FuzzyDuck
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Just saw the Avanti class 390 "City of Chester" pass through Crewe. Of course it can't visit Chester (unless dragged by a diesel), any others?
I know it’s steam-oriented, but City of Wells would certainly have some difficulties...Just saw the Avanti class 390 "City of Chester" pass through Crewe. Of course it can't visit Chester (unless dragged by a diesel), any others?
Back when Virgin ran 57-hauled Pendolinos along the North Wales Coast, it would have passed through ChesterJust saw the Avanti class 390 "City of Chester" pass through Crewe. Of course it can't visit Chester (unless dragged by a diesel), any others?
390042 City of Bangor/Dinas Bangor would fall into the same bracket. Similarly electric loco 86208 "City of Chester" back in the day. There was also 86210 "City of Edinburgh" that was named long before electrification reached Edinburgh.Just saw the Avanti class 390 "City of Chester" pass through Crewe. Of course it can't visit Chester (unless dragged by a diesel), any others?
Indeed. As would have City of Bangor (I'm pretty sure one was named that, but could be wrong!)Back when Virgin ran 57-hauled Pendolinos along the North Wales Coast, it would have passed through Chester
There was a Class 87 that had the nameplate "Wolf of Badenoch".
Badenoch is a district (no longer functions as a district council since 1996) in Highland Region which covers places south of Inverness such as Kingussie, Aviemore, Grantown on Spey, etc.
Being as the Class 87s were 25kV AC electric, it would not have been possible for it to have ventured north of Gartsherrie Yard at Coatbridge, as that was the end of the overhead wires until 2014 when eventually extended northwards slightly as far as Dunblane.
I am unsure if this was one of the five 87s that were allocated to their home depot of Glasgow Shields (GW) according to the 1989 edidition of the Platform 5 book.
Is 'Mount Fuji' a city?There’s a Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn HGe4/4” loco named Mount Fuji!
Well, Newport could theoretically reach the City of Newport, though not the place it's named after . Yarmouth too, though Great Yarmouth isn't a city.The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has a few; Calbourne, Freshwater, Newport & Yarmouth. Maybe one day!
Ah. You spotted my deliberate mistake! ☕There’s a Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn HGe4/4” loco named Mount Fuji!
West Countrys ‘Wadebridge’, ‘Sidmouth’, ‘Boscastle’ and ‘Braunton’, and Battle of Britains ‘Tangmere’ and ‘Manston’ would have difficulty reaching ‘their’ towns nowadays. ‘Boscastle’ and the two BoBs never could have under their own steam.
Although we were part of the "European Community" back then, so it wouldn't need to go anywhere.86238 "European Community" wouldn't have been passed to go through the tunnel...
Maybe we need a thread of places that locos can actually visit, after which they're named.
In a similar vein 87023 Highland Chieftain, while it may have worked the The Clansman for Inverness it would never have worked The Clansman to InvernessThere was a Class 87 that had the nameplate "Wolf of Badenoch".
Badenoch is a district (no longer functions as a district council since 1996) in Highland Region which covers places south of Inverness such as Kingussie, Aviemore, Grantown on Spey, etc.
Being as the Class 87s were 25kV AC electric, it would not have been possible for it to have ventured north of Gartsherrie Yard at Coatbridge, as that was the end of the overhead wires until 2014 when eventually extended northwards slightly as far as Dunblane.
I am unsure if this was one of the five 87s that were allocated to their home depot of Glasgow Shields (GW) according to the 1989 edidition of the Platform 5 book.
Rather a short thread, wasn't it?Do you mean… Like this:
Trivia: Named trains/locomotives that can visit the places they’re named after.
Following on from this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/posts/5452303/ Starter for 10. 50044 ‘Exeter’ can reach Exeter. ;)www.railforums.co.uk
Rather a short thread, wasn't it?
Oh. I thought it started in 2016, but now I see that's the year you joined this forum... Oops.I only just started it!