Western's remembered.

[83G/84D]

Bus company "Thamesdown" (owned by the Go Ahead Group) based in Swindon will name their new buses after examples of the Class 52's that were synonymous with the town:-

✤Thamesdown Transport
The names of the new Enviro200MMC have been confirmed and they will all be named after the British Railways ‘Western’ locomotives which were built at Swindon. The names will be applied to the vehicles in the coming weeks.
2772 (HF67 ATN) Western Enterprise
2773 (HF67 ATO) Western Pathfinder
2774 (HF67 ATU) Western Explorer
2775 (HF67 ATV) Western Pioneer
2776 (HF67 ATX) Western Crusader
2777 (HF67 ATY) Western Venturer
2778 (HF67 ATZ) Western Stalwart
2779 (HF67 AUA) Western Talisman
2780 (HF67 AUC) Western Harrier
2781 (HF67 AUE) Western Invader
2782 (HF67 AUH) Western Campaigner
2783 (HF67 AUJ) Western Thunderer
2784 (HF67 AUK) Western Firebrand

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[martinsh]

Would have been nice if they'd given them fleetnumbers 1000-1012 !