RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2020 The one I'm least in favour of is "Firdaussi" - as I have trouble with the spelling and pronunciation, let alone understanding the origin of the name? Regards Chris H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I am finding this difficult, it seems like asking us to betray an old friend! Given that a policy of naming the class after winning racehorses had been established, my choice is for the politically expedient though loyal Prince of Wales. Much better saving it for the largest express locomotive class - the P2! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The Techrach. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 You can get cream for that ... 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CHAZ D Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2020 60099 CALL BOY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, CHAZ D said: 60099 CALL BOY I wounder if Call Boy and Gay Crusader coupled together did they double head a train. Edited December 30, 2020 by Clive Mortimore 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2020 60103 for me. A cliche and also a name that has had people confusing the train with the locomotive ever since. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcock29 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Pretty Polly because it sounds more like a parrot than a locomotive or indeed a racehorse! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2020 Umm, avoiding names that may give offence, maybe Hermit isn't the best choice for an express locomotive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted December 30, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 It seems there is no communication between our men at either end of the station. If there was, we might not have got yet another shot of 60504. Anyway, it has gone off to London now, so there'll be no more pictures of it for a while. There is another Thompson creation on the way though, Dante, which had just taken over a Newcastle- KX parcels. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted December 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 30, 2020 I too have decided on Hermit for this poll. Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted December 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2020 Dante getting closer. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted December 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 Quite a lot of suggestions for dubious A3 names, though some of them did not have the same connotations at the time as they have now. The easy winner though was poor Polly, 5 votes, over a third of those cast. Continuing with the Pacifics, the best name on a Peppercorn A1 today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmditch Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Re: Best A1 names:- North Eastern (of course!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bazza Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2020 I was always impressed with 60153, Flamboyant. Was on the cover of the Ian Allan combined volumes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2020 Redgauntlet. A suitably dashing name, even though I offer no support for Jacobite rebellions! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) I agree Red Gauntlet comes to mind. But also Balmoral and the ones named after old companies. Great Easter, Great Central and so on . Loads of great namers amongst this class. Edited December 31, 2020 by davidw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I am going to go for Auld Reekie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium thegreenhowards Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 My very first model railway locos were Wrenn A4s, Sir Nigel and Peregrine. I have always loved these names. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, great northern said: Continuing with the Pacifics, the best name on a Peppercorn A1 today. Madge Wildfire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR4489 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 H A Ivatt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Fox 34F Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Balmoral. I have a picture of my Father with her at New England shed, when he was a Fireman there. Paul 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 Now this is a problem, is it going to be Kestrel or is it Great Eastern. Half a vote for each of them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 The only A1 today is as Red Leader indicates, but is that actually a Peppercorn? However, for the A1s of yesteryear I announce in a pompous arse way.......Auld Reeki. Can't wait for the A2s and I suspect you might guess what my choices (there are 4 variants) for that are going to be for two of them. Yo. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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