Fair Rosamund FALCON. Felicity. Ferrybridge C Power Station FALCON. Fearless SN NR

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1 Fair Rosamund Number: Location: Old Oak Common depot Date applied: 23/03/79 Date removed: 11/09/84 Meaning: A mistress of Henry ll, murdered at Woodstock Transferred to Renamed Tayside Region as No F between 03/91-03/94, new set supplied by. Loco repainted in 1991 into original rail blue livery with sponsorship of Rail, plate fitted to mark event. In common with all Class 50s, loco carried a hire plate when first built Number: Location: Old Oak Common depot Date applied: 11/09/84 Date removed: 08/89 Meaning: As above Transferred from FALCON Number: D0280 / D1200 Location: Brush, Loughborough Date applied: 10/61 Date removed: W10/75 Style: Special. Originally names were painted, cast plates applied after a few months Meaning: Named following a tradition to apply names of Birds of Prey to trial locomotives constructed by Brush FALCON Pullman car - Kitchen, built Loco hauled Fearless BH Number: Location: Laira depot Named by: Captain DRS Towers, Ship s Captain Date applied: 23/08/78* Date removed: W03/94, twinning plates, supplied by RN fitted 11/80 Meaning: Named after 1934-launched RN destroyer * Plates first fitted 04/08/78, removed 07/08/78 when formal ceremony announced. Plates removed Felicity Name applied by Forward Trust Rail to hire coaches. Carried by Mk2 TSO No Named after staff of Forward Trust Rail Leasing Ferrybridge C Power Station Number: Location: Ferrybridge Power Station Named by: Ed Walls, Chief Executive of Power Gen Date applied: 15/09/91 Date removed: 01/95, incorporating C/O/A Meaning: To mark the 25th anniversary of Ferrybridge producing power Transferred to Number: Location: Immingham depot Date applied: 01/95 Style: See above Meaning: See above Transferred from Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names 101

2 Festive Glasgow Orchid Number: car No Location: Glasgow Central station Named by: Lesley Fitzimmons, Actress Date applied: 12/04/93 Meaning: To mark the 14th world orchid show in Glasgow 11/06/85 by the Duchess of Westminster to mark the tricentenary of the regiment Meaning: Class theme - twinning of locos with regiments of the British Army Tri-centenary plate cast by Fiddlers Ferry Power Station Number: Location: Fiddlers Ferry Power Station Named by: Robert Neish, Power Station Manager Date applied: 15/07/89 Meaning: Twinning of Trainload Coal with Power Station Fife Region Number: Location: Dunfermline station Named by: Robert Gough, Fife Regional Convenor Date applied: 13/10/86 Date removed: 08/91 Meaning: To mark the 175,000 refurbishment of Dunfermline station Previously Colossus as D1672/47086 Fina Energy Number: Location: Sunderland petroleum terminal Named by: Dr Pierre Jungels, Chief Engineer and Managing Director of Petrofina (UK) Ltd Date applied: 01/10/86 Date removed: 03/89, C/O/A below Meaning: To mark the opening of a new 820,000 Petrofina rail connected oil terminal Transferred to Number: Location: Immingham depot Date applied: 03/89 Date removed: 02/92 Meaning: See above, on this loco no special meaning Transferred from TH ROYAL INNISKILLING DRAGOON GUARDS Number: D62 / D Location: St Pancras station Named by: General Sir John Anderson Date applied: 30/11/64 Style: Design for class incorporating C/O/A of regiment. Date unveiled in ceremony at Waterloo on Financial Times Number: Location: Euston station Named by: Frank Barlow, Chief Executive of paper Date applied: 30/03/88 Date removed: 08/97 DP 102 Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names

