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2025 FIA World Endurance Championship / 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
[edit]Entry list
[edit]Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up, are denoted with Icons.
| Icon | Series |
|---|---|
| WEC | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| ELMS | European Le Mans Series |
| ALMS | Asian Le Mans Series |
| WTSC | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
| GTWC | SRO GT World Challenge Europe |
| 24LM | 24 Hours of Le Mans only |
| Icon | MISC |
| P2 | LMP2 |
| PA | LMP2 Pro-Am |
British Rail Class 68
[edit]Named locomotives
[edit]The names given to Class 68 locomotives are as follows:[1]
| Loco Number | Loco Name | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68001 | Evolution | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68002 | Intrepid | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68003 | Astute | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68004 | Rapid | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68005 | Defiant | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68006 | Pride Of The North[2] | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68007 | Valiant | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68008 | Avenger | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68009 | Titan | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68010 | Oxford Flyer | Chiltern Railways | Named on 12/12/2016 |
| 68011 | Chiltern Railways | ||
| 68012 | Chiltern Railways | ||
| 68013 | Chiltern Railways | ||
| 68014 | Chiltern Railways | ||
| 68015 | Chiltern Railways | ||
| 68016 | Fearless | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68017 | Hornet | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68018 | Vigilant | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68019 | Brutus | TransPennine Express[3] | |
| 68020 | Reliance | TransPennine Express | |
| 68021 | Tireless | TransPennine Express | |
| 68022 | Resolution | TransPennine Express | |
| 68023 | Achilles | TransPennine Express | |
| 68024 | Centaur | TransPennine Express | |
| 68025 | Superb | TransPennine Express | |
| 68026 | Enterprise | TransPennine Express | |
| 68027 | Splendid | TransPennine Express | |
| 68028 | Lord President | TransPennine Express | |
| 68029 | Courageous | TransPennine Express | |
| 68030 | Black Douglas | TransPennine Express | |
| 68031 | Felix | TransPennine Express | Named after the Huddersfield station cat |
| 68032 | Destroyer | TransPennine Express | |
| 68033 | The Poppy[4] | Direct Rail Services | |
| 68034 | Direct Rail Services |
British Rail Class 255
[edit]List
[edit]| Number | Nameplate | Date Named |
|---|---|---|
| 43004 | Caerphilly Castle | Dec 2019 |
| 43005 | St Michael's Mount | Jan 2022 |
| 43009 | Nunney Castle | Aug 2022 |
| 43010 | Lydford Castle | Jul 2022 |
| 43016 | Powderham Castle | Jan 2022 |
| 43022 | Nether Stowey Castle | Jul 2022 |
| 43027 | Acton Castle | Sep 2022 |
| 43029 | Caldicot Castle | May 2022 |
| 43040 | Berry Pomeroy Castle | Jun 2022 |
| 43041 | St Catherine's Castle | Oct 2019 |
| 43042 | Tregenna Castle | Dec 2019 |
| 43088 | Dartmouth Castle | Aug 2022 |
| 43092 | Cromwell's Castle | Sep 2019 |
| 43093 | Berkeley Castle | Aug 2022 |
| 43094 | St Mawes Castle | Jan 2020 |
| 43097 | Castle Drogo | Jun 2020 |
| 43098 | Walton Castle | Feb 2020 |
| 43122 | Dunster Castle | Jan 2020 |
| 43153 | Chûn Castle | Oct 2019 |
| 43154 | Compton Castle | Jan 2020 |
| 43155 | Rougemont Castle | Mar 2020 |
| 43156 | Maen Castle | Jul 2022 |
| 43158 | Kingswear Castle | Jan 2020 |
| 43160 | Castle-an-Dinas | Apr 2022 |
| 43162 | Caerhays Castle | Jun 2022 |
| 43170 | Chepstow Castle | Nov 2019 |
| 43171 | Raglan Castle | May 2022 |
| 43172 | Tiverton Castle | Apr 2022 |
| 43186 | Taunton Castle | Dec 2019 |
| 43187 | Cardiff Castle
Y Cymro The Welshman |
Jan 2022 |
| 43188 | Newport Castle
Y Cymro The Welshman / Geraint Thomas |
Apr 2020 |
| 43189 | Launceston Castle | Oct 2019 |
| 43192 | Trematon Castle | Mar 2020 |
| 43194 | Okehampton Castle | Sep 2019 |
| 43198 | Driver Brian Cooper 15 June 1947 - 5 October 1999
Driver Stan Martin 25 June 1960 - 6 November 2004 |
British Rail Class 390
[edit]List
[edit]| Key: | In service | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 390001 | Bee Together | Formerly Virgin Pioneer.[5] Named on 20 July 2018 to mark launch of exhibition of over 100 sculptures of Manchester's worker bee emblem.[6] |
| 390002 | Stephen Sutton | Formerly Red Revolution, then renamed Virgin Angel. Named after teenage cancer patient who raised over £5 million before his death in 2014.[7] |
| 390003 (390103) |
Asquith Xavier[8] | Formerly Virgin Hero.[5] Between 2014 and 2019 carried Royal British Legion World War I commemorative branding.[9] |
| 390004 (390104) |
Alstom Pendolino | Formerly Virgin Scot.[5] Between September 2010 and December 2018 wore a unique co-branded livery in partnership with Alstom and Virgin Trains.[10][11] |
| 390005 | City of Wolverhampton[12] | |
| 390006 | Rethink Mental Illness | Formerly Virgin Sun, then Tate Liverpool.[5] New name carried as a sticker. |
| 390007 (390107) |
Formerly Virgin Lady, then Independence Day: Resurgence.[5] Carried temporarily applied vinyls on each vehicle to promote the film for several months commencing June 2016.
