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Originally Posted by Gandalf
Is the B1 Mayflower just such an example of preserved loco number/name changing?
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Yeah, that's a good one John. Mayflower was actually 61379, and 61306 never carried a name. So why put the name on a loco that never carried it? In a way, it's even dafter than renumbering a loco to the identity of a scrapped classmate. Why not just renumber 61306 to 61379 'Mayflower' and go the whole hog?
On the other hand, 45305 was at one time named 'Alderman A.E. Draper' after the owner of Drapers Yard here in Hull. The Black 5 was the only loco Draper saved, and as the name had not been carried by anything else, I didn't really mind that, even though the engine was never named when owned by the LMS or BR.