3 Style: Reflective with black ground Meaning: To celebrate the centenary of the Financial Times, and its close business relationship with BR Parcels FINCH Pullman car - Kitchen, built Loco hauled Finsbury Park Number: Location: Bounds Green depot Named by: Marjorie Page, widow of Stan Page, former Depot Manager Date applied: 10/03/84 Date removed: W07/86 Meaning: In honour of the work carried out at Finsbury Park depot Joint naming with Bounds Green. Transferred to First David Newton () cast loco plate Number: / / Location: Gateshead depot Date applied: 20/09/86 Date removed: 04/95 Meaning: See above - on this loco no special meaning Transferred from Renamed Saint Peter Fiona Castle Number: * Location: Waterloo station Named by: Fiona Castle Date applied: 11/06/97 Res Meaning: Unveiled to mark the running of the British leg of the final, 1997 Tour of Hope fund raising train for the Liverpool lung cancer hospital. Unveiled prior to double heading Tour of Hope with Roy Castle to Liverpool Lime Street Fiona Castle understood name read Tour of Hope. First naming of EWS liveried Class 47. Previously named The Statesman FIRE FLY Number: / Location: Windsor & Eton Central station Named by: Nicholas Emsley (8), after his grandmother wrote to Jim ll Fix It for him to name a loco Date applied: 31/08/85 Date removed: 03/95 Style: Special either side of GW logo, GW150 plate below Meaning: Resurrection of original GWR locomotive name. Named as part of GW150 events Originally planned to name loco at Swindon Works, on anniversary of granting Royal Assent to the GWR, called off due to closure announcement. Renamed Prince William FIRST EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENT Number: D6703 (37003) Location: Stratford depot Date applied: 04/63 - covered Date removed: 09/63 Style: Special Meaning: Planned twinning of railway with regiment One of three names allocated, First, Second and Third East Anglian Regiment. Plates not unveiled as by mid-1963 the regiments had been amalgamated Flat Holm Cast 12/95 for Res, for application to one of three Bristol Barton Hill-allocated Class 08s. To be named after islands in the Bristol Channel. Not applied. Plates also cast spelt Flat Holme Floreat Salopia Number: AC Location: Shrewsbury Cotton Hill Named by: John Thompson, winner of competition held by Shropshire Star newspaper Date applied: 30/05/93 (open day) Date removed: 06/97, C/O/A above Meaning: Named after Shrewsbury (Floreat = Flourish, Salopia = Shrewsbury) D Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names 103

4 Florence Nightingale Number: Location: Brush, Loughborough Date applied: 09/90 Meaning: Florence Nightingale ( ) Hospital and nursing reformer See Snowdon Ford Madox Brown Number: Mk2 Pullman PFP M552 Location: Euston CS Date applied: 10/83 Date removed: C 02/86 Style: Painted Meaning: Series naming of Pullman cars - Ford Madox Brown ( ) Painter Renamed Ennerdale Water FORMIDABLE Number: D802 Location: Swindon Works Date applied: 12/58 Date removed: W10/68 Style: 1950s WR Meaning: Named after 1939 launched aircraft carrier Name reused on Foinaven Number: Location: Brush, Loughborough Date applied: 11/91 Meaning: Mountain in Highlands near Laxford Bridge See Pudsey Bear Formidable Number: Location: Laira depot Date applied: 05/05/78 Date removed: W09/88 Meaning: See above Name previously carried by D802 Force O Weymouth Number: Location: Weymouth Quay station Named by: Lt. Coll Harry Owens, US Army Liaison Officer Date applied: 03/06/94 Date removed: 07/94 Meaning: To mark D-Day events at Weymouth. Force O was the task force which set off from Weymouth This was advertised as a temporary naming, the locos proper plates Battle of Britain - 50th anniversary remained attached but covered. First time loco has carried two names at the same time FORTUNA Pullman car - Brake, built 1923* - Loco hauled. * rebuilt 1960 Fort William An Gearasdan Number: Location: Fort William station Named by: Donald McFarlane, Leader of Lochaber Council Date applied: 15/08/91 Meaning: Named to mark 300th anniversary of the town Notes 104 Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names

5 Forward Birmingham Number: Location: Birmingham New Street station Named by: Cllr David Roy, Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham Date applied: 20/09/96 Style: CrossCountry Trains, C/O/A above Meaning: Twinning of CrossCountry Trains with new Lifeboat of same name stationed at Exmouth, marking a 1m contribution to the cost of the lifeboat collected in Birmingham After naming formed special from Birmingham to Exmouth, taking an IC125 to Exmouth for the first time FOXHOUND Number: D817 Location: Swindon Works Date applied: 03/60 Date removed: W10/71 Style: 1950s WR Meaning: Named after Royal Navy ship of same name Date applied: 09/92 Style: Special, based on standard Meaning: Named in recognition of Freightconnection in German - to mark the relationship between BR, CF, CB and the DB Unveiled as part of Freightconnection event during a video link up. Loco repainted in DB livery. When plates were first cast the name was spelt incorrectly Fratchverbindungen, noticed prior to unveiling and wrong letters ground off and replacements stuck on until a new plate was cast, changed by at Crewe FRANCONIA Number: D220 / C Location: Crewe Works Date applied: 02/63 Date removed: C1972 Style: Special design for class incorporating central C/O/A Meaning: Named to twin with 18,099 ton Cunard liner Frachtverbindungen Number: Location: Crewe Electric depot Frances Burnett Number: Mk2 Pullman PFP M548 Location: Euston CS Date applied: 10/83 Date removed: 01/86 Style: Painted Meaning: Series naming of Pullman cars - Frances Hodgson Burnett ( ), Novelist Renamed Grasmere Francis Egerton Number: Mk2 Pullman PFK M506 Location: BREL Wolverton Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names 105

