My guess would be that the club were happy to let the name be used in the wake of their surprise title win but have since decided that they would like to earn money from the use of their name. Most football clubs are that way out.That particular loco (92214) has been through several name changes, it was ‘Cock O’ The North’ when it arrived at the GC from the NYMR, it’s also carried the names ‘Cromwell’, ‘Central Star’ and then ‘Leicester City’ after the football club, not to mention an appearance masquerading as 92220 ‘Evening Star’. ‘City of Leicester’ is a development I was unaware of, but presumably has been done to remove the association with the football club for whatever reason.
My guess would be that the club were happy to let the name be used in the wake of their surprise title win but have since decided that they would like to earn money from the use of their name. Most football clubs are that way out.
They did - but I would imagine that if the railway had hoped to leave it with that name long term (admittedly unlikely given they appear to rename it every 3 weeks) then the football club would probably ask for money to use it. If that has happened, changing to 'City of Leicester' would circumvent that whilst not changing it too much. I might be wrong though.Eh? I suspect the railway changed the name to celebrate the title win and have since changed it back to something more representative of the area.
Is it not owned by a gcr director from the local area?
Ah, the other railway to the West Country. I try not to think of it."Engines have numbers" ... the GWR broad gauge singles didn't.
I think the football club should pay the railway for publicity.