Locomotive Names
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| Class | Number when named | Company | Name | Date Named | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange | 6823 | GWR | OAKLEY GRANGE | 21/01/1937 | |
| Hall | 5936 | GWR | OAKLEY HALL | 07/07/1933 | |
| Precursor | 2164 | LNWR | OBERON | 04/1904 | |
| Precursor | 425 | LNWR | OBERON | 10/1874 | |
| 6P | 5730 | LMS | OCEAN | 16/10/1936 | |
| A2 | 517 | LNER | OCEAN SWELL | 28/11/1946 | |
| Precursor | 807 | LNWR | OCEANIC | 08/1907 | |
| Teutonic | 1302 | LNWR | OCEANIC | 05/1889 | Named after: White Star Liner |
| Prince of Wales | 2442 | LNWR | ODIN | 02/1916 | |
| Waterloo | 1164 | LNWR | ODIN | 1895 | |
| 47 | D1666 | BR | ODIN | 12/03/1965 | Named after: In Norse mythology, the supreme creator |
| Castle | 5056 | GWR | OGMORE CASTLE | 17/06/1936 | |
| Castle | 5080 | GWR | OGMORE CASTLE | 19/05/1939 | |
| Castle | 7035 | GWR | OGMORE CASTLE | 09/08/1950 | |
| Castle | 7007 | GWR | OGMORE CASTLE | 01/07/1946 | |
| West Country/Battle of Britain | 21C113 | SR | OKEHAMPTON | 12/06/1947 | Named by: W H Passmore (Mayor) Named after: Town of Okehampton |
| 7P | 6127 | LMS | OLD CONTEMPTIBLES | 11/09/1927 | |
| Hall | 6917 | GWR | OLDLANDS HALL | 12/1946 | |
| J36 | 661 | NBR | OLE BILL | 04/1919 | Named after: Served in France during WW1 |
| B1 | 1251 | LNER | OLIVER BURY | 12/1947 | Named after: Appointed Director of the LNER in 1923. Died 21/3/1946 |
| Britannia | 70013 | BR | OLIVER CROMWELL | 30/05/1951 | |
| Prince of Wales | 2040 | LNWR | OLIVER GOLDSMITH | 11/1913 | |
| Hall | 5972 | GWR | OLTON HALL | 22/04/1937 | |
| Atbara | 3384 | GWR | OMDURMAN | 07/1900 | |
| Bulldog | 3363 | GWR | One and All | 11/1900 | Carried the Arms of the Duchy of Cornwall on a combined name/numberplate from 1900 - 1919 |
| Warship | D832 | BR | ONSLAUGHT | 08/02/1961 | |
| 6P | 5554 | LMS | ONTARIO | 05/06/1934 | |
| Prince of Wales | 810 | LNWR | ONYX | 01/1916 | |
| Waterloo | 902 | LNWR | ONYX | 04/1893 | |
| Atbara | 3408 | GWR | OPHIR | 10/1901 | |
| Precursor | 2007 | LNWR | OREGON | 11/1905 | |
| Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 | 353 | LNWR | OREGON | 02/1884 | |
| B1 | 1014 | LNER | ORIBI | 23/12/1946 | Named after: Central & East African antelope whose horns stand up straight. |
| Merchant Navy | 21C8 | SR | ORIENT LINE | 02/11/1942 | |
| 6P | 5691 | LMS | ORION | 11/03/1936 | |
| Bulldog | 3342 | GWR | Orion | 02/1900 | |
| Alfred The Great | 1957 | LNWR | ORION | 03/1902 | |
| 47 | D1668 | BR | ORION | 10/1965 | Named after: In Greek mythology the great hunter |
| A1 | 2556 | LNER | ORMONDE | 18/02/1925 | Named after: Racehorse – winner of 1886 Derby, 2000 Guineas and St. Leger. Owned by Duke of Westminster |
| Tilbury tanks | 74 | LTSR | Orsett | 07/1903 | Named after: Town/village served by the LTSR |
| B1 | 8305 | LNER | ORYX | 22/12/1943 | Named after: A large East African antelope with long horns and a tufted tail. |
| O2 | W19 | SR | OSBORNE | 11/1928 | |
| A1 | 60131 | BR | OSPREY | 06/1950 | |
| A4 | 4494 | LNER | OSPREY | 12/08/1937 | |
| Waterloo | 632 | LNWR | OSTRICH | 06/1890 | |
| Waterloo | 739 | LNWR | OSTRICH | 1913 | |
| Bulldog | 3461 | GWR | OTTAWA | 02/1904 | |
| George V | 1513 | LNWR | OTTERHOUND | 05/1911 | |
| West Country/Battle of Britain | 21C145 | SR | OTTERY ST. MARY | 10/1946 | |
| B1 | 1026 | LNER | OUREBI | 28/04/1947 | Named after: An alternative name for the Oribi - antelope |
| Grange | 6879 | GWR | OVERTON GRANGE | 11/05/1939 | |
| Britannia | 70010 | BR | OWEN GLENDOWER | 05/05/1951 | |
| A2 | 520 | LNER | OWEN TUDOR | 29/03/1947 | |
| Hall | 6958 | GWR | OXBURGH HALL | 08/1947 | |
| Badminton | 3304 | GWR | OXFORD | 09/1898 | Name removed to avoid confusion with possible destination. |
| Experiment | 71 | LNWR | OXFORDSHIRE | 12/1909 |