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Brian Morrison/
Railway World magazine

Number: 47847
Location: Euston station
Named by: Brian Morrison, railway author and photographer
Date applied: 10/1/02 Date removed: 21/09/06
Style: Standard
Meaning: Named to mark Brian Morrisons 50 years of railway photography and UK most prolific railway photographer
Notes: One of VT celebrity Class 47 fleet. Plate on other side of loco 'Railway World magazine. Secret event, Brian was told name was 'Railway World'' until he parted curtains
Supplier: DR*

Barry Needham
Number: 56115 Location: Doncaster RMT terminal Named by: ? Date applied: ? Date removed: 04/04 Style: Standard Meaning: Named after EWS controller who was killed in the Great Heck accident Notes: Transferred to 60087 Supplier: PC

Blackpool Voyager
Number: 220021 car No. 60221 Location: Blackpool North Station Named by: Theresa May MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Date applied: 10/10/01 Date removed: 10/03 Style: Virgin Voyager Meaning: Named to mark the introduction of Voyager stock on Blackpool route Notes: Name removed following Virgin Trains pulling out of Blackpool. Set renamed Staffordshire Voyager Supplier: NR*

Brighton Voyager
Number: 220022 Location: Brighton Station Named by: Cllr Harry Steer, Mayor of Brighton & Hove Date applied: 14/12/01 Style: Virgin Trains Meaning: Twinning of Voyager fleet with route, marking introduction of fleet of all Brighton services from December 2001 Notes: Supplier: NR*

BOMBARDIER Voyager

Number: 220017 car No. 60217
Location: Central Rivers Depot
Named by: Andre Bombardier Vice Chairman of Bombardier Transportation and Janet Dean MP
Date applied: 18/09/01
Style: Virgin Voyager (non standard)
Meaning: Unveiled to mark opening of Bombardier Transportations new maintenance facility at Central Rivers. Also to mark delivery of half the Class 220 fleet, 17th train sets (reason for set 017 being selected
Notes:
Supplier: NR*

Bassettlaw
Number: 56115 Location: Worksop depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 06/01 Date removed: 12/01 Style: Standard Meaning: See main entry Notes: Previously applied to No. 58034. Name applied prior to working 2001 staff charter to Kent Coast. Renamed Barry Needham Supplier: PC

Bristol Barton Hill
Number: 47725 Location: Barton Hill Depot, Bristol Named by: Steve Heinz, engineer at depot Date applied: 07/07/01 (staff open day) Style: Standard Meaning: See entry in main book Notes: Transferred from No. 47738. This loco previously named ‘The Railway Mission’ Supplier: NR

Berwick Upon Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed
Number: 91025 Location: Adtranz Doncaster Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 08/00 Style: GNER transfer, gold letters Meaning: Twinning of GNER traction with East Coast Route Notes: Drivers side plate is without dashes, non driving side has dashes. Previously named ‘BBC Radio One FM’ Supplier: -

Bletchley TMD
Number: 121027 car No. 55027 Location: Bletchley depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 19/01/99 Date removed: 06/00 Style: Silverlink Railways Meaning: Twinning of the depot with active railway to increase morale at depot. Applied to Class 121 following repaint into Silverlink colours Notes: Transferred to 150127 Supplier: NR*

Bletchley TMD
Number: 150127 vehicle 57127 Location: Bletchley depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 28/6/00 Style: Silverlink Meaning: Twinning of depot with ‘new’ refurbished stock for Bedford-Bletchley line Notes: Name previously carried by 55027 Supplier: NR*

BP Gas Avonmouth
Number: 60005 Location: BP Gas Terminal, Avonmouth Named by: John Manzoni, BP Group President Date applied: 07/04/00 Style: Standard EWS Meaning: Applied to mark 10 years of delivery of Gas Oil to Avonmouth Terminal Notes: Previously named ‘Skiddaw’ Supplier: PC

Bradford Film Festival
Number: 91018 Location: Kings Cross station Named by: Timothy West, Actor Date applied: 17/02/00 Style: GNER transfer, gold letters Meaning: Twinning of GNER with 6th Bradford Film Festival, of which GNER are the principal sponsor Notes: Previously named ‘Robert Louis Stevenson’ Supplier: -

