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Midland Mainline has named Class 222 No. 222005 after the City of
Nottingham in recognition of its position as one of the busiest stations
along the East Midlands to London route.
Nottingham station played host to the official naming ceremony
conducted by The Lord Mayor, Councillor Des Wilson, on 30 January
2007.
The ceremony was attended by a number of local dignitaries, business
leaders, press and VIPs who boarded the City of Nottingham bound for
London St. Pancras via Loughborough and Leicester.
This was the first in a series of official namings that honour the
unique characteristics of the cities along the Midland Mainline route
to London.
Speaking at the ceremony Tony Wrighton, Deputy Managing Director for
Midland Mainline said: “We’re very excited that our parent
company National Express Group has been short listed as a bidder for
both the new East Midlands and Cross Country franchises. Both
Midland Mainline and National Express are passionate about travel,
it’s our area of expertise and we’re enthusiastic and confident
about our plans for the new franchises. We’re proud of our excellent
performance record and our recent results in the National Passenger
Survey were also above average. We know that Nottingham and its people
have played a key part in our success. This naming is our way of saying
thank you for that and celebrating 10 years of successful partnership
between Midland Mainline and the wonderful city of Nottingham. We're
delighted that the Lord Mayor could help us by carrying out the naming
ceremony.”
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