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mencap - Pengwern College
Number: 175004 Location: Named by: Date applied: Style: Transfer Meaning: Notes: Supplier: -

Mum
Number: 175103 Location: Named by: Date applied: Style: Transfer Meaning: Notes: Supplier: -

Mersey Voyager
Number: 220019 Location: Liverpool Lime Street Named by: Chris Brown, Director of The Mersey Partnership Date applied: 11/1/02 Style: Standard Voyager Meaning: Twinning of Voyager fleet with route Notes: Supplier: NR*

Marco Polo
Number: 221109 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No Ceremony Date applied: 22/01/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Series naming of Super Voyager fleet after voyagers. Marco Polo (1256-1323) Venetian voyager who travelled through China, India and the east Notes: Supplier: NR*

MINI - Pride of Oxford
Number: 60085 Location: BMW Cowley Named by: Andrew Smith MP for Oxford East Date applied: 21/11/01 Style: EWS Special, logos above Meaning: Named to mark the contract between EWS and BMW to ship the new Mini from Cowley to Purfleet Notes: Previously named ‘Axe Edge’ Supplier: PC

Mancunian Voyager
Number: 220023 car No. 60223 Location: Manchester Piccadilly Station Named by: Coun John Smith, Lord Mayor of Manchester Date applied: 17/09/01 Style: Virgin Voyager Meaning: Named to mark the introduction of ‘Voyager’ sets on Manchester services Notes: Not first Voyager to work from Manchester, operated 13.09 service to Birmingham after naming Supplier: NR*

Modern Railways Magazine
Roger Ford

Number: 90006
Location: Euston Station/Norwich
Named by: ‘Modern Railways Magazine’: David Allan, Chairman of Ian Allan Group. ‘Roger Ford’: Roger Ford, Railway Journalist
Date applied: 26/06/01
Style: Standard Virgin Trains
Meaning: Named as part of twinning of the UK Railway magazine titles with Virgin Trains, event used to mark Roger Ford’s 25 years in railway journalism
Notes: Different name on either side of loco, ‘Roger Ford’ name unveiled first. Loco previously named ‘High Sheriff’. Plates removed 08/04 when withdrawn by Virgin and reapplied 20/12/04 by 'one' Anglia at Norwich
Supplied by: NR*

Midland Voyager
Number: 220016 car No. 60216 Location: Central Rivers Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 19/05/01 Style: Virgin Voyager Meaning: Named to twin with new Voyager introduction in the midlands Notes: Naming ceremony planned for Central Rivers on 19/05, called off due to problems with fleet Supplied by: NR*

Maiden Voyager

Number: 220001 car No. 60201*
Location: Bombardier Works, Brugge
Named by: Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin
Date applied: 06/12/00
Style: Virgin Voyager
Meaning: Theme naming of ‘Voyager’ sets, first train given the same name as first Virgin Boeing 747
Notes: Ground rather than cast plate.
* At naming vehicle used was No. 60203 from set No. 220003, this was renumbered to 60201 and put in set 220001 before delivery
Supplier: NR*

Marston Vale
Number: DMU 55029 (L129) Location: Bletchley depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 10/98 Style: North London Railway/Silverlink Meaning: See main entry Notes: Transferred from No. 117700 car 51332. Transferred to 150129 Supplier: NR*

Marston Vale
Number: 150129 Location: Bletchley depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 10/00 Style: Silverlink Railways Meaning: See main entry Notes: Previously carried by 55029 Supplier: NR*

MCC Transport Ltd
Note: Name cast 03/00 by Freightliner to mark Maersk Container Services expansion and use of Freightliner Ltd. Not applied to a loco. Hung in Birmingham office of MCC Transport Supplier: NR*

Max Joule
1958-1999

Number: 20301
Location: Carlisle Kingmoor DRS depot
Named by: Anne Joule - widow and Jennifer Joule - daughter
Date applied: 04/02/00
Style: Special design
Meaning: Named after Max Joule (1958-1999), the managing director of Direct Rail Services who died in an accident in late 1999, just after his return from the ‘Train for Life’ special using three DRS Class 20s through to Kosovo
Notes: Private unveiling. Plate fitted to cab end
Supplier: NR*

MINOTAUR
Number: 31452 Location: Tyseley depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 06/99 Style: Standard Fragonset, logo above Meaning: Mythological figure with the head of a bull and the body of a man and lived in a maized labyrinth Notes: Supplier: CIT

Mountsorrel
Number: 60083 Location: Toton Traction Depot Named by: Rosemary Robson, wife of Lefarge-Redland Aggregates Rail Manager Date applied: 30/08/98 Style: Standard Meaning: Re-application of Mountsorrel name to continue close relationship between EWS and Redland Notes: Name previously carried by 56062. This loco previously named ‘Shining Tor’ Supplier: NR