6 Date applied: 04/10/83 Date removed: 01/86 Style: Painted Meaning: Series naming of Pullman cars - Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgwater ( ), Canal promoter Renamed Windermere, name reapplied to car Number: Mk3 Pullman FO Location: Willesden CS Date applied: 11/86 Date removed: C1990 Style: Painted Meaning: See above Previously carried on car M506 Frank Hornby Number: / Location: Liverpool Lime Street station Named by: Ken Dodd, comedian Date applied: 20/11/86, C/O/As above and below, descriptive plate below This locomotive was named to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Frank Hornby, inventor Meccano, 1901, Hornby Trains, 1920, and Dinky Toys, 1934, September 1986 Meaning: To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the founder of Hornby model railways Event originally planned for 22/09/86 Freightliner 1995 Number: Location: Crewe Basford Hall yard Named by: Barry Daly, Freight Services Supervisor, Crewe Basford Hall and part of open day team Date applied: 28/08/95 (open day) Style: Freightliner Meaning: Named to mark the launch of Freightliner as a separate business within the BRB, also launch of new livery Freightliner Birmingham Number: Location: Birmingham International Freight Terminal Named by: Andrew Grant, Terminal Manager Date applied: 15/10/95 Style: Freightliner, logo on plate Meaning: Named to mark 30th anniversary of Freightliner Freightconnection Number: Location: NEC Birmingham Named by: David Spillets, Area Fleet Manager, Crewe Electric Depot Date applied: 03/09/92 Style: Special, based on standard Meaning: In honour of the 1992 Freightconnection exhibition held at the NEC Birmingham - to mark the relationship between BR, CF, CB and DB Freightlinerbulk Number: Location: Purfleet Thames Terminal Named by: Mike Gray, Purfleet Terminal Manager Date applied: 12/05/97, bulk finished in mid-green Meaning: Named to mark the launch of a new Freightliner intermodal service from Purfleet. Freightlinerbulk being a new division of Freightliner set up to handle dry and liquid bulk containers 106 Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names

7 Freightliner Cleveland Number: Location: Cleveland Freightliner terminal Named by: Sir Kerry St. Johnston, Chairman of Freightliner Date applied: 17/03//97 Style: Freightliner, logo on plate Meaning: Continuation of twinning locos with major Freightliner terminals. Unveiled to mark the running of the first direct service between Cleveland and Felixstowe Plates cast 11/96 Freightliner Coatbridge Number: Location: Coatbridge Freightliner terminal Named by: James Mackay, Freightliner Managing Director Date applied: 06/05/96 Style: Freightliner, logo on plate Meaning: Continuation of theme of twinning locos with major Freightliner terminals Freight Transport Association Number: Location: Stratford upon Avon station Named by: Paul Channon, Transport Secretary Date applied: 14/09/87 Date removed: 04/97, C/O/A above Meaning: Named to commemorate the work of the FTA. Unveiled as part of the FTA s annual conference Name reapplied to As with most locomotive naming ceremonies which involve railway installations or businesses, a staff or group picture is taken after unveiling. The naming of Freightliner Coatbridge was no exception. Here we see Freightliner 1995 Managing Director James Mackay and Coatbridge Terminal Manager, Ken Duffy with terminal staff. CJM Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names 107

8 Number: PC Location: Toton depot training school Named by: Graham Miller, outgoing Chairman of FTA Date applied: 14/05/97 Style: Special, incorporating C/O/A Meaning: Named to commemorate the continuing close relationship between EWS and the FTA Name previously carried by Meaning: To mark the 150th anniversary of the Furness Railway, named on first passenger run of DRS owned Class 20/3s Although this is a nameplate style addition to the loco, DRS consider it only as a badging Fretconnection Number: Location: Crewe Electric depot Date applied: 09/92 Style: Special, based on standard Meaning: Named in recognition of Freightconnection in French - to mark the relationship between BR, CF, CB and DB. Name in French for Freightconnection Unveiled as part of the Freightconnection event during a video link up. Loco repainted in mock CF livery Fury Number: Location: Willesden depot Date applied: 24/07/79 Date removed: 06/87 Meaning: Re-use of historic steam loco name. One of the Furies of Mythology, goddesses who were sent from Tartarus to punish evil-doers Renamed Clothes Show Live. New Fury plates cast by in 10/96 for CrossCountry Trains in original style Furious Number: Location: Laira depot Date applied: 06/04/78 Date removed: W06/90 Meaning: Named after 1916-launched aircraft carrier FURNESS RAILWAY 150 Number: LOCAL Location: Workington station Named by: Mayor of Workington and Max Joule, Managing Director of Direct Rail Services Date applied: 01/06/96 Style: Special 108 Encyclopaedia of Modern Traction Names