TfW names a Class 197 unit "Penarth Pier"

[XFeed]

It may not get to Penarth but will get a lot nearer to it than 001 or 004 will get to their namesakes (Philadelphia Robin and Vancouver Red Dragon)!

There is a chance that both units at some point may get to within 100 yards of their namesakes while at Wrexham General during the regular visits of the owners to Wrexham FC with both locations adjacent to each other

 

[Mikey C]

A bit odd to name a Class 197 Penarth Pier, as it will go nowhere near the Penarth branch.

My thoughts too, seeing that the line is operated by 756s.

It would entirely make sense to name a 756 after Penarth Pier or Whitmore Bay etc

 

[tfw756rider]

They also have internal QR coded info panels by the doors with information about the naming.

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I saw the Happy Valley one onboard 197007 the other day and took a photo of it but didn't get round to posting it.

 

[SWML9102]

There is a chance that both units at some point may get to within 100 yards of their namesakes while at Wrexham General during the regular visits of the owners to Wrexham FC with both locations adjacent to each other

Thank you for educating me. Even Google struggled a bit with this!

 

[Envoy]

They should also name these trains after places in England served by TFW. How about Ludlow Castle & Stokesay Castle for starters?

 

[sh24]

Bemused as to how naming a 197 after a local Welsh landmark is "infantilising" the railway. It certainly won't have cost much to do, likely just a small vinyl.

Some forum members have forgotten 43002 "Top of the Pops". That had many swooning and clutching at their pearls in the 1980's.

 

[sd0733]

They should also name these trains after places in England served by TFW. How about Ludlow Castle & Stokesay Castle for starters?

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That appears to be a fair chunk of the planned names, 107 there if my counting is right although some of the names repeat.