Virgin British Rail 57 ‘Thunderbirds’ nameplates.
Back in 2002, Virgin Trains taken the convention of calling locomotives employed for rescue duties as Thunderbirds one step further by naming their Class 57/3 fleet after characters from the television series.
The engines were named as:
57301 Scott Tracy
57302 Virgil Tracy
57303 Alan Tracy
57304 Gordon Tracy
57305 John Tracy
57306 Jeff Tracy
57307 Lady Penelope
57308 Tin Tin
57309 Brains
57310 Kyrano
57311 Parker
57312 The Hood
57313 Tracy Island
57314 Firefly
57315 The Mole
57316 FAB1CAN I JUST SAY YES AND THAT IS SO AWESOME!!






