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Quite likely that those had already been decided upon when the decision was made. Cheers. :) I did suspect that it was either the 50s or 87s, or both, that tentatively broke the embargo.

Which class was the first to end this naming embargo, for want of a better word? I want to say it was the 87s, but I could be wrong.

The extensions to North Berwick from Edinburgh only ever ran once a day in each direction (iirc, memory is hazy). Even when it was running, I didn't think there was much in the way of end-to-end demand (there never realistically would be) and most of the passenger traffic would come from...

And the PS Waverley. So named after the 1899 steamer lost at Dunkirk. It's a common misconception that the current Waverley was built to replace the one lost in action but she wasn't. The 1899 vessel had been withdrawn in 1938 as her owners had intended to downsize their fleet and she wasn't...

How long did Ayr - Glasgow Central - Carstairs - Edinburgh - North Berwick last? Was introduced during Abellio's stint with the ScotRail franchise, but COVID did for it in short order; it lasted 2-3 years at most.

Indeed, but even with all that, there have been some good ones in recent times. Black Douglas, Felix and Achilles were my picks from the TPE 68s as one example. Oh yes of course. Can't forget those named after mountains and significant figures in the scientific/industrial fields.

I know this isn't strictly what this thread is about (is it one worth starting?), but names carried by the Deltics, the 50s, the 77s/EM2s, 86s/87s, Warships & the Westerns are among the best named locos of the post-steam BR era. Most were short, to the point and/or otherwise distinct and were...

Glasgow & Western Scotland as a whole could fill out an entire thread on their own with examples of this. The old Co-op buildings in Tradeston in 2010/2011, that Roman-style church in the early 2000s (just round the corner from the School of Art), Sauchiehall St in 2018, the old shipyard...

The Sun deliberately posting/printing misleading headlines in a cynical clickbaiting effort? That's a new one on me. /s It's the gutter press, so I shouldn't expect anything else.

Not 100% related, but I swear I remember seeing Princes St Gardens on a platform PIS screen at Paisley Gilmour St a few years ago - 2018 I think it was - as part of the normal list of calling points for a Ayr - Edinburgh/North Berwick service. I wrote it off as a mere error - a pathing stop...

91023/132 has to be the most best-known example of a 'jinxed' loco barring D326/40126. North British 224 aka The Diver has been mentioned a few times already, but it's worth mentioning that it only crossed the new bridge for the first time since it's fatal plunge into the Tay on the 29th...

Don't forget Joe Arpaio.

Always a good thing to do when in even the slightest bit of doubt!

Exactly. I didn't bring up January 6th as I thought that there was too obvious a throughline. Clearly I was wrong.

Gutted I missed this, had no clue it was running. It went via Yoker between Hyndland and Dalmuir (it was also routed via Springburn, Duke Street/Bellgrove & Queen St Low Level from Cowlairs). Wondering if this is the first time 43s have been routed that way (I know they've went via Maryhill...