Brian Collett
Number: TPO van POS 80323 Location: ?? Named by: ?? Date applied: xx/xx/99 Style: Standard Royal Mail TPO (half size) Meaning: ?? Notes: ?? Supplier: PC

Brian Quinn
Number: TPO POS 80339 Location: ???? Named by: ???? Date applied: ????? Style: Standard EWS/Royal Mail Meaning: Named after Brian Quinn, Head of Royal Mail TPO section Notes: Supplier: PC

BLETCHLEY PARK ‘STATION X’
Number: 31601 Location: Bletchley Station Named by: Dr Phyllis Starkey, MP for Bletchley Date applied: 22/03/99 Style: Fragonset Meaning: Named to twin Silverlink Railways and Fragonset Railways with the local community and Bletchley Park Notes: First Class 31/6 named and first Fragonset Railways loco to be named Supplier: CIT

Berwick Middle School Railsafe Trophy Winners 1998

Number: 37717
Location: Tyne Yard
Named by: Martyn Cornish (11), pupil from school
Date applied: 02/07/98 Date removed: 04/01
Style: Standard EWS
Meaning: To mark the 1998 winners of the Railsafe schools competition
Notes: Previously named ‘Maltby Lilly Hall Junior School Rotherham Railsafe Trophy Winners 1996’ and ‘St Margaret’s Church of England Primary School City of Durham Railsafe Trophy Winners 1997’
Supplier: PC

Blackpool Rock

Number: 43100
Location: Blackpool Station
Named by: Brian Barrett, Chief Executive of Virgin Trains and Geoff Thompson, Chief Executive of Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Date applied: 25/05/98 Date removed: 07/00
Style: Virgin Trains stick on
Notes: Named to mark the re-introduction of through Virgin Trains services between Euston and Blackpool North. Power car led first northbound service and was ‘named’ by pouring champagneover name upon arrival. First IC125 to carry stick on names. Previously named ‘Craigentinny’
Supplier: -

Basford Hall Centenary 2001
Number: 66502 Location: Crewe Basford Hall Yard Named by: Paul Smart, General manager of Freightliner Intermodal Date applied: 5/8/01 (staff open day) Style: Standard Freightliner Meaning: To mark the 100th anniversary of Crewe Basford Hall yard Notes: Supplier: NR*

Bill Green

Number: 321413, car 71961
Location: Northampton station
Named by: Tim Holland, Mayor of Northampton
Date applied: 3/01
Style: Silverlink
Meaning: named after Silverlink driver Bill Green who on his retirement in March 2002 had clocked up 49 years 10 months railway service
Notes: Bill Green attended this naming not knowing his name was applied to the side. Bill was the first railwayman on the scene after the Great Train Robbery in 1963
Supplier: NR*

Black Country Voyager
Number: 220028 car No. 60228 Location: Wolverhampton Station Named by: Cllr Joyce Smith, Mayor of Wolverhampton Date applied: 9/5/02 Style: Virgin Voyager Meaning: Twinning of Voyager fleet with route Notes: Supplier: NR*

Brief Encounter
Number: 175111 Location: Named by: Date applied: Style: Transfer Meaning: Notes: Supplier: -

Brian Langley
Number: DR73238 Tamper Location: ?? Named by: No ceremony Date applied: ?? Style: Standard Meaning: Named after ?? Notes: Supplier: NR*

Bromley TravelWise
Number: 375608 Location: Bromley Station Named by: ?? Date applied: ??/6/02 Style: Transfer (stick on letters) Meaning: - Notes: Supplier: -

Blue Lightning
Number: 66702 Location: National Railway Museum, York Named by: Tiernan Cassar (3), nephew of GBRf Train Manager Glen Palmer Date applied: 30/8/02 Style: Standard GB Railfreight, secondary plate below Meaning: Naming to mark the first anniversary of the partnership between GBRf and Railtrack, name selected by staff competition Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Number: 43117 Location: Bombardier Doncaster Works Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 09/02 Style: GNER transfer Meaning: Series naming of GNER ECML traction Notes: - Supplier: -