Mission Possible

Number: 390006 car No. 69606
Location: Alstom, Washwood Heath
Named by: Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group and Brian Souter, Chairman of Stagecoach
Date applied: 26/11/01 Date removed: 12/03
Style: Virgin Pendolino (2)
Meaning: Unveiled to mark the first complete set handed over for training. Delivered on time and to say the WCML upgrade is a 'Mission Possible'
Notes: Joint naming with 390007
Supplier: NR*

Mayflower Pilgrims
Number: 221137 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: To be applied Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Theme naming of Super Voyager sets, after Voyagers. Mayflower Pilgrims who travelled on 'Mayflower' from Plymouth to New England in 1620 Notes: Originally planed for application to 221130 Supplier: NR*

Mary Kingsley
Number: 221134 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 11/07/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Theme naming of Super Voyager sets, after Voyagers. Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) British explorer, made two pioneering trips to West & Central Africa Notes: Supplier: NR*

Mungo Park
Number: 221118 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 17/4/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Theme naming of Super Voyager sets, after Voyagers. Mungo Park (1771-1806) Scottish Explorer in West Africa, where he lost his life Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Michael Palin
Number: 221130 Location: Sheffield Station Named by: Michael Palin Date applied: 28/8/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Theme naming of Super Voyager sets, after Voyagers, Michael Palin, voyager, author and TV presenter Notes: After naming worked special train to Leeds and Carlisle. Originally planned to be set no. 221137 Supplier: NR*

Mathew Flinders
Number: 221142 Location: Crofton Depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 24/10/02 Style: Virgin Super Voyager Meaning: Theme naming of Super Voyager sets, Mathew Flinders (1774-1814) English navigator and explorer who made discoveries in and around Australia Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Meteor
Number: 33202 Location: Fragonset Derby RTC Named by: No Ceremony Date applied: 11/02 Style: Standard Fragonset Meaning: Series naming of Fragonset fleet, Aviation series Notes: - Supplier: PC

Major Tim Warr
Number: 321427 car 71975 Location: Northampton station Named by: Tim Warr Date applied: 27/11/02 Style: Standard Silverlink Meaning: Named after Silverlink Traction Inspector Tim Warr who retired. Tim Warr was also a Major in the TA Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Mappa Mundi
Number: 47767 Location: Toton depot Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 02/03 Style: Standard Meaning: See main entry Notes: Re use of former EWS applied name to 47/7 following life extension overhaul and TPWS fitting Supplier: NR

Myfanwy
Number: 142073 Location: Cardiff Central Station Named by: Myfanwy Lewis Date applied: 17/03/03 Style: Stick-on Meaning: Name selected by South Wales Echo readers Notes: Named to mark final refurbished Class 142 for Cardiff Valley services operated by Wales & Borders Supplier: -

Mission Accomplished
Number: 390053 car No. 69653 Location: Alstom, Washwood Heath Named by: No Ceremony Date applied: tba Style: Virgin Pendolino (2) Meaning: Named to mark the completion of the Class 390 Pendolino build at Alstom, Washwood Heath Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Michel Hollard
Number: (37)3208 Location: Paris Nord and photo call at London Waterloo Named by: Sir John Holmes, British Ambassador in Paris at Paris Gare du Nord. Date applied: 27/04/04 Style: Eurostar Meaning: Michel Hollard (1898-1993) WW2 hero Notes: - Supplier: -

Maltby Raider
Number: 66552 Location: Maltby Colliery Named by: Bob Hallam, Colliery manager Date applied: 30/07/04 Style: Freightliner, logo below Meaning: Named to mark the shipment of .75 million tonnes of coal transported by Freightliner Heavy Haul from Maltby Notes: - Supplier: NR*

Medway Valley Line 1856 - 2006
Number: 375304 Location: Maidstone West Station Named by: Mayor of Maidstone Date applied: 18/06/06 Style: SouthEastern stick-on Meaning: Named to mark the 150th anniversary of the Medway Valley Line Notes: - Supplier: -

Metronet Pathfinder
Number: 66720 Location: Euston Station Named by: Sam Ellis, staff member from Metronet Date applied: 26/01/07 Style: GBRf Meaning: Series naming of GBRf/Metronet fleet, name selected from competition run by Metronet to find suitable name. Notes: - Supplier: NR

METRO-LAND
Number: 66719 Location: Euston Station Named by: Peter O'Toole, Managing Director of London Underground Date applied: 26/01/07 Style: GBRf Meaning: Series naming of GBRf/Metronet fleet, named after area in which the locos in the joint GBRf/Metronet contract will operate. Notes: - Supplier: NR

MTU facination of power
Number: 43290 Location: Brush Traction, Loughborough Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 05/07 Style: Special Meaning: To mark MTU re-engining project of GNER power cars. Notes: - Supplier: ?

Molly's Day
Number: 08709 Location: Bescot Depot Named by: - Date applied: -7 Style: Special Meaning: - Notes: - Supplier: ?