NMT power car 43013 named 'Mark Carne'.

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Earlier this evening a naming ceremony took place at London Paddington with one of the New Measurement Train's power cars, 43013, being named in honour of outgoing Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne.

 

[43096]

Earlier this evening a naming ceremony took place at London Paddington with one of the New Measurement Train's power cars, 43013, being named in honour of outgoing Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne.

Nothing more than an ego massage for someone who should have been run out of town with his backside given a good kicking. It's in the same vein as namings for Moir Lockhead and Keith Heller.

 

[DarloRich]

Nothing more than an ego massage for someone who should have been run out of town with his backside given a good kicking. It's in the same vein as namings for Moir Lockhead and Keith Heller.

don't hold back there..........................

(The railway always names things for outgoing/long serving big wigs and have done since the beginning - Walter K. Whigham or Andrew K. McCosh or Sir Ralph Wedgwood or Murrough Wilson to name but 4 A4 class locos!)

 

[Whattraintoday]

I don’t know how pleased Mr Carne is with having it named after him, I’d imagine he’s honoured.

Personally, I’m not sure I’d like to have something named after me that’s old, loud, dirty, yellow and spends all its time running up and down the country going nowhere fast.*




*my tongue is somewhat in cheek here, the NMT’s a great piece of kit

 

[D365]

Just when I thought the hero worship was coming to a close.

What’s the life expectancy on the NMT then?

 

[47802]

Presumably then that Power car will be massively late and cost twice as much to run as any other Power Car!

 

[47802]

Nothing more than an ego massage for someone who should have been run out of town with his backside given a good kicking. It's in the same vein as namings for Moir Lockhead and Keith Heller.

Not just him but the entire board of Network Rail, and there should be a Public Enquiry into the GWR Electrification Scheme.

 

[DarloRich]

Just when I thought the hero worship was coming to a close.

What’s the life expectancy on the NMT then?

Long enough

Not just him but the entire board of Network Rail, and there should be a Public Enquiry into the GWR Electrification Scheme.

Oh dear.

 

[Railman]

He is hardly a long serving "big Wig" and looks like he's running off before things get more embarrassing. What about the nameplate "HIGHEST PAID CIVIL SERVANT CBE"

 

[Bertie the bus]

If the railway names trains after outgoing bigwigs does that mean naming a train after them will get them out of the door? I might set up a crowd funding page for nameplates for Northern’s Liam Sumpter, Sharon Keith and David Brown if it gets rid of them. It should take a full 4 minutes to reach the target.

Stick the names on Pacers just as they are entering the scrap yard.

 

[Bertie the bus]

I saw it today and as well as the nameplate there was a rather nice tribute: https://flic.kr/p/281Kard

 

[Marklund]

He is hardly a long serving "big Wig" and looks like he's running off before things get more embarrassing. What about the nameplate "HIGHEST PAID CIVIL SERVANT CBE"

Amen. Should have called it Proscient...

 

[mde]

He is hardly a long serving "big Wig" and looks like he's running off before things get more embarrassing. What about the nameplate "HIGHEST PAID CIVIL SERVANT CBE"

The term the Government would use is 'public servant' - NR employees are not part of the Civil Service.

 

[cjmillsnun]

Just when I thought the hero worship was coming to a close.

What’s the life expectancy on the NMT then?

With the large number of spare parts that are about to become available? A long time I'd imagine.