47460 ~
GREAT EASTERN & Great Eastern ~ Unofficially At Stratford TMD, unofficially by depot staff. April 3rd 1978
~ Made from car number plate letters mounted on a black painted wooden panel.
~ Applied by Stratford depot staff in contravention of BR's 'no names' policy thus incurring the displeasure of BR management. The nameplates were consequently removed on April 20th 1978.
~ Widely regarded as being the catalyst that caused BR to abandon its 'no names' policy that had been in effect since 1967.
47460 ~
TRITON ~ Unofficially At Tinsley March 6th 1991