MD220 Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Hi everyone, I'm newly signed up to the forum, though I've been watching from afar for a while! In anticipation of IRM's amazing A Class project it got me thinking on the subject of names. Back in the early 90s I was lucky enough to blag a cab ride on 013 with a coal and oil train from Tuam to Claremorris, and remember the name 'Vera Lynn' painted in the cab above the windows. A fellow enthusiast once told me that many, if not all, of the class were named like this, and I wonder does anyone else know the names of other locos, particularly those on the IRM production line (I've ordered 056!), or any info on who named them etc? Cheers! 1 Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Michelle Sandra Susan Brona Mary Gillian Paula Laura Julieann Edwina Christina Deirdre Vera Alison Marina Marian Pamela Carol Debbie Frances Emma Sinead Anne Marie Kathleen Anne Marie Kimberley Clara Helan Marietta Lilly Claire Caroline Annabel Georgina Margaret Heidi Louise Catherine Sinead Grainne Barbarra Tracy Annie Michelene Jennifer Andrea Teresa Carmel Lorraine Emer Mary Breda Nora 053 Janet Sarah Iris Roisin Bridie Karen Anne 2 1 Quote
JasonB Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said: Michelle Sandra Susan Brona Mary Gillian Paula Laura Julieann Edwina Christina Deirdre Vera Alison Marina Marian Pamela Carol Debbie Frances Emma Sinead Anne Marie Kathleen Anne Marie Kimberley Clara Helan Marietta Lilly Claire Caroline Annabel Georgina Margaret Heidi Louise Catherine Sinead Grainne Barbarra Tracy Annie Michelene Jennifer Andrea Teresa Carmel Lorraine Emer Mary Breda Nora 053 Janet Sarah Iris Roisin Bridie Karen Anne He wasn't looking for a list of your old girlfriends Dave 1 Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 I thought I deleted all the phone numbers? Nora 053 Wexford , Jasus she made great Blaa. the soft one was my favourite, 2 Quote
MD220 Posted February 3, 2019 Author Posted February 3, 2019 That's great guys, thanks! Wasn't expecting a complete list. Quote
Mayner Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) OO7 or James Bond christened by passengers on an IRRS special. In the late 1970s a returning Dublin-Youghal IRRS special was blocked at Thurles by an up passenger that failed at Templemore. 007 the Thurles pilot loco ran wrong road to Templemore to haul the failed train to Heuston. Edited February 4, 2019 by Mayner 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted Saturday at 19:10 Posted Saturday at 19:10 When were the A class given their unofficial names? If they all got one it must surely have been pre-1974 when 008 was destoyed. Quote
seagoebox Posted Sunday at 07:59 Posted Sunday at 07:59 I recorded them as I saw them on my footplate travels, I have names for 141/181/071 if anybody is interested... 002 Sue, later Sandra, 003 Maura, 013 Vera, 015 Marina, later Nasty Nancy 017 piddling Philomena 018 antique Agnes 022 Sinead 026 fickle Felicity 027 Clara 031 desperate Debbie 035 Margaret 036 Olga 038 Catherine 047 thirsty Theresa 049 Lorraine 051 Mary 054 Constance, later geriatric Geraldine, later again geriatric Gertrude 055 sulky Susan 058 Joanne. I recall a list of names in an ITG "Irish Mail" 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 08:08 Posted Sunday at 08:08 8 minutes ago, seagoebox said: I recorded them as I saw them on my footplate travels, I have names for 141/181/071 if anybody is interested... 002 Sue, later Sandra, 003 Maura, 013 Vera, 015 Marina, later Nasty Nancy 017 piddling Philomena 018 antique Agnes 022 Sinead 026 fickle Felicity 027 Clara 031 desperate Debbie 035 Margaret 036 Olga 038 Catherine 047 thirsty Theresa 049 Lorraine 051 Mary 054 Constance, later geriatric Geraldine, later again geriatric Gertrude 055 sulky Susan 058 Joanne. I recall a list of names in an ITG "Irish Mail" Many thanks! Interesting that some of the names changed over the years. Names for the other classes would also be of interest! Quote
seagoebox Posted Sunday at 08:55 Posted Sunday at 08:55 141 poxy Paula, 142 horny Hanora, 149 Avril 152 Hardy Harriet 154 racy Rachel 155 negligent Nellie 156 principled Priscilla 157 mulish Muriel 158 hilarious Hilary 159 Imelda 160 Val, later mangey Margie 161 rusty Ruth 162 sleepy Sylvia 163 conceptive Concepta 164 hectic Helen, later shitty Sharon 165 bingo Biddy 168 geriatric Gertrude 170 dirty Dilly 172 stinking Stasia 176 limping Lisa later thumping Tessie 181 Dora 185 violent Violet 188 Gertie 189 shaking Sheila 189 scruffy Samantha 192 venereal Vera 071 GM Power 072 Nellie, later Vulcan 073 Ambassador 074 Laura, later Hellfire 077 Agnes, later Centur 079 Sophie, later Apollo 081 Corinthian 082 Sheila 084 Regal 086 Nancy later rail wrecker. 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 09:25 Posted Sunday at 09:25 (edited) Wonderful - thanks again. It looks like a couple of the 001 names were transferred to 141s later on. So once I've renumbered my locos to my preferred examples (mainly ones I travelled behind back in the 1980s) I should have: 007 'Paula' or 'James Bond' 055 'Sarah' or 'Sulky Susan' 156 'Principled Priscilla' 192 'Venereal Vera' 155 and 158 always seemed to turn up on my travels as well, maybe I need a 'Negligent Nellie' or 'Hilarious Hilary' in due course. Edit: having just checked my photos, 172 was the one I had a cab ride in, in later years, so 'Stinking Stasia' is another option... Edited Sunday at 10:11 by Mol_PMB last line added Quote
Galteemore Posted Sunday at 09:53 Posted Sunday at 09:53 This is fascinating and kudos to @seagoebox for recording it. Mac’s influence clearly rubbed off! Be interesting to know what names applied in steam days. 111 was always known as ‘The Sergeant’, for instance. Some ‘class’ names were applied. Thus PPs - and presumably the similarly equipped Ps - were known as ‘the wee bouncers’ because they had coil and not leaf springs. SG3s were, famously ‘Big Ds’. I have heard V class referred to as ‘Pounders’ but this may be an early usage as the name doesn’t seem to have percolated through to the late 50s. Quote
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