see from here, but he has both hands full, so perhaps he is wondering how he is going to open them. Edited June 18, 2020 by great northern to complete the post. 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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