Was the first 11-car Pendolino to have Virgin's updated 'Flowing Silk' livery. | |
| 390009 | Treaty of Union[12] | Formerly Virgin Queen |
| 390008 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | Formerly Virgin King. Named at Glasgow Central on 19 March 2018 as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of famed architect and artist[13] |
| 390010 | Cumbrian Spirit[14] | Formerly Commonwealth Games 2002, then renamed Chris Green, then renamed A Decade of Progress at Wolverhampton in May 2007 after a book written by John Balmforth.
Was the first 9-car Pendolino to have Virgin's updated 'Flowing Silk' livery. Cast The Cumbrian Spirit nameplates removed and name now carried by a sticker in the same style. |
| 390011 | City of Lichfield[12] | |
| 390012 (390112) |
Formerly Virgin Star[5]. Wore temporarily applied Christmas-themed vinyls on each driving car during December 2014 and branded 'Traindeer'[15] | |
| 390013 | Blackpool Belle | Formerly Virgin Spirit. Wore temporarily applied Christmas-themed vinyls on each driving car during December 2015 and branded 'Penguilino'.[16] Named ‘Blackpool Belle’ in 2018 to celebrate the launch of Pendolino services to Blackpool.[17] |
| 390014 (390114) |
City of Manchester[12] | |
| 390015 (390115) |
Crewe All Change | Formerly Virgin Crusader[12] |
| 390016 | Formerly Virgin Champion[5] | |
| 390017 (390117) |
Blue Peter | Formerly Virgin Prince.[12] Current name unveiled in October 2018 to mark the 60th anniversary of the BBC children's TV programme of the same name.[18] |
| 390018 (390118) |
Formerly Virgin Princess[12] | |
| 390019 (390119) |
Progress | Formerly Virgin Warrior,[12] then renamed Unknown Soldier. Name unveiled on 11 November 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Carries vinyls on all 11 carriages for Avanti West Coast Pride |
| 390020 | Formerly Virgin Cavalier[5] | |
| 390021 (390121) |
Opportunity[19] | Formerly Virgin Dream[12] Carries vinyls on all 11 carriages for Avanti West Coast climate livery for Cop26 in Glasgow to tackle Climate change. |
| 390022 (390122) |
Penny the Pendolino[20] | Formerly Virgin Hope |
| 390023 (390123) |
Formerly Virgin Glory[5] | |
| 390024 (390124) |
Formerly Virgin Venturer[5] | |
| 390025 (390125) |
Formerly Virgin Stagecoach. First Pendolino to have Avanti's fully refurbished interior.[21] | |
| 390026 (390126) |
Formerly Virgin Enterprise[5] | |
| 390027 (390127) |
Formerly Virgin Buccaneer[5] | |
| 390028 (390128) |
City of Preston[5] | |
| 390029 (390129) |
City of Stoke-on-Trent[5] | Wore temporarily applied vinyls on all nine coaches advertising Superman Returns during 2006 and temporarily applied vinyls on all nine coaches advertising Monkey: Journey to the West during 2007. Cab-end nameplates "Brett" installed in 2022.[22] |
| 390030 (390130) |
City of Edinburgh[5] | |
| 390031 (390131) |
City of Liverpool[5] | |
| 390032 (390132) |
City of Birmingham[5] | |
| 390033 | City of Glasgow | Crashed at Grayrigg on 23 February 2007; formally written off on 30 November 2007.[23][24] The two undamaged vehicles were taken to the Virgin Trains staff training centre in Crewe.[25] One damaged, but substantially intact, vehicle was donated to Cranfield University's accident investigation laboratory,[26] and a further two such vehicles were used at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh until they were scrapped in 2022.[27] |
| 390034 (390134) |
City of Carlisle[5] | |
| 390035 (390135) |
City of Lancaster[5] | Name missing on one side since repaint June 2019, name only carried on eastern side (when running in normal formation). |
| 390036 (390136) |
City of Coventry[5] | |
| 390037 (390137) |
Formerly Virgin Difference[5] | |
| 390038 (390138) |
City of London[5] | |
| 390039 | Lady Godiva | Formerly Virgin Quest. Renamed Lady Godiva on 4 April 2019.[28][29] It also has the new Coventry flag on it.[30] |
| 390040 | Formerly Virgin Pathfinder, then Virgin Radio Star.[5] Wore branding on both driving cars advertising Virgin Radio from April 2016 until November 2017. | |
| 390041 (390141) |
Formerly City of Chester[5] | |
| 390042 | Formerly City of Bangor/Dinas Bangor.[5] Wore a different nameplate on each side, one in English and the other in Welsh. | |
| 390043 | Formerly Virgin Explorer[5] | |
| 390044 | Royal Scot | Formerly Virgin Lionheart. Renamed before attempting to beat the London to Glasgow speed record set by the APT.[31] The train failed by 21 seconds but set a new London to Glasgow speed record for the Class 390.[32] |
| 390045 | Birmingham Pride[33] | Formerly Virgin Valiant, then 101 Squadron, then Virgin Pride. Carried rainbow branding on coaches A and K with #ridewithpride slogan. |
| 390046 | Formerly Virgin Soldiers after the novel The Virgin Soldiers by Leslie Thomas.[5] | |
| 390047 | Formerly Virgin Atlantic, then Heaven's Angels, then CLIC Sargent.[5] From 2006 this unit was named after the official nominated charity of Virgin Trains which was intended to change on rotation, Heaven's Angels name applied after record attempt to cover Glasgow–London in the shortest ever time on 22 September 2006. | |
