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Names beginning with 'A'
Class Number when named Company Name Date Named Info
B1 1250 LNER A HAROLD BIBBY 12/1947 Named after: Appointed Director of the LNER in 1924. Died 7/3/1986
Bulldog 3414 GWR A. H. Mills 07/1914  
756 756 SR A. S. HARRIS 1907  
A2 525 LNER A.H. PEPPERCORN 24/12/1947  
Hall 4981 GWR ABBERLEY HALL 12/1930  
Castle 4083 GWR ABBOTSBURY CASTLE 09/05/1925  
A1 60141 BR ABBOTSFORD 05/1950  
D27 479 NBR ABBOTSFORD 07/1877  
C10 879 NBR ABBOTSFORD 08/1906 Named after: Place near Selkirk served by the N.B.R., where Scott had made his home.
Improved Precedent 1525 LNWR ABERCROMBIE 05/1891  
D27 486 NBR ABERDEEN 10/1878  
Merchant Navy 21C7 SR ABERDEEN COMMONWEALTH 30/07/1942  
Shire/Hunt 249 LNER ABERDEENSHIRE 21/02/1928  
A1 60158 BR ABERDONIAN 03/1951  
C10 868 NBR ABERDONIAN 07/1906 Named after: A native of Aberdeen, the northern terminus of the N.B.R. (albeit reached by running powers over the Caledonian from Kinnaber Junction).
C11 9903 LNER ABERDONIAN 05/1934  
Jones Tanks Rbld 17 HR Aberfeldy 1886  
Castle 5013 GWR ABERGAVENNY CASTLE 27/06/1932  
Grange 6860 GWR ABERPORTH GRANGE 11/02/1939  
Bulldog 3422 GWR Aberystwyth 06/1913 Name removed to avoid confusing with a destination.
Castle 4084 GWR ABERYSTWYTH CASTLE 30/05/1925  
Hall 6900 GWR ABNEY HALL 22/06/1940  
6P 5681 LMS ABOUKIR 12/1935  
A1 60148 BR ABOYEUR 01/1951 Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1913 Derby. Owned by Mr. A. P. Cunliffe
40 D234 BR ACCRA 16/06/1962  
Precursor 310 LNWR ACHILLES 12/1904  
Achilles 3031 GWR ACHILLES 03/1894  
Dreadnought 511 LNWR ACHILLES 05/1885  
50 50045 BR Achilles 12/04/1978  
6P 5697 LMS ACHILLIES 07/04/1936  
D20/2 D600 BR ACTIVE 24/01/1958  
Modified Hall 6991 GWR ACTON BURNELL HALL 23/11/1948  
Hall 4982 GWR ACTON HALL 01/1931  
D30 428 NBR ADAM WOODCOCK 08/1915  
B1 1024 LNER ADDAX 12/04/1947 Named after: Endangered antelope - small groups found on the southern edge of the Sahara desert.
Hall 4901 GWR ADDERLEY HALL 12/1928  
Atbara 3394 GWR ADELAIDE 06/1901 Removed on advent of new engine Queen Adelaide
Waterloo 824 LNWR ADELAIDE 06/1893  
6P 5633 LMS ADEN 21/11/1934  
Atbara 3395 GWR ADEN 07/1901  
Precursor 675 LNWR ADJUTANT 04/1906  
Precursor 772 LNWR ADMIRAL 04/1906  
Prince of Wales 2408 LNWR ADMIRAL JELLICOE 12/1915  
Experiment 322 LNWR ADRIATIC 12/1908  
Teutonic 1309 LNWR ADRIATIC 06/1890 Named after: White Star Liner
6P 5693 LMS AGAMEMNON 19/03/1936  
Achilles 3032 GWR AGAMEMNON 07/1894  
Jubilee 1923 LNWR AGAMEMNON 03/1900  
Jubilee 1931 LNWR AGINCOURT 09/1900  
50 50013 BR Agincourt 19/04/1978  
A2 511 LNER AIRBORNE 20/07/1946  
Improved Precedent 1678 LNWR AIREY 04/1892  
J36 631 NBR AISNE 06/1919 Named after: Served in France during WW1
6P 5689 LMS AJAX 28/02/1936  
Precursor 639 LNWR AJAX 10/1904  
Dreadnought 509 LNWR AJAX 03/1885  
50 50046 BR Ajax 11/10/1978 Crest added at Plymouth Station, April 12th 1985
Precursor 282 LNWR ALARIC 04/1906  
Precursor 117 LNWR ALASKA 10/1905  
Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 315 LNWR ALASKA 02/1884  
Bulldog 3456 GWR ALBANY 01/1904  
Precursor 510 LNWR ALBATROSS 06/1904  
Achilles 3033 GWR ALBATROSS 07/1894  
Precursor 1169 LNWR ALBATROSS 10/1878  
Alfred The Great 1961 LNWR ALBEMARLE 02/1903  
J36 647 NBR ALBERT 06/1919 Named after: Served in France during WW1
Bulldog 3414 GWR ALBERT BRASSEY 12/1902  
Achilles 3062 GWR ALBERT EDWARD 05/1897  
Hall 4983 GWR ALBERT HALL 01/1931  
6P 5562 LMS ALBERTA 08/08/1934  
Prince of Wales 610 LNWR ALBION 12/1915  
Saint 171 GWR ALBION 02/1904  
Saint 171 GWR ALBION 07/1907  
Improved Precedent 1215 LNWR ALBION 04/1893  
Warship D803 BR ALBION 16/03/1959  
Hall 4984 GWR ALBRIGHTON HALL 01/1931  
A1 60136 BR ALCAZAR 12/1950 Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1934 Doncaster Cup. Owned by Mr. W. Woodward
Precursor 365 LNWR ALCHYMIST 04/1905  
Dreadnought 645 LNWR ALCHYMIST 06/1888  
Hall 6931 GWR ALDBOROUGH HALL 09/1947  
Hall 4902 GWR ALDENHAM HALL 12/1928  
Hall 6930 GWR ALDERSEY HALL 05/1946  
Precursor 1516 LNWR ALECTO 08/1907  
Improved Precedent 2003 LNWR ALECTO 06/1891  
Badminton 3299 GWR ALEXANDER HUBBARD 08/1903  
B1 1242 LNER ALEXANDER REITH GRAY 12/1947 Named after: Appointed Director of the LNER in 1923. Died 30/4/1946
Achilles 3061 GWR ALEXANDRA 05/1897  
Bulldog 3415 GWR ALFRED BALDWIN 01/1903  
Claughton 1327 LNWR ALFRED FLETCHER 05/1913  
Precursor 412 LNWR ALFRED PAGET 06/1904  
Britannia 70009 BR ALFRED THE GREAT 04/05/1951  
Alfred The Great 1941 LNWR ALFRED THE GREAT 05/1901  
Large/Scottish Director 6399 LNER ALLAN-BANE 11/1924  
J36 611 NBR ALLENBY 06/1919 Named after: Served in France during WW1
J36 65268 BR ALLENBY 06/1948 Named after: Served in France during WW1
Hall 4985 GWR ALLESLEY HALL 01/1931  
De Glehn 104 GWR ALLIANCE 1907  
Precedent 2185 LNWR ALMA 04/1875  
Improved Precedent 2185 LNWR ALMA 01/1896  
B17 2822 LNER ALNWICK CASTLE 30/01/1931  
55 D9009 BR ALYCIDON 21/07/1961 Named after: The racehorse this locomotive was named after had, some 12 years earlier in 1949, won no less than four famous races - the Ascot
A1 60149 BR AMADIS 12/1950 Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1909 Doncaster Cup. Owned by Lord Falmouth
3021 3001 GWR AMAZON 01/1892  
Precedent 861 LNWR AMAZON 05/1877  
Improved Precedent 861 LNWR AMAZON 09/1901  
47 D1675 BR AMAZON 11/1965 Named after: One of a race of huge women warriors in Greek mythology
Precursor 333 LNWR AMBASSADOR 12/1904  
Dreadnought 647 LNWR AMBASSADOR 06/1888  
Precursor 1509 LNWR AMERICA 07/1905  
Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 365 LNWR AMERICA 03/1884  
6P 5700 LMS AMETHYST 20/04/1936  
Precursor 804 LNWR AMPHION 04/1906  
Duke 3272 GWR Amyas 08/1896
40 D213 BR ANDANIA 16/06/1962  
D40 48 GNSR ANDREW BAIN 10/1920  
A4 4494 LNER ANDREW K McCOSH 21/08/1942  
Prince of Wales 1388 LNWR ANDROMEDA 10/1911  
Flower 4111 GWR Anemone 06/1908  
Prince of Wales 2295 LNWR ANGLIA 04/1916  
6P 5672 LMS ANSON 10/12/1935  
Jubilee 1932 LNWR ANSON 09/1900  
50 50022 BR Anson 20/04/1978  
Precursor 561 LNWR ANTAEUS 04/1906  
Precedent 2183 LNWR ANTELOPE 03/1875  
Improved Precedent 2183 LNWR ANTELOPE 05/1895  
Manor 7801 GWR ANTHONY MANOR 21/01/1938  
West Country/Battle of Britain 21C149 SR ANTI AIRCRAFT COMMAND 12/1946  
40 D214 BR ANTONIA 20/05/1961  
Britannia 70046 BR ANZAC 22/06/1954  
Prince of Wales 126 LNWR ANZAC 03/1916  
40 D235 BR APAPA 16/06/1962  
Britannia 70015 BR APOLLO 12/06/1951  
Precursor 1115 LNWR APOLLO 04/1905  
Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 1120 LNWR APOLLO 06/1884  
40 D215 BR AQUITANIA 16/06/1962  
Precursor 1307 LNWR ARAB 12/1905  
Precursor 2576 LNWR ARAB 12/1905  
Precursor 1152 LNWR ARAB 09/1874  
Prince of Wales 2092 LNWR ARABIC 04/1916  
Modified Hall 6992 GWR ARBORFIELD HALL 30/11/1948  
Hall 5986 GWR ARBURY HALL 21/11/1939  
A1 60118 BR ARCHIBALD STURROCK 07/1950  
Precursor 648 LNWR ARCHIMEDES 10/1904  
Dreadnought 1395 LNWR ARCHIMEDES 06/1886  
6P 5696 LMS ARETHUSA 02/04/1936  
Prince of Wales 849 LNWR ARETHUSA 03/1916  
Precursor 323 LNWR ARGUS 02/1905  
Dreadnought 2056 LNWR ARGUS 12/1885  
55 D9021 BR ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDER 29/11/1963 Named after: Regiment
7P 6107 LMS ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDER 11/09/1927  
Shire/Hunt 270 LNER ARGYLLSHIRE 20/01/1928  
Improved Precedent 1666 LNWR ARIADNE 06/1891  
EM2 27001 BR ARIADNE 10/1959  
Britannia 70016 BR ARIEL 18/06/1951  
D20/2 D601 BR ARK ROYAL 28/03/1958  
50 50035 BR Ark Royal 17/01/1978 1st one named. Crests added at Laira two days later
Hall 6901 GWR ARLEY HALL 01/07/1940  
Saint 2931 GWR ARLINGTON COURT 10/1911  
Grange 6800 GWR ARLINGTON GRANGE 27/08/1936  
6P 5679 LMS ARMADA 24/12/1935  
Duke 3273 GWR Armorel 11/1896
629 667 LYR Armytage 08/1881  
J36 643 NBR ARRAS 05/1919 Named after: Served in France during WW1
Britannia 70017 BR ARROW 02/06/1951  
B17 2848 LNER ARSENAL 03/03/1936  
Hall 5966 GWR ASHFORD HALL 20/03/1937  
Grange 6824 GWR ASHLEY GRANGE 30/01/1937  
Saint 2932 GWR ASHTON COURT 10/1911  
Hall 5976 GWR ASHWICKE HALL 01/09/1938  
B17 2827 LNER ASKE HALL 18/03/1931  
6P 5583 LMS ASSAM 24/11/1934  
Hall 4903 GWR ASTLEY HALL 12/1928  
Hall 4986 GWR ASTON HALL 01/1931  
3021 3002 GWR ATALANTA 01/1892  
Experiment 61 LNWR ATALANTA 11/1906  
Atbara 3373 GWR ATBARA 04/1900  
Modified Hall 6971 GWR ATHELHAMPTON HALL 02/10/1947  
Castle 7009 GWR ATHELNEY CASTLE 27/05/1948  
Bruce 79 HR Atholl 06/1886  
6P 5737 LMS ATLAS 23/11/1936  
Prince of Wales 2417 LNWR ATLAS 01/1916  
Waterloo 2150 LNWR ATLAS 06/1893  
47 D1667 BR ATLAS 06/1966 Named after: The Titan whose punishment for rebelling against the god Zeus was to hold up the heavens with his hands and head
Atbara 3393 GWR AUCKLAND 06/1901  
B17 2806 LNER AUDLEY END 19/12/1928  
A1 60160 BR AULD REEKIE 03/1951  
C10 872 NBR AULD REEKIE 07/1906 Named after: “Old Smoky”’—nickname for Edinburgh, appropriate to the days when the City was usually seen from vantage points such as Arthur’s Seat to be under a pall of smoke from the countless tenement chimneys.
Precursor 113 LNWR AURANIA 07/1905  
Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 363 LNWR AURANIA 02/1884  
40 D212 BR AUREOL 20/09/1960 Named by: Mr. M.Glaister, Director of the Elder Dempster Shipping Line
Named after: Liner.
Flower 4101 GWR Auricula 05/1908  
Alfred The Great 1962 LNWR AURORA 02/1903  
EM2 27002 BR AURORA 06/1959  
6P 5563 LMS AUSTRALIA 09/08/1934  
George V 1218 LNWR AUSTRALIA 06/1911  
Bulldog 3455 GWR AUSTRALIA 01/1904  
Alfred The Great 1947 LNWR AUSTRALIA 06/1901  
Experiment 306 LNWR AUTOCRAT 07/1905  
Dreadnought 2064 LNWR AUTOCRAT 12/1885  
3021 3003 GWR AVALANCHE 02/1892  
Bulldog 3332 GWR Avalon 11/1899  
Warship D804 BR AVENGER 23/04/1959  
Precedent 2189 LNWR AVON 04/1875  
Improved Precedent 2189 LNWR AVON 07/1897  
Castle 7010 GWR AVONDALE CASTLE 09/06/1948  
West Country/Battle of Britain 21C118 SR AXMINSTER 25/06/1946 Named by: H Cawley Chairnian (Axminster UDC)
Named after: Town of Axminster
Grange 6801 GWR AYLBURTON GRANGE 31/08/1936  
5MT 5156 LMS AYRSHIRE YEOMANRY 07/1935