Bristol St. Philip's Marsh
Number: 43040 Location: Bristol St. Philip's Marsh depot Named by: Peter Alway, Fleet Operative at depot Date applied: 22/1/03 Style: Cast, Standard FGW Meaning: Twinning of power car with depot, to mark major upgrading and refurbishment of facility Notes: Supplier: NR*

Brondyffryn Trust
Number: 175007 Location: Rhyl Station Named by: Ann Jones, mayor of Rhyl Date applied: 14/05/02 Style: FNW stick-on Meaning: Twinning of FNW set with autistic school in Rhyl Notes: Supplier: NR*

Barry Flaxman
Number: 357001 Location: ?? Named by: ?? Date applied: 02/03 Style: Standard c2c Meaning: Twinning ??? Notes: Supplier: NR*

Bletchley Seven
Number: 150123 Location: Bletchley Depot Named by: tba Date applied: tba Style: Silverlink Meaning: ?? Notes: Supplier: NR*

Barry Needham
Number: 60087 Location: Toton depot Named by: No Ceremony Date applied: 0404 Style: Standard Meaning: Named after EWS controller who was killed in the Great Heck accident Notes: Name transferred from 56115 Supplier: PC

Benjamin Gimbert G.C
Number: 66077 Location: Whitemoor Yard, March Named by: Richard Bowker, Chairman of SRA Date applied: 02/06/04 Style: EWS Class 66 Meaning: Reapplication of name. Named after Driver Benjamin Gimbert who was awarded the George Cross after uncoupling burning wagon from train at Soham in 1944 Notes: Supplier: PC

Bispham Drive Junior School Toton EWS Rail Safety Competition Winners 2004
Number: 60080 Location: Toton Depot Named by: Children from Bispham Drive School Date applied: 26/05/05 Style: Standard, logo below Meaning: Ongoing naming of Class 60 No. 60080 after wining school in annual competition Notes: Named after East Midlands schools rail safety project Supplier: PC

Buxton Festival
Number: 156466 Location: Buxton Station Named by: ?? Date applied: ?? Style: Stick-on Meaning: Twinning of First North Western with annual Buxton Festival Notes: Supplier: -

Balchder y Cymoedd/ Pride of the Valleys
Number: 37425 Location: Caerphilly Station Named by: Cllr Harry Andrews, Leader of Caerphilly County Council Date applied: 28/11/05 Style: Standard Meaning: Named to mark the final weeks of deployment of Class 37s on Arriva Trains Wales Cardiff Valley services Notes: English plate officially unveiled Supplier: -

Britannia
Number: DVT 82114 Location: Wembley Depot Named by: ?? Date applied: ??/11/05 Style: Standard Meaning: ?? Notes: Reapplication of name previously carried by Class 87 Supplier: -

Bletchley Pride
Number: 321425 car 71793 Location: Bletchley Depot Named by: Roger Ford, Technical Editor, Modern Railways Date applied: 07/02/07 Style: Standard Meaning: To mark the depot acheivement in maintenance of Class 321s and attaining the highest miles per casualty figure 43,267 of any UK electric fleet. Notes: Previously named 'Silver Service' Supplier: -

Benny Rothman -
The Manchester Rambler

Number: 150268 car 52268
Location: New Mlls
Named by: David Milliband, Secretary of State for Environment
Date applied: 21/04/07
Style: Transfer
Meaning: To mark the 75th anniversary of 'mass trespass' on Kinder Scout. This trespass led to free access to the countryside for ordinary people and to the legislation in 1949 to establish National Parks and then later to walkers rights over open country and common land in 2000
Notes: -
Supplier: -

Bedford-Bamberg 30
Number: 150128 Location: Bedford Station Named by: Werner Hipelius, the Bugermeister of Bamberg Date applied: 21/09/07 Style: Standard Silverlink Meaning: Marking the 30th anniversary of the twinning of Bedford and Bamberg in Bavaria, southern Germany Notes: Supplier: -

Bill Bolsover
Number: 66623 Location: ? Named by: Bill Bolsover Date applied: 16/11/07 Style: Freightliner Meaning: Named after Bill Bolsover, in recognition of his long standing contribution to the construction materials industry and Aggregate Industries Notes: Originally planned for unveiling on 30/08/07 - event called off Supplier: -