| 390048 (390148) |
Flying Scouseman | Formerly Virgin Harrier. Renamed as part of the Liverpool Echo train naming competition in June 2017.[34] |
| 390049 | Formerly Virgin Express[12] | |
| 390050 | Formerly Virgin Invader[5] | |
| 390051 (390151) |
Unknown Soldier[5] | Formerly Virgin Ambassador. Carried Union Flag branding and 'Business is Great' slogans on coaches A and K |
| 390052 (390152) |
Formerly Virgin Knight[5] | |
| 390053 (390153) |
Formerly Mission Accomplished[5] | |
| 390154 | Formerly Matthew Flinders.[5] Named at Euston station by the Duke of Cambridge on 18 July 2014 | |
| 390155 | Railway Benefit Fund | Formerly X-Men: Days of Future Past. Named at Euston station on 31 March 2014 to promote the film of the same name.[35][36] Named Railway Benefit Fund in April 2021 as part of a fundraising drive by Avanti West Coast, promoting the charity of the same name.[37] |
| 390156 | Pride and Prosperity | Formerly Stockport 170.[5] Delivered to Manchester Longsight on 13 February 2012. First 11-car into service on 5 April 2012. Named on 9 December 2019 to celebrate the launch of Avanti West Coast operations on the West Coast Partnership franchise. |
| 390157 | Chad Varah[5] | Carried the slogan '11 Car Pendolinos – Successful Project Completion' on the front of coaches A and K during Autumn 2012. |
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- ^ Whitear, Sam (23 July 2018). "Virgin Trains names train to mark the launch of Bee in the City". Business Manchester. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Fundraising sensation Stephen Sutton has Virgin train named after him". BBC News. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Pendolino named Asquith Xavier in honour of train guard who fought the colour bar". Avanti West Coast. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Stock Photo - Virgin class 390 Pendolino train, 390 103 'Virgin Hero' in Remembrance livery honouring the dead of the first world war". Alamy. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "New look for Virgin Pendolino". Rail-News.com. Coalville: Rail Media. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
Alstom and Virgin Trains launched a co-branded branded Pendolino at London Euston today.
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- ^ "Virgin Trains names train after Scottish cultural icon Charles Rennie Mackintosh" (Press release). Virgin Trains. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
The 390008 Pendolino train, adorned with Mackintosh's trademark moustache on the front and his name displayed in his own lettering on plaques on either side, arrived into Glasgow Central Station at 09.45am this morning.
- ^ "Virgin Trains celebrates 'Cumbrian Spirit' in the wake of the floods" (Press release). Virgin Trains. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
Pendolino 390010 now carries the name 'The Cumbrian Spirit' to acknowledge the courage and resolve shown by local as they rebuild their lives and businesses after the floods.
- ^ "Traindeer let loose on the Virgin Trains network!" (Press release). Virgin Trains. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
Sisters, Ella and Ruby Prior from Congleton, Cheshire have had their artistic vision brought to life as Virgin Trains reveals a "Traindeer" on their network, which was inspired by the design submitted by the girls for a Christmas card competition. The Pendolino train was given the full festive treatment and was transformed into a reindeer (complete with a red nose!) before being unveiled at Manchester Piccadilly station in a surprise reveal.
- ^ Clinnick, Richard (2 December 2015). "Meet the Penguilino". Rail. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. ISSN 0953-4563. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Virgin's Pendolino train named Blackpool Belle to celebrate launch of electric services" (Press release). Virgin Trains. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
Virgin Trains has named one of its Pendolinos Blackpool Belle to celebrate the launch of its first electric services to and from the resort today (Monday 21 May). The 390013 Pendolino carries the name made famous by the resort's first illuminated tram and an excursion train which took people across Lancashire for a Saturday night of dancing through the 1930s to 1960s.
- ^ "Virgin Trains marks 60 years of Blue Peter with train naming" (Press release). Virgin Trains. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
Virgin Trains has named one of its flagship Pendolinos 'Blue Peter' to mark the 60th birthday of the world's longest running children's TV show.
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Pendolino 390039 also proudly adorns the city's first official flag on each cab end.
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