Do locomotives have names?

In the history of rail transport, dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains. Named trains are sometimes identified through a train headboard, drumhead, lettering on the locomotive or passenger cars, or a combination of these methods.

What is the most famous steam train?

The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman Built in 1922, Flying Scotsman has been described as the world’s most famous steam locomotive. Since it was first built, few parts of the locomotive have survived as many of its components have been renewed and replaced several times over.

What were steam trains called?

steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a rail vehicle that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

What are the classes of locomotives in the LNER?

This section of the LNER Encyclopedia describes all of the locomotive classes to serve with the LNER. The LNER would often denote major modifications with a slash. E.g. B16/2 is a modified B16. Occasionally such modifications would be so substantial that a completely new class number would be given (eg. an A3 is a modified A1).

What was the name of the Great Northern Railway locomotives?

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LNER Class A1/A3, that ran on the Great Northern and latterly the London and North Eastern Railway network. They represented Nigel Gresley ‘s attempt to standardise steam design.

How did the LNER Thompson Class B1 get its name?

59 of the 410 locomotives were named. Early B1s were named after species of antelope, whilst later engines were named after members of the board of directors of the LNER. This led to the fact that the Class B1 contained the shortest name given to a British locomotive ( (6)1018 Gnu) and one of the longest ( (6)1221 Sir Alexander Erskine-Hill ).

Where does the loco number go on a LNER car?

Where more than one style of name plate is available they are listed alongside the locos running number. Locos within a class that did not carry a BR number are listed at the end of that class with the number last carried in the LNER days.