The Diamond wedding anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was marked by EWS on Friday 12 October 2007, by the naming of No. 67029 at Rugeley Trent Valley station.

EWS Network, operator of the Royal Train, invited HM The Queen to name the locomotive Royal Diamond, to mark the occasion of the forthcoming 60th wedding anniversary on 20 November 2007 of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh were greeted by local children as they arrived at the station to conduct the naming of the locomotive.

Stuart Boner, Managing Director for EWS Network, said: “EWS Network is proud to be entrusted with the operation of the Royal Train for the Royal Family. We are delighted to invite HM The Queen to formally name one of our locomotives responsible for hauling the Royal Train ‘Royal Diamond’ in honour of her 60th wedding anniversary next month. This locomotive will haul the Royal Train for many years to come and forms a fitting and permanent celebration of this delightful anniversary.”

After the naming ceremony, the newly named locomotive, together with No. 67005 powered the Royal Train out of Rugeley Trent Valley.

The journey from Rugeley Trent Valley station on 12 October 2007 was the 193rd occasion that EWS Network has operated the Royal Train since the company became Royal Train Operator in 1996.

HM The Queen has named two other EWS Network locomotives responsible for hauling the Royal Train. These are named Queen’s Messenger and Royal Sovereign and are painted in Royal Claret, the official colour of the Royal Train.

67029 is the EWS VIP loco which is used with the EWS management train and is painted in silver livery.