Nicknames for Loco's - bit of fun?

[fadge]

I don’t know if this has been covered before, so apologies if it has, but I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of nicknames for loco class's and see if there are any regional patterns.

The reasoning for the name would be interesting too.

Thanks

Neil

 

[221129]

66 - Shed
67 - Skip

Not sure whyy...

 

[fadge]

I think 67's are "skips" because they look like an inverted rubbish skip

 

[Mvann]

66 are probably called sheds as they are as common as a garden shed. They are also called ying yings and washing machines due to there sounds.

 

[elarchibaldo]

66 the shape looking at it from one end looks like a shed.
60 Tug, but some call them doughnuts.
20 Chopper because of the sound
I will let someone else have a go now...

 

[150001]

Class 91s can be called slabs! Mainly because of the secondary cab in the loco which are flat ended. But the front nose is pretty slab like.

 

[Whistler40145]

26 McRats
31 Peds or Goyles
33 Crompton or Shredder
37 Tractors, Growlers or Syphons

I will leave some for others

 

[ainsworth74]

47 Duffs
56 Grids

 

[SprinterMan]

08 Gronk
47 Spoon
50 Hoover
57 Bodysnatcher

Adam

 

[theblackwatch]

66 the shape looking at it from one end looks like a shed.

Also the sides look like a corrugated garden shed.

 

[SimonC]

58 - Eggtimer (shape)
70 - Ugly Bettys or Firelighters (both self explanatory)
73 - Little Edwards (Based around them being Electro Diesels - ED's)
33/1 and 47/7 - Bagpipes (jumper pipes on the front)
33/2 - Slim Jims (narrower bodyshell)
45 & 46 - Peaks (after their namings)

 

[Keith Jarrett]

03 - Noddy shunters
14 - Teddy Bears
20 - Also known as H-bombs (or simply bombs)
25 - (Mechanical) Rats
40 - Whistlers or Buckets (latter refers to their working numerous trains to seaside destinations - bucket and spade)
45 - Wagon
47 - Duff or spoon
58 - Bone

 

[Whistler40145]

20 Whistling Wardrobes due to them having doors on the sides.
56 Grids
73 JA, JB, ED's

 

[47403]

Class 70's - Plugs, as in Plug Ugly or their front end resembling plugs
Class 45's- Wagon, Peak
Class 66 - Sheds, Freds, Dreds, Geds
Class 08's - Gronks
Class 92's - Roarers
Class 50's - Hoovers and Vacs
Class 33's - Cromptons, Bagpipes and Slim Jimsonnies ny one the w
Love the 57, bodysnatcher one sprinter guy.
Heard the 57's called Ronnies, anyone any idea why?

 

[Whistler40145]

I was going to call Class 70s flame throwers!

 

[CC 72100]

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Heard the 57's called Ronnies, anyone any idea why?

Wasn't it just 57601, Purple Ronnie as opposed to the whole class?

 

[Darandio]

Wasn't it just 57601, Purple Ronnie as opposed to the whole class?

Thats where it originated, but I think it stuck for many after that. A pair were "Two Ronnies" etc.

 

[SimonC]

oh and 92 - Dysons (cos of the noise)

 

[Manchester77]

class 52 - western
class 55 - deltic
class 89 - badger

theyre the ones i know that havent been mentioned

 

[junglejames]

47s- Quality.

Makes more sense than the others!

 

[Yew]

I was going to call Class 70s flame throwers!

Surely Brick would be better? As they fly like a brick when you drop them


Ive heared 91's called Electras, IC225's and Mallards. (pretty self explainatory really)

Hasnt 890001 been called Aardvark too?

 

[SprinterMan]

Love the 57, bodysnatcher one sprinter guy.
Heard the 57's called Ronnies, anyone any idea why?

I'm SprinterMan, sprinterguy is someone else :P

57601 was in purple Porterbrook livery originally, and Purple Ronnie is a thing apparently, so they are called ronnies

Adam

 

[ainsworth74]

Ive heared 91's called Electras, IC225's and Mallards.

Those last two as far as I'm aware refer to a complete set of a 91 and its Mk4s rather than just the 91 itself.

 

[Yew]

Those last two as far as I'm aware refer to a complete set of a 91 and its Mk4s rather than just the 91 itself.

Thats could be true, Especially for the IC225 name. Just put them in as they arent uncommon names, and for the amount of time 91's run alone its useful to know if any beginners are reading

 

[Whistler40145]

86 Cans
90 Skodas

 

[starrymarkb]

153 - Dogbox or Scud
German 218s are known as Rabbits by Brits

 

[60163]

Never understood 'Spoons' for 47s.
I think of them as 'Beefies' sometimes, the word just comes to mind when I look at the face of the loco.

 

[Whistler40145]

I always call 47s Duffs, they are as common as muck and dull locos.

 

[phil8715]

08 Gronks

20 choppers or Chibleys

25 Rat

26/27 McRats

31's Peds

33's Cromptons, slim jims

37's syphons, Tractors

40's Whistlers, buckets

43's HST, Trams, Flying bananas

44/45/46's peaks

47's spoons, duffs

50's Hoovers, Logs

55's Deltics

56's Grids

58's wardrobes, egg timers

59's ????

60's ?????

73's ????

81-85's Roarers

82-83-84 Fire engines

86's Cans

87's vans

89 the badger

90's Skodas

91's Electra's IC225






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[eastdyke]

OK I am a grumpy old observer:

A4's were always 'streaks'
Ivatt Class 4's were 'flying pigs' or were they 'mucky ducks'?

We always saved the latter for the Class 2's but that seems to have been lost now.