Prior to the TOPS renumbering in the 1970s enthusiasts seemed to have much nicer names for type of locomotive. For example, "Class 47" never sounded as nice as "Brush 4".
Were these names fairly universal or did different enclaves of enthusiasts make their own up? I'm sure we all called a Class 55 a "Deltic" but was it just my friends who referred to a 25 as a "Birmingham Bo-Bo"?
Peak (44-46), Brush 2 (47), Shunter (08), Old Shunter (03) and English Electric (40) are others that spring to mind.
Were these names fairly universal or did different enclaves of enthusiasts make their own up? I'm sure we all called a Class 55 a "Deltic" but was it just my friends who referred to a 25 as a "Birmingham Bo-Bo"?
Peak (44-46), Brush 2 (47), Shunter (08), Old Shunter (03) and English Electric (40) are others that spring to mind.