Locomotive Names
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| Class | Number when named | Company | Name | Date Named | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall | 4947 | GWR | NANHORAN HALL | 08/1929 | |
| Grange | 6826 | GWR | NANNERTH GRANGE | 16/02/1937 | |
| 6P | 5646 | LMS | NAPIER | 14/12/1934 | |
| Precursor | 1311 | LNWR | NAPOLEON | 03/1906 | |
| Flower | 4117 | GWR | Narcissus | 07/1908 | |
| Waterloo | 604 | LNWR | NARCISSUS | 11/1890 | |
| Precedent | 919 | LNWR | NASMYTH | 09/1878 | |
| Improved Precedent | 919 | LNWR | NASMYTH | 12/1893 | |
| Bulldog | 3458 | GWR | NATAL COLONY | 01/1904 | |
| B17 | 2829 | LNER | NAWORTH CASTLE | 08/04/1931 | |
| Star | 4070 | GWR | NEATH ABBEY | 02/1923 | |
| Merchant Navy | 21C14 | SR | NEDERLAND LINE | 27/11/1945 | |
| A1 | 2581 | LNER | NEIL GOW | 11/11/1925 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1910 2000 Guineas. Owned by Lord Rosebery |
| 6P | 5664 | LMS | NELSON | 01/01/1935 | |
| 3021 | 3017 | GWR | NELSON | 04/1892 | |
| Achilles | 3049 | GWR | NELSON | 05/1895 | |
| Alfred The Great | 1979 | LNWR | NELSON | 07/1903 | |
| 6P | 5687 | LMS | NEPTUNE | 10/02/1936 | |
| Alfred The Great | 1980 | LNWR | NEPTUNE | 08/1903 | |
| 50 | 50006 | BR | Neptune | 25/09/1979 | |
| EM1 | 26052 | BR | NESTOR | 08/1961 | Named after: In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia was a legendary king of Pylos. He is a prominent secondary character in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, where he appears as an elderly warrior who frequently offers advice to the other characters. |
| D27 | 493 | NBR | NETHERBY | 02/1879 | |
| 6P | 5557 | LMS | NEW BRUNSWICK | 29/06/1934 | |
| 6P | 5618 | LMS | NEW HEBRIDES | 02/10/1934 | |
| 6P | 5564 | LMS | NEW SOUTH WALES | 18/08/1934 | |
| 6P | 5570 | LMS | NEW ZEALAND | 25/08/1934 | |
| George V | 2081 | LNWR | NEW ZEALAND | 06/1911 | |
| Bulldog | 3454 | GWR | NEW ZEALAND | 01/1904 | |
| Merchant Navy | 35021 | BR | NEW ZEALAND LINE | 24/11/1948 | Named by: Mr H.S.Whitehouse, Chairman of New Zealand Line Named after: Shipping line |
| D27 | 492 | NBR | NEWCASTLETON | 02/1879 | |
| Queen Mary | 2151 | LNWR | NEWCOMEN | 10/1910 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1483 | LNWR | NEWCOMEN | 03/1890 | |
| 6P | 5573 | LMS | NEWFOUNDLAND | 29/09/1934 | |
| Bulldog | 3362 | GWR | Newlyn | 11/1900 | Name removed to avoid confusing with a destination. |
| O2 | W34 | SR | NEWPORT | 04/1947 | |
| Bulldog | 3447 | GWR | NEWPORT | 09/1903 | Name removed to avoid confusing with a destination. |
| Castle | 5058 | GWR | NEWPORT CASTLE | 19/05/1937 | |
| Castle | 5065 | GWR | NEWPORT CASTLE | 03/09/1937 | |
| Duke | 3284 | GWR | Newquay | 02/1897 | Operating dept requested name removed to avoid confusing passengers believing the name to be the destination |
| Improved Precedent | 1480 | LNWR | NEWTON | 11/1888 | |
| Hall | 5909 | GWR | NEWTON HALL | 06/1931 | |
| Precursor | 40 | LNWR | NIAGARA | 03/1905 | |
| Dreadnought | 515 | LNWR | NIAGARA | 05/1885 | |
| 6P | 5619 | LMS | NIGERIA | 05/10/1934 | |
| A1 | 2577 | LNER | NIGHT HAWK | 24/10/1924 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1913 St. Leger. Owned by Mr. W. H. Walker |
| Bird | 3739 | GWR | Nightingale | 12/1909 | |
| B1 | 1019 | LNER | NILGHAI | 24/02/1947 | Named after: Indian antelope with shorter, straighter horns than a Bushbuck. |
| 55 | D9020 | BR | NIMBUS | 12/02/1962 | Named after: Named after the horse that won the 1949 Derby and 2000 Guineas |
| O2 | W18 | SR | NINGWOOD | 05/1930 | |
| Hall | 3952 | GWR | NORCLIFFE HALL | 04/1947 | |
| D30 | 426 | NBR | NORNA | 07/1915 | |
| 6P | 5620 | LMS | NORTH BORNEO | 11/10/1934 | |
| A1 | 60161 | BR | NORTH BRITISH | 06/1951 | |
| A1 | 60147 | BR | NORTH EASTERN | 03/1952 | |
| Atlantics | 2422 | SR | NORTH FORELAND | 07/1911 | |
| Star | 40 | GWR | NORTH STAR | 09/1906 | |
| Achilles | 3072 | GWR | NORTH STAR | 06/1898 | |
| Waterloo | 934 | LNWR | NORTH STAR | 03/1892 | |
| 47 | D1661 | BR | NORTH STAR | 20/03/1965 | After naming hauled 10.42 ‘North Star’ special to Bristol for naming of ‘Isambard Kingdom Brunel’. Named by: Ray Gunter, Minister of Labour Named after: Re-use of old GWR name, first used on a broad-gauge 2-2-2 of 1837 - The star nearest in line above the North Pole |
| 6P | 5584 | LMS | NORTH WEST FRONTIER | 01/12/1934 | |
| Experiment | 1990 | LNWR | NORTH WESTERN | 10/1906 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1132 | LNWR | NORTH WESTERN | 06/1887 | |
| 6P | 5621 | LMS | NORTHERN RHODESIA | 11/10/1934 | |
| Shire/Hunt | 2758 | LNER | NORTHUMBERLAND | 28/03/1929 | |
| Experiment | 1703 | LNWR | NORTHUMBERLAND | 12/1909 | |
| Hall | 4948 | GWR | NORTHWICK HALL | 08/1929 | |
| Hall | 5935 | GWR | NORTON HALL | 05/07/1933 | |
| Star | 4027 | GWR | NORWEGIAN MONARCH | 11/1927 | |
| B17 | 2839 | LNER | NORWICH CITY | 11/05/1933 | |
| B17 | 2866 | LNER | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 15/02/1937 | |
| Shire/Hunt | 327 | LNER | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 11/07/1928 | |
| 6P | 5556 | LMS | NOVA SCOTIA | 22/06/1934 | |
| 6P | 5733 | LMS | NOVELTY | 02/11/1936 | |
| Improved Precedent | 1682 | LNWR | NOVELTY | 06/1892 | |
| George V | 1623 | LNWR | NUBIAN | 08/1911 | |
| Grange | 6842 | GWR | NUNHOLD GRANGE | 28/09/1937 | |
| Castle | 5029 | GWR | NUNNEY CASTLE | 17/05/1934 | |
| B1 | 1030 | LNER | NYALA | 26/06/1947 | Named after: Spiral horned antelope found in small regions of southern Africa. |
| 6P | 5622 | LMS | NYASALAND | 17/10/1934 |