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Old Course St Andrews

Number: 43108
Location: Kings Cross Station
Named by: Peter Thomson, five times winner of the Open Golf Championship
Date applied: 17/07/00 Date removed: 07/02
Style: Transfer, gold letters
Meaning: Twinning of GNER with the 129th Open Championship held at The Old Course, St Andrews. Unveiled at start of 2000 Championship in recognition of extra services provided
Notes: Previously named ‘BBC Television Railwatch’
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Old Course St. Andrews Old Course St.Andrews
Number: 43108 Location: Bombardier Doncaster Named by: No ceremony Date applied: 11/02 Style: Transfer, gold letters Meaning: Re-application of name (see above) Notes: Name now applied with full stop after St, space also removed between full point and 'A' Supplier: -

Operation Perseus
Number: 3COP 1409 car No. 62285 Location: Eastbourne station Named by: Police dog ‘Kez’ with aid of handler Date applied: 18/08/98 Date removed: 10/03 Style: Standard Meaning: Naming of train after Transport Police ‘Operation Perseus’, a crime blitz on the Brighton-Hastings line Notes: First COP unit to be named Supplier: NR*

101 Squadron

Number: Mk3 DVT 82149
Location: Preston station
Named by: Squadron Leader Mike Smart, RAF 101 Squadron
Date applied: 11/07/98 Date removed: 11/99
Style: Standard Virgin Trains, C/O/A above
Meaning: Twinning of Virgin Trains with RAF 101 Squadron from Brize Norton which has had a long staff relationship between drivers from Oxley and pilots from Squadron
Notes: Transferred to Mk3 DVT 82101
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101 Squadron
Number: Mk3 DVT 82101 Location: Wembley Named by: - Date applied: c12/99 Date removed: 28/08/07 Style: Standard Virgin Trains, C/O/A above Meaning: Twinning of Virgin Trains with RAF 101 Squadron from Brize Norton which has had a long staff relationship between drivers from Oxley and pilots from Squadron Notes: Transferred from Mk3 DVT 82149. Name reapplied to Pendolino 390045 Supplier: NR*

Oxfordshire 2007
Number: 43198 Location: Oxford station Named by: Lesley legge, Chairman of Oxfordshire County Council and Jim Campbell, Lord Mayor of Oxford Date applied: 09/02/07 Style: Standard FGW Meaning: Named to mark the 2007 celebrations to mark the 1,000 anniversary of Oxfordshire Notes: Previously named HMS Penzance Supplier: NR*

Old Fettercairn
Number: 37097 Location: Brechin Station Named by: David Doig, Managing Director of Fettercairn Distillery Date applied: 05/05/07 Style: Standard Meaning: Named in recognition of a donation by the distillery for the repairs to 37097s engine Notes: Supplier:

101 Squadron
Number: 390045 Location: Birmingham International Station Named by: Wing Commander Tim O'Brien Date applied: 06/08/07 Style: Virgin Pendolino Meaning: Twinning of Virgin West Coast with 101 Squadron, Brize Norton Notes: After naming a VC10 from 101 Squadron did a special flypast during the trains return to London Supplier: