Locomotive Names
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| Class | Number when named | Company | Name | Date Named | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precedent | 619 | LNWR | MABEL | 10/1880 | |
| Improved Precedent | 619 | LNWR | MABEL | 02/1896 | |
| K4 | 3442 | LNER | MACCAILEIN MÓR | 07/1938 | Misspelt name - to avoid embarassment, the loco was hidden at the back of Eastfield shed until new plates were sent from Darlington. |
| K4 | 3445 | LNER | MACCAILIN MÓR | 01/1939 | |
| K4 | 3446 | LNER | MacLEOD OF MacLEOD | 03/1939 | |
| 6P | 5668 | LMS | MADDEN | 02/12/1935 | |
| Improved Precedent | 2002 | LNWR | MADGE | 06/1891 | |
| A1 | 60135 | BR | MADGE WILDFIRE | 10/1950 | |
| D29 | 244 | NBR | MADGE WILDFIRE | 10/1911 | |
| B1 | 1027 | LNER | MADOQUA | 11/05/1947 | Named after: One of the East African dik-diks which live in permanent pairs; silver-grey in colour. |
| 6P | 5575 | LMS | MADRAS | 29/09/1934 | |
| Bulldog | 3469 | GWR | MADRAS | 04/1904 | |
| Saint | 2947 | GWR | MADRESFIELD COURT | 06/1912 | |
| Atbara | 3382 | GWR | MAFEKING | 05/1900 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1744 | LNWR | MAGDALA | 04/1892 | |
| Saint | 179 | GWR | MAGNET | 04/1905 | Nameplates fitted snug to splashers |
| Alfred The Great | 1945 | LNWR | MAGNIFICENT | 06/1901 | |
| Warship | D828 | BR | MAGNIFICENT | 19/10/1960 | |
| Warship | D829 | BR | MAGPIE | 23/11/1960 | |
| Standard Class 5 | 73089 | BR | MAID OF ASTOLAT | 09/09/1955 | |
| King Arthur | 744 | SR | MAID OF ASTOLAT | 09/1919 | |
| Large/Scottish Director | 6396 | LNER | MAID OF LORN | 11/1924 | |
| Hall | 4942 | GWR | MAINDY HALL | 07/1929 | |
| Atbara | 3373 | GWR | MAINE | 29/10/1900 | Temporarily named for City Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V.) special on 29/10/1900. |
| Atbara | 3381 | GWR | MAINE | 05/1900 | |
| Achilles | 3048 | GWR | MAJESTIC | 02/1895 | |
| Experiment | 1020 | LNWR | MAJESTIC | 01/1909 | |
| Warship | D830 | BR | MAJESTIC | 19/01/1961 | |
| 6P | 5615 | LMS | MALAY STATES | 15/08/1934 | |
| Large/Scottish Director | 6392 | LNER | MALCOLM GRAEME | 10/1924 | |
| A4 | 4468 | LNER | MALLARD | 03/03/1938 | |
| Star | 4062 | GWR | MALMESBURY ABBEY | 29/05/1922 | |
| George V | 2177 | LNWR | MALTA | 07/1911 | |
| Atbara | 3407 | GWR | MALTA | 09/1901 | |
| 6P | 5616 | LMS | MALTA G.C. | 16/08/1934 | |
| Schools | 929 | SR | MALVERN | 07/1934 | |
| Precursor | 645 | LNWR | MAMMOTH | 01/1905 | |
| Dreadnought | 513 | LNWR | MAMMOTH | 05/1885 | |
| 47 | D1670 | BR | MAMMOTH | 08/1965 | Named after: An extinct large woolly elephant |
| B17 | 2862 | LNER | MANCHESTER UNITED | 13/01/1937 | |
| 6P | 5556 | LMS | MANITOBA | 06/07/1934 | |
| A1 | 2553 | LNER | MANNA | 31/12/1924 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1925 Derby and 2000 Guineas. Owned by Mr. H. E. Morriss |
| A3 | 2596 | LNER | MANNA | 22/02/1930 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1925 Derby and 2000 Guineas. Owned by Mr. H. E. Morriss |
| Castle | 5005 | GWR | MANORBIER CASTLE | 11/06/1927 | |
| West Country/Battle of Britain | 21C170 | SR | MANSTON | 11/1947 | |
| Grange | 6822 | GWR | MANTON GRANGE | 19/01/1937 | |
| Prince of Wales | 1542 | LNWR | MARATHON | 08/1922 | |
| Precedent | 517 | LNWR | MARATHON | 09/1878 | |
| Improved Precedent | 517 | LNWR | MARATHON | 01/1896 | |
| Bulldog | 3340 | GWR | Marazion | 01/1900 | Name removed to avoid confusing with a destination. |
| Hall | 5907 | GWR | MARBLE HALL | 05/1931 | |
| Modified Hall | 6981 | GWR | MARBURY HALL | 02/1948 | |
| Dreadnought | 507 | LNWR | MARCHIONESS OF STAFFORD | 03/1885 | |
| Bulldog | 3339 | GWR | Marco Polo | 01/1900 | |
| Flower | 4114 | GWR | Marguerite | 07/1908 | |
| Flower | 4115 | GWR | Marigold | 07/1908 | |
| Bulldog | 3282 | GWR | Maristow | 12/1908 | |
| Duke | 3282 | GWR | Maristowe | 02/1897 | |
| Prince of Wales | 86 | LNWR | MARK TWAIN | 01/1914 | |
| G8 | 157 | NBR | Markinch | 1879 | |
| Grange | 6841 | GWR | MARLAS GRANGE | 23/09/1937 | |
| Schools | 922 | SR | MARLBOROUGH | 12/1933 | |
| Badminton | 3303 | GWR | MARLBOROUGH | 07/1898 | |
| Experiment | 2022 | LNWR | MARLBOROUGH | 05/1909 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1523 | LNWR | MARLBOROUGH | 04/1893 | |
| A1 | 60132 | BR | MARMION | 12/1950 | |
| Precursor | 469 | LNWR | MARMION | 06/1907 | |
| Large/Scottish Director | 511 | GCR | MARNE | 12/1922 | |
| J36 | 666 | NBR | MARNE | 06/1919 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| Precursor | 412 | LNWR | MARQUIS | 11/1904 | |
| Precursor | 1143 | LNWR | MARQUIS | 08/1874 | |
| Waterloo | 124 | LNWR | MARQUIS DOURO | 03/1893 | |
| Hall | 4943 | GWR | MARRINGTON HALL | 07/1929 | |
| 6P | 5698 | LMS | MARS | 08/04/1936 | |
| Bulldog | 3341 | GWR | Mars | 01/1900 | |
| Alfred The Great | 1977 | LNWR | MARS | 07/1903 | |
| Waterloo | 793 | LNWR | MARTIN | 05/1894 | |
| Hall | 5946 | GWR | MARWELL HALL | 20/03/1935 | |
| Waterloo | 479 | LNWR | MASTODON | 03/1892 | |
| J36 | 673 | NBR | MAUDE | 06/1919 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| J36 | 65243 | BR | MAUDE | 06/1948 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| J36 | 65243 | BR | MAUDE | 02/1960 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| 6P | 5617 | LMS | MAURITIUS | 24/09/1934 | |
| Atbara | 3405 | GWR | MAURITIUS | 09/1901 | |
| Hall | 5959 | GWR | MAWLEY HALL | 03/01/1936 | |
| B1 | 61379 | BR | MAYFLOWER | 13/07/1951 | |
| Experiment | 667 | LNWR | MAZEPPA | 11/1906 | |
| Waterloo | 995 | LNWR | MEDEA | 1895 | |
| Precursor | 366 | LNWR | MEDUSA | 05/1905 | |
| Dreadnought | 2058 | LNWR | MEDUSA | 12/1885 | |
| D30 | 410 | NBR | MEG DODS | 04/1914 | |
| A1 | 60115 | BR | MEG MERRILIES | 06/1950 | |
| D29 | 243 | NBR | MEG MERRILIES | 09/1911 | |
| Atbara | 3406 | GWR | MELBOURNE | 09/1901 | |
| 55 | D9003 | BR | MELD | 07/07/1961 | Named after: Named after the winner of the 1955 1000 Guineas, St Leger, Oaks and Coronation Stakes |
| Standard Class 5 | 73085 | BR | MELISANDE | 05/08/1955 | |
| King Arthur | 753 | SR | MELISANDE | 01/1923 | |
| D27 | 478 | NBR | MELROSE | 06/1877 | |
| A1 | 2543 | LNER | MELTON | 28/06/1924 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1885 Derby and St. Leger. Owned by Lord Hastings |
| B17 | 2838 | LNER | MELTON HALL | 02/03/1933 | |
| Waterloo | 736 | LNWR | MEMNON | 01/1892 | |
| Duke | 3323 | GWR | Mendip | 06/1899 | |
| EM1 | 26051 | BR | MENTOR | 06/1959 | Named after: In the Odyssey, Mentor was the son of Alcimus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, he placed Mentor in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace. |
| Schools | 910 | SR | MERCHANT TAYLORS | 11/1932 | |
| Duke | 3321 | GWR | Mercury | 04/1899 | |
| Precedent | 749 | LNWR | MERCURY | 09/1878 | |
| Improved Precedent | 749 | LNWR | MERCURY | 05/1895 | |
| Hall | 5971 | GWR | MEREVALE HALL | 17/04/1937 | |
| Standard Class 5 | 73080 | BR | MERLIN | 06/1955 | |
| King Arthur | 740 | SR | MERLIN | 04/1919 | |
| A4 | 4486 | LNER | MERLIN | 13/03/1937 | |
| Duke | 3260 | GWR | Merlin | 09/1895 | |
| Alfred The Great | 1978 | LNWR | MERLIN | 07/1903 | |
| Precedent | 860 | LNWR | MERRIE CARLISLE | 05/1877 | |
| Improved Precedent | 860 | LNWR | MERRIE CARLISLE | 11/1894 | |
| A1 | 2565 | LNER | MERRY HAMPTON | 16/07/1924 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1887 Derby. Owned by Mr. Abingdon |
| Precursor | 665 | LNWR | MERSEY | 06/1907 | |
| Duke | 3322 | GWR | Mersey | 04/1899 | |
| O2 | W27 | SR | MERSTONE | 11/1928 | |
| Precursor | 519 | LNWR | MESSENGER | 05/1905 | |
| Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 | 1111 | LNWR | MESSENGER | 06/1884 | |
| 6P | 5734 | LMS | METEOR | 11/11/1936 | |
| George V | 2242 | LNWR | METEOR | 05/1913 | |
| Duke | 3320 | GWR | Meteor | 04/1899 | |
| Precedent | 863 | LNWR | METEOR | 05/1877 | |
| Class 73 | 73005 | BR | Mid Hants - Watercress Line | 09/1988 | |
| B17 | 2855 | LNER | MIDDLESBROUGH | 29/04/1936 | |
| Experiment | 1652 | LNWR | MIDDLESEX | 11/1909 | |
| Hall | 4944 | GWR | MIDDLETON HALL | 07/1929 | |
| A1 | 60151 | BR | MIDLOTHIAN | 03/1951 | |
| C10 | 875 | NBR | MIDLOTHIAN | 08/1906 | Named after: The county in which Edinburgh (the Headquarters of the N.B.R.) was situated. |
| Flower | 4116 | GWR | Mignonette | 07/1908 | |
| A4 | 26 | LNER | MILES BEEVOR | 11/11/1947 | |
| Queen Mary | 2507 | LNWR | MILES MACINNES | 10/1910 | |
| 8 | 9 | CWR | Millgrove | 1913 | |
| Hall | 4945 | GWR | MILLIGAN HALL | 08/1929 | |
| B17 | 2835 | LNER | MILTON | 02/07/1931 | |
| Prince of Wales | 2055 | LNWR | MILTON | 01/1916 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1515 | LNWR | MILTON | 05/1890 | |
| Prince of Wales | 136 | LNWR | MINERVA | 10/1915 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1681 | LNWR | MINERVA | 02/1888 | |
| EM2 | 27005 | BR | MINERVA | 05/1959 | |
| A1 | 2561 | LNER | MINORU | 30/05/1925 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1909 Derby and 2000 Guineas. Owned by H.M. King Edward VII |
| 6P | 5695 | LMS | MINOTAUR | 26/03/1936 | |
| Improved Precedent | 271 | LNWR | MINOTAUR | 06/1887 | |
| Precedent | 1194 | LNWR | MIRANDA | 09/1878 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1194 | LNWR | MIRANDA | 02/1897 | |
| Hall | 6916 | GWR | MISTERTON HALL | 04/1946 | |
| Precursor | 419 | LNWR | MONARCH | 06/1907 | |
| Badminton | 3301 | GWR | MONARCH | 07/1898 | |
| Warship | D831 | BR | MONARCH | 11/01/1961 | |
| 50 | 50010 | BR | Monarch | 16/03/1978 | |
| Bruce | 83 | HR | Monkland | 1902 | |
| Castle | 5037 | GWR | MONMOUTH CASTLE | 31/05/1935 | |
| Experiment | 1689 | LNWR | MONMOUTHSHIRE | 12/1909 | |
| J36 | 621 | NBR | MONRO | 06/1919 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| Large/Scottish Director | 501 | GCR | MONS | 09/1922 | |
| J36 | 648 | NBR | MONS | 05/1919 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| J36 | 9648 | LNER | MONS | 12/1938 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| J36 | 65224 | BR | MONS | 12/1948 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| J36 | 65224 | BR | MONS | 07/1955 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| P2 | 2004 | LNER | MONS MEG | 11/07/1936 | |
| Castle | 5016 | GWR | MONTGOMERY CASTLE | 09/07/1932 | |
| Bulldog | 3460 | GWR | MONTREAL | 02/1904 | |
| D27 | 487 | NBR | MONTROSE | 10/1878 | |
| Precursor | 2583 | LNWR | MOONSTONE | 12/1915 | |
| George V | 1472 | LNWR | MOOR HEN | 09/1911 | |
| Britannia | 70053 | BR | MORAY FIRTH | 03/09/1954 | |
| Shire/Hunt | 246 | LNER | MORAYSHIRE | 20/02/1928 | |
| Patriot | 5963 | LMS | MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM | 22/03/1933 | |
| Grange | 6853 | GWR | MOREHAMPTON GRANGE | 11/11/1937 | |
| Hall | 5908 | GWR | MORETON HALL | 06/1931 | |
| Grange | 6866 | GWR | MORFA GRANGE | 02/03/1939 | |
| Standard Class 5 | 73112 | BR | MORGAN LE FAY | 22/10/1955 | |
| King Arthur | 750 | SR | MORGAN LE FAY | 10/1922 | |
| Castle | 5038 | GWR | MORLAIS CASTLE | 12/06/1935 | |
| Britannia | 70021 | BR | MORNING STAR | 03/08/1951 | |
| Star | 4004 | GWR | MORNING STAR | 02/1907 | |
| Badminton | 3302 | GWR | MORTIMER | 07/1898 | |
| Hall | 4946 | GWR | MOSELEY HALL | 08/1929 | |
| Hall | 5985 | GWR | MOSTYN HALL | 18/10/1938 | |
| Hall | 6956 | GWR | MOTTRAM HALL | 01/1947 | |
| Duke | 3261 | GWR | Mount Edgcumbe | 09/1895 | |
| Duke | 3283 | GWR | Mounts Bay | 02/1897 | |
| P | 102 | HR | Munlochy | 1910 | |
| 6P | 5740 | LMS | MUNSTER | 19/12/1936 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1488 | LNWR | MURDOCH | 11/1888 | |
| B1 | 1245 | LNER | MURRAY OF ELIBANK | 12/1947 | Named after: Appointed Director of the LNER in 1923. Died 2/6/1973 |
| Hall | 6915 | GWR | MURSLEY HALL | 15/02/1941 | |
| Castle | 145 | HR | MURTHLY CASTLE | 06/1900 | Named after: Two miles north-west of Murthly station (10½ miles north of Perth). |
| 6P | 5586 | LMS | MYSORE | 15/12/1934 | |
| Hall | 5996 | GWR | MYTTON HALL | 03/06/1940 |