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Naming Ceremony Over... Time To Get To Work

The Locomotive Services Limited team pack away the ceremonial curtains after the naming of Class 37/5, D6851 / 37667 "FLOPSIE" in a private ceremony hosted by LSL owner and Chairman, Jeremy Hosking, on the old Platform 1 at Crewe.

 

The 37 had just been named "FLOPSIE" in honour of Mr. Hosking's mother - Flopsie being her nickname.

 

37667, along with sister engine 37521 (D6817), are seen taking power as they prepare to run round on 0Z48 16:04 Crewe Holding Sidings to Crewe to work the LSL's Chairman's Train and its guests back to Oxford.

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Uploaded on November 15, 2021
Taken on November 